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...
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...
by Jon Micetic | Mar 21, 2018 | Practice Areas, Safety, Teaching Tips, Training
AFTW has released a letter addressing concerns about low-flying aircraft in the Northeast Practice Area. Please take some time to read this letter and do your part to be a good neighbor to those living around us. AFTW Low Flying Aircraft Letter
by Ben Winton | Mar 19, 2018 | Links, Training
The Arizona Flight Training Workgroup has a new poster available for download, and is encouraging all flight schools and FBOs to post it in their workplaces to help promote aftw.org as a resource for safety and training topics. You can download a PDF of it here, via...
by Ben Winton | Jan 17, 2018 | Discussion Topics, Flight Scenarios
If you are cleared by PHX Approach Control to conduct a practice instrument approach into an airport within Class D airspace, can you do so without establishing 2-way communications with the tower? In the PHX area, some pilots recently have turned away from the Class...
by Ben Winton | Jan 18, 2017 | Training
Some flight schools and instructors have reported that delays in issuing permanent student pilot certificates was preventing solo flights. Tina Buskirk, the FAA Safety Team manager for the Scottsdale Flight Standards District Office, sought some answers from the...
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