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	<title>Arizona Flight Training Workgroup &#187; Safety</title>
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		<title>TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT &#8211; OPERATIONAL SPECIAL NOTICE</title>
		<link>http://aftw.org/wp/2012/05/tucson-international-airport-operational-special-notice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 01:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Winton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Notice Number: NOTC3729 TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT &#8211; May 2012 - There have been several incidents where incoming aircraft were aligned with the wrong runway; 29L or 29R and even Taxiway Alpha. Runway 29R is being confused for runway 29L due &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2012/05/tucson-international-airport-operational-special-notice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fly safe &#8212; and fly friendly!</title>
		<link>http://aftw.org/wp/2012/03/fly-safe-and-fly-friendly/</link>
		<comments>http://aftw.org/wp/2012/03/fly-safe-and-fly-friendly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Winton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Arrival & Departure Procedures LOA]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[noise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[noise abatement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A reminder from our friends at IWA (Phoenix-Mesa Gateway) that noise-sensitive areas exist all around the airport. In particular, heightened sensitivity has focused on the area east of the corridor for traffic heading to the Southeast Practice areas. Also, be &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2012/03/fly-safe-and-fly-friendly/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Southeast Practice Area Being Redefined</title>
		<link>http://aftw.org/wp/2012/02/sepracticearea/</link>
		<comments>http://aftw.org/wp/2012/02/sepracticearea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Winton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Arrival & Departure Procedures LOA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Practice Areas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Flight Training Workgroup needs comments from flight instructors and others who fly and train regularly in the southeastern Phoenix metropolitan area. The AFTW is redrawing its popular chart depicting practice areas over the PHX area, and your comments &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2012/02/sepracticearea/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Training flights and commercial jets at odds for airspace east of IWA</title>
		<link>http://aftw.org/wp/2012/01/iwaairspace/</link>
		<comments>http://aftw.org/wp/2012/01/iwaairspace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Winton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Arrival & Departure Procedures LOA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Practice Areas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ad-hoc Phoenix Airspace Users Working Group recently issued some stunning graphics  showing just how congested the airspace in and around IWA in the southeastern Phoenix metropolitan area is becoming. &#8220;Pilots operating in the airspace near IWA should be aware &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2012/01/iwaairspace/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FAA places new emphasis on ATC communications; Gateway issues new radio procedures</title>
		<link>http://aftw.org/wp/2011/06/faa-places-new-emphasis-on-atc-communications-gateway-issues-new-radio-procedures/</link>
		<comments>http://aftw.org/wp/2011/06/faa-places-new-emphasis-on-atc-communications-gateway-issues-new-radio-procedures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Winton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ATC Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to improve safety and reduce the risk of runway incursions, air traffic controllers at Phoenix Gateway airport (IWA) will be expecting more precise radio communications from pilots. Effective immediately, all aircraft who are No. 1 for departure &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2011/06/faa-places-new-emphasis-on-atc-communications-gateway-issues-new-radio-procedures/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>PHX Practice Area Reporting Points</title>
		<link>http://aftw.org/wp/2011/04/reportingpoints201/</link>
		<comments>http://aftw.org/wp/2011/04/reportingpoints201/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 21:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Winton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AFTW&#8217;s recommended Practice Area Reporting Points for the Phoenix area are now up for review and discussion. The frequencies and points outlined on the Phoenix Terminal Area Chart are those that the group have generally agreed work best to &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2011/04/reportingpoints201/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Do you really know when to stop moving on an airport?</title>
		<link>http://aftw.org/wp/2010/12/do-you-really-know-when-to-stop-moving-on-an-airport/</link>
		<comments>http://aftw.org/wp/2010/12/do-you-really-know-when-to-stop-moving-on-an-airport/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Winton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ATC Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collision avoidance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DVT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flight training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[instructing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[runway incursions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The  Aviator Alert Bulletin from the Phoenix Deer Valley Air Traffic Control Tower offers some excellent tips and information  on taxi-clearance requirements, holding short of a runway, and use of that pesky phrase &#8220;Roger&#8221; and what it really means. DVT &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2010/12/do-you-really-know-when-to-stop-moving-on-an-airport/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ATCA&#8217;s Aerobatic Box is Hot for Another Two Years</title>
		<link>http://aftw.org/wp/2010/09/atcs-aerobatic-box-is-hot-for-another-two-years/</link>
		<comments>http://aftw.org/wp/2010/09/atcs-aerobatic-box-is-hot-for-another-two-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 14:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Winton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Practice Areas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aerobatics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[see-and-avoid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ATCA aerobatic training area waiver has been renewed for another two years. The training area, on the west side of the Estrella Mountains, is displayed in the Airport Facility Directory, and has cautions on the sectional and terminal charts &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2010/09/atcs-aerobatic-box-is-hot-for-another-two-years/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Restricted Area R2310 &#8211; Incursions</title>
		<link>http://aftw.org/wp/2010/04/r2310incursions/</link>
		<comments>http://aftw.org/wp/2010/04/r2310incursions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coolidge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flight training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Florence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Practice Areas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[R-2310]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Army is asking for assistance in increasing awareness of the status of Restricted Area R2310 north of Florence Arizona. In addition to the area being used for live fire munitions training, the airspace is  increasingly being  used for &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2010/04/r2310incursions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Southwest Valley Practice Areas &#8211; ATCA</title>
		<link>http://aftw.org/wp/2010/04/southwest-valley-practice-areas-atca/</link>
		<comments>http://aftw.org/wp/2010/04/southwest-valley-practice-areas-atca/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:49:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Practice Areas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://aftw.org/wp/?p=263</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New Diagram of the further West/Southwest Valley Practice Areas is now posted. Be sure to check it out, this is a very busy area when combined with Luke Approaches. The powerpoint and JPEG Versions are available for you. ATCA training &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2010/04/southwest-valley-practice-areas-atca/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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