by Ben Winton | Oct 17, 2010 | Meeting Minutes, Meetings
The 13 October 13, 2010 AFTW meeting was held at Airline Training Center Arizona (ATCA) at the Goodyear Airport. One flight school, DPE, GYR Tower and TRACON were represented. Minutes also are available as a PDF (30 KB, requires the free Adobe Reader.) Gil Monte gave...
by Ben Winton | Sep 18, 2010 | Practice Areas, Safety
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 for intensive aerobatic...
by Ben Winton | Feb 10, 2010 | Next Meeting
Check back soon for our next AFTW meeting location and topics. Our most recent meeting, Feb. 10, graciously hosted by Luke Air Force Base, took a closer look at the Special Air Traffic Rule that will take effect in early May. The SATR will require all pilots operating...
by Ben Winton | Nov 10, 2009 | NTSB Reports
This section includes links to selected NTSB accident reports that present clear examples that can easily be used to create training scenarios. Keep in mind that these are not necessarily reports about “stupid pilots.” Typically they involve very...
by Ben Winton | Oct 10, 2009 | Safety, Skydiving Near Casa Grande Airport
There is a new skydiving operation near Casa Grande Airport. Click the image below to view the current drop zone and recommended pilot procedures. At our December 2006 meeting, the manager of the skydiving operation agreed to investigate alternative drop zone...
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