by Ben Winton | Aug 9, 2012 | ATC Communications, Discussion Topics, Safety, Training
Don’t miss this event — the first civilian fly-in to Luke AFB in 10 years: Oct. 18-19. This event is open to all FAA-licensed civilian pilots operating primarily in Arizona. It will be held at Luke AFB and participants can drive or fly in. A few lucky...
by Ben Winton | Mar 14, 2012 | Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Arrival & Departure Procedures LOA, Safety
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 aware of...
by Ben Winton | Feb 11, 2012 | Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Arrival & Departure Procedures LOA, Practice Areas, Safety, Training
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...
by Ben Winton | Feb 6, 2012 | Discussion Topics
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association reports today: “The Senate, following up on House action last week, has passed a four-year, $63.4 billion FAA reauthorization bill with no user fees or fuel-tax increases. The bill, now headed to the desk of President...
by Ben Winton | Jan 20, 2012 | Discussion Topics, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Arrival & Departure Procedures LOA, Practice Areas, Safety
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. “Pilots operating in the airspace near IWA should be...
by Ben Winton | Nov 15, 2011 | Discussion Topics, Practice Areas, Training
In a legal opinion, Luke Air Force Base’s top lawyer says that civilian use of the practice ILS approach at AUX-1 airfield northwest of Phoenix is “unauthorized” and measures should be taken to prevent its use by anyone other than military pilots....
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