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		<title>Training flights and commercial jets at odds for airspace east of IWA</title>
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		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[airspace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collision avoidance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IWA]]></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>Next AFTW Meeting is Feb. 8, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Winton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark your calendars! The next meeting of the Arizona Flight Training Workgroup is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at the Scottsdale Flight Standards District Office, 17777 N. Perimeter Drive, Suite 101, Scottsdale, Ariz. Please use the AFTW Contact &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2012/01/nextmeetin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>AFTW Meeting Minutes: Makeshift NDB Approach at Coolidge Hazardous</title>
		<link>http://aftw.org/wp/2012/01/aftw-meeting-minutes-makeshift-ndb-approach-at-coolidge-hazardous/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Winton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meeting Minutes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coolidge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Instrument approaches]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NDB]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2012/01/aftw-meeting-minutes-makeshift-ndb-approach-at-coolidge-hazardous/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Air Force cracks down on practice ILS at Aux-1 west of Phoenix</title>
		<link>http://aftw.org/wp/2011/11/air-force-cracks-down-on-practice-ils-at-aux-1-west-of-phoenix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Winton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Practice Areas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aux-1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ILS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a legal opinion, Luke Air Force Base&#8217;s top lawyer says that civilian use of the practice ILS approach at AUX-1 airfield northwest of Phoenix is &#8220;unauthorized&#8221; and measures should be taken to prevent its use by anyone other than &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2011/11/air-force-cracks-down-on-practice-ils-at-aux-1-west-of-phoenix/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Minutes from Oct. 12, 2011, AFTW meeting</title>
		<link>http://aftw.org/wp/2011/10/580/</link>
		<comments>http://aftw.org/wp/2011/10/580/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Winton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Meeting Minutes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meetings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2011/10/580/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Minutes of 03 AUG 2011 AFTW Meeting</title>
		<link>http://aftw.org/wp/2011/08/minutes-of-03-aug-2011-aftw-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Winton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the minutes from the most recent meeting of the Arizona Flight Training Workgroup.  Airspace safety over IWA, non-published practice instrument approaches and scenario-based training are among topics covered. 03 Aug 2011 09:30 &#8211; 11:00 am Scottsdale FSDO, 17777 &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2011/08/minutes-of-03-aug-2011-aftw-meeting/">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>AFTW Meeting Minutes &#8211; 8 JUNE 2011</title>
		<link>http://aftw.org/wp/2011/06/aftw-meeting-minutes-8-june-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://aftw.org/wp/2011/06/aftw-meeting-minutes-8-june-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Winton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the minutes from the meeting of the Arizona Flight Training Workgroup held June 8, 2011, at the Flight Standards District Office in Scottsdale, Arizona: June Bonesteel &#8211; DPE -          Has 6 seminars upcoming PPL, IR, CFI, FIRC -          &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2011/06/aftw-meeting-minutes-8-june-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ASA offers free syllabi as part of SAFE effort to improve flight training</title>
		<link>http://aftw.org/wp/2011/05/freesyllabi/</link>
		<comments>http://aftw.org/wp/2011/05/freesyllabi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 03:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Winton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flight training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[syllabi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pilot Training Reform Symposium chaired by the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) the first week in May 2011 has produced the first tangible dividend. Responding to a recommendation proposed by the Aviation Educators breakout group, Aviation Supplies &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2011/05/freesyllabi/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Groups express concern to FAA over changes to knowledge test questions</title>
		<link>http://aftw.org/wp/2011/04/groups/</link>
		<comments>http://aftw.org/wp/2011/04/groups/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Winton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discussion Topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teaching Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AOPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAA Knowledge Test]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Association of Flight Instructors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[test bank questions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The National Association of Flight Instructors and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association have  asked the FAA to clarify or rescind apparent changes to airman knowledge test-bank questions that the agency made without notifying industry stakeholders. The request comes after &#8230; <a href="http://aftw.org/wp/2011/04/groups/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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