by Jon Micetic | Mar 21, 2018 | Practice Areas, Safety, Teaching Tips, Training
AFTW has released a letter addressing concerns about low-flying aircraft in the Northeast Practice Area. Please take some time to read this letter and do your part to be a good neighbor to those living around us. AFTW Low Flying Aircraft Letter
by Ben Winton | Mar 19, 2018 | Links, Training
The Arizona Flight Training Workgroup has a new poster available for download, and is encouraging all flight schools and FBOs to post it in their workplaces to help promote aftw.org as a resource for safety and training topics. You can download a PDF of it here, via...
by Ben Winton | Jan 17, 2018 | Discussion Topics, Flight Scenarios
If you are cleared by PHX Approach Control to conduct a practice instrument approach into an airport within Class D airspace, can you do so without establishing 2-way communications with the tower? In the PHX area, some pilots recently have turned away from the Class...
by Ben Winton | Jan 18, 2017 | Training
Some flight schools and instructors have reported that delays in issuing permanent student pilot certificates was preventing solo flights. Tina Buskirk, the FAA Safety Team manager for the Scottsdale Flight Standards District Office, sought some answers from the...
by Ben Winton | Sep 2, 2016 | Flight Scenarios, Training
The relatively new Airmen Certification Standards, which replaces the Practical Test Standards for private pilot and instrument students, reflects a change in how CFIs should teach slow flight, as well as what candidates on their check ride are expected to...
by Ben Winton | Jun 11, 2016 | Training
Built on the existing Practical Test Standards (PTS), which explicitly define the performance metrics for each flight proficiency element listed in 14 CFR, the ACS approach enhances the PTS by defining the specific elements, aeronautical knowledge, and risk management...
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