Practice Areas Archives - Arizona Flight Training Workgroup

Stanfield VOR Procedures

by AFTW Website | Jun 16, 2020 | Practice Areas, Safety, Training

The airspace around the Stanfield VOR (TFD) and Casa Grande Airport (KCGZ) is extremely congested with training aircraft. This is primarily due to the fact that the ILS approach to runway 5 at CGZ is one of the only precision approaches available to the many flight...

Be on alert around Davis-Monthan for fighter jet operations

by Ben Winton | Sep 18, 2019 | Discussion Topics, Practice Areas, Safety, Training

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is trying to raise pilot awareness of their operations and Mid-Air Collision Avoidance (MACA) in southern Arizona. Davis-Monthan’s 355th Wing is flying high-speed, aerobatic fighter training missions with multiple aircraft in all...

Please Avoid VFR Maneuvering in the Gladden and Bagdad MOAs

by Jon Micetic | Mar 25, 2019 | Practice Areas, Safety, Training

Just because it’s legal, doesn’t make it safe. Luke Air Force Base is trying to raise pilot awareness of their operations and Mid-Air Collision Avoidance (MACA) in the Gladden and Bagdad MOAs. Luke is flying high-speed, aerobatic fighter training missions...

Air Force Aerobatic Glider Training at Coolidge (March 2019)

by Jon Micetic | Mar 14, 2019 | Practice Areas, Training

The Air Force will be conducting extensive glider training in the vicinity of the Coolidge airport in March. The specific dates will be March 17-29. All gliders will be using Coolidge CTAF frequency. Expect gliders and support vehicles to be parked on runway 17...

AFTW Releases New Procedures for The Stack

by AFTW Website | Sep 13, 2018 | Practice Areas, Safety, Training

New procedures to help pilots more safely and efficiently practice Instrument approaches at Stanfield and Casa Grande Municipal Airport have been released by the AFTW. The document spells out dimensions of the so-called Stack, where pilots practice Instrument holds...

ForeFlight GPS Overlay Of The AFTW Reporting Points Now Available!

by Jon Micetic | Apr 23, 2018 | Casa Grande Instrument Approach Procedures, Practice Areas, Safety, Training

AFTW has some very exciting news! We have released our beta version of the AFTW reporting points in a ForeFlight GPS overlay format. Come check it out and download it today! Download the GPS overlay, instructions, and charts for all Arizona practice areas...