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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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December Safety Topic: Tips for Winter Flight Operations

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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Cleared for the Practice Approach, Cleared into Class Delta?

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 with 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 D when the hand off was late and they were not yet talking to the tower.

The latest AFTW Meeting Minutes: Airspace, airport safety concerns on the rise

by Ben Winton | Jan 10, 2018 | Meeting Minutes

From Sky Harbor, to Deer Valley to Coolidge, and beyond, airspace, ATC procedures and airport operational issues dominated concerns at the recent AFTW meeting.

AFTW’s November Meeting: ACS, IPCs, Flight Reviews, and More …

by Ben Winton | Nov 11, 2017 | Meeting Minutes

Lots of discussion surfaced at November's AFTW meeting on testing procedures for Private Pilot candidates, including short-field landings and stalls. Remember, stalls must go to a full break during the flight test! New procedures for Instrument Proficiency Checks and...