by Ben Winton | Sep 2, 2016 | Practice Areas, Safety
New ways to visualize information in the newly renamed Chart Supplements — formerly the Airport Facility Directories — comes to light with the ability to find parachute areas in any given region. AFTW’s Terry Brandt recently did that by drawing out...
by Ben Winton | Jun 11, 2016 | Practice Areas, Safety, Training
A new training resource is available online to help pilots more safely and efficiently practice Instrument Approach procedures at Stanfield and Casa Grande Municipal Airport. The document spells out dimensions of the so-called Stack, where pilots practice Instrument...
by Ben Winton | Jun 3, 2015 | Practice Areas
Please be advised that the ceiling of the box over Estrella Sailport has been raised from 6000 MSL to 6300 MSL. The AFTW Practice Area Overlay Chart still shows 6000 MSL. A revision is scheduled.
by Ben Winton | Nov 15, 2014 | Discussion Topics, Flight Scenarios, Training
Members of the AFTW, at its November meeting, raised the following discussion topic: Consider the following as flight instructors and students share the National Airspace System: An instructional flight files an IFR flight plan (in VMC) and after departing in...
by Ben Winton | Sep 5, 2014 | Discussion Topics, Safety, Skydiving Near Casa Grande Airport
City of Casa Grande officials are inviting all pilots to meet with them next Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 10 a.m. local, to discuss efforts by an out-of-state company to use the airport as a parachute landing zone. The city has denied the request, but Phoenix Area...
by Ben Winton | Aug 3, 2014 | ATC Communications, Safety
From the Arizona Aviation Journal: Due to some quick action by a number of folks literally across the country, the Phoenix TRACON reports they now have their weather feed returned to service for Northern Arizona. Curt Faulk, Staff Manager said, “We really did believe...
PHX Terminal Area Chart overlays
East Valley airspace hazards
Practice Instrument Approach Procedures at Casa Grande
Prescott Practice Area