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Recommended Procedures for "The Stack"

Detailed procedures to help pilots safely and efficiently practice instrument approaches at Stanfield and Casa Grande Municipal Airport.

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March Safety Topic: Angle of Attack Awareness

Clear skies and calm air can prevail in winter, but so can hazardous weather conditions.

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Luke Aux 1 ILS is currently unavailable

Unfortunately, copper thieves have rendered this valuable training aid inoperable. We’ll update this message when the Luke Aux 1 ILS is back online.

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Current ForeFlight/Garmin Pilot Practice Area Overlay Files

November 2024 is the current version.

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Avoid flying low over Rio Verde community

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. Thank you!

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AFTW Jan. 8 Meeting: Upgraded Foreflight Overlays, Airport Updates and LPV Approach Testing Proposal On the Way

by Ben Winton | Jan 10, 2020 | Meeting Minutes

Jan. 8’s AFTW meeting kicked off 2020 in high gear.

AFTW November Meeting: TRACON Might Be Coming to Airspace Near You Soon

by Ben Winton | Nov 16, 2019 | Meeting Minutes

Air Traffic Control Services might be moving from Albuqerque to Phoenix TRACON to control the airspace between PHX and TUS. In the Prescott area, reports of near collissions have decreased since TRACON took over the Northern Arizona airspace. The AFTW will be seeking...

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 areas...