Minutes of April 11 AFTW Meeting

AFTW – Apr 11, 2012

Attending:

Terry Brandt (DPEAG & facilitator), Matt Miller (Falcon Exec & notes),

Dominic Gallo & Jacob Hansen (FAA), June Bonesteel (DPEAG & FIRC’s), Bryan Becker & Cameron Schmidt (UND), Matthias Eichenseer (GAF), Gil Monti (ATCA),  John Olshock (TransPac);  Jeff Panhans (Allegiant) Stacy Howard (ASAG), David Kitts (Phoenix Heli)

1. Airspace

A)  Practice Areas: Position reporting more often will reduce NMAC’s (Near Mid-Air Collisions) – several each month; NW & SE areas are hottest concerns. There seems to be general satisfaction over number/ type of sector names to be used.  Flight schools want to know if there is a concern that can be handled directly and simply. Continue reading

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Minutes of Feb. 8 AFTW

Attending:

Terry Brandt    Matt Miller    Miguel Velez    Christoph Kikat    Matthias Eichenseer

1.  Meeting started on time Feb 8, approx 9:30 am.

2.  Practice Area Charts:  We need input & comments from all concerning update of the diagram.

Current pdf & large zipped file on the AFTW website are the last version, showing Luke SATR.  However, the IWA Letter to Airmen discouraging training in parts of the Southeast area between 3,000 & 5,000 MSL can be translated onto the diagram with an expanded opaque gray area, similar to what’s used in areas with dense IFR practice.  In order to de-clutter the chart, some sector lines may be dropped. Continue reading

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AFTW Meeting Minutes: Makeshift NDB Approach at Coolidge Hazardous

An unpublished NDB approach at Coolidge airport conflicts with other traffic in the area. The AFTW, at its Dec. 14, 2011, monthly meeting, urged local flight instructors to cease using it. The approach plate has been removed from the AFTW website.

AFTW Meeting Minutes 12-14-11 (PDF, requires the free Adobe Reader.)

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Minutes from Oct. 12, 2011, AFTW meeting

Here are the minutes from the most recent meeting of the Arizona Flight Training Workgroup. You will need Adobe Reader to open the PDF.

Topics covered include an upcoming Letter to Airmen regarding transitions from Falcon Field to the South Practice Area, and runway incursion avoidance.

Download Oct. 12, 2011, Meeting Minutes as a PDF.

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