by Ben Winton | Aug 3, 2014 | ATC Communications, Safety
From the Arizona Aviation Journal: Due to some quick action by a number of folks literally across the country, the Phoenix TRACON reports they now have their weather feed returned to service for Northern Arizona. Curt Faulk, Staff Manager said, “We really did believe...
by Ben Winton | Jul 28, 2014 | Safety, Skydiving Near Casa Grande Airport, Training
City of Casa Grande officials are opposing a Michigan company’s proposal to offer skydiving over the airport that would include landing directly onto the airport. The company, known as Skydive Coastal California, owned by AivCon Inc., and also known as...
by Ben Winton | May 15, 2014 | Safety, Training
Effective May 15, 2014, the operating hours of Falcon Field ATCT will change. The tower will be in operation from 5:30 AM local time (1230 UTC) until 9:00PM local time (0500 UTC), annually from May 15 through August 15. Concurrent with this change, the effective hours...
by Ben Winton | Apr 9, 2014 | Safety
The following is from Casey B. Giddens, Air Traffic Manager, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway FCT: Beginning next Monday, April 14, 2014 a maintenance project is scheduled to begin at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport; the project forces the closure of Runway(s) 12L/30R for an...
by Ben Winton | Feb 18, 2014 | Safety
Effective 0700 local 3 March 2014 the UNICOM/CTAF for KBXK will change to 122.975. For an interim period the pilot controlled lighting (PCL) will remain on 122.8. All actions will be posted on the NOTAM system. The changes will also be announced on the AWOS...
by Ben Winton | Nov 16, 2013 | Safety, Training
CAE Oxford Aviation Academy and FFZ (Mesa Falcon Field) have agreed on a method to improve air safety for the flight school’s arriving and departing aircraft. A letter of agreement (LOA) was recently issued authorizing routes and altitudes for CAE Oxford...
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