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 | Mar 13, 2014 | Training
From AFTW’s Terry Brandt: An item that may be of interest to instructors and flight schools is the progress on the Airman Testing Standards Recommendations. The Committee Recommendation Report was issued late last year and is moving to NPRM status. A link is...
by Ben Winton | Jan 25, 2014 | Meeting Minutes, Meetings, Training
Designated Pilot Examiners in Arizona plan to issue a training bulletin soon on IFR training. Concerns exist about approach procedures, DME arc, time and distance calculations, and more. The examiners’ concerns were expressed during the January meeting of the...
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...
by Ben Winton | Nov 13, 2013 | Meeting Minutes, Meetings, Training
Here are some of the highlights: Local airport control towers invite flight instructors and their students up for visits. The practice ILS at Luke Auxiliary Airfield near the south proving grounds, in the northwest Valley, is available for both training and currency....
by Ben Winton | Aug 29, 2013 | Safety, Training
Here is an update from IWA Tower Manager Casey Giddens, which just came in this afternoon: “Update. After much consideration and careful review of the processes in place, it was unanimously agreed upon by the (Taxiway Victor Reconstruction Project) SRMP to...
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