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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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October Safety Topic: Human Performance

Fatigue, stress and other human factors can affect flight safety. Rate your performance capabilities before flight.

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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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Phoenix TRACON issues Letter to Airmen, expresses concern about increased airspace congestion in Southeast Valley

by Ben Winton | Dec 15, 2012 | Training

A 25-percent increase in the number of commercial airline passengers at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (IWA), making the airspace surrounding Phoenix some of the busiest in the nation, is raising concern about flight safety in the Southeast Valley. An ad hoc...

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by Ben Winton | Nov 20, 2012 | Meetings, Next Meeting

Next meeting is scheduled at the FSDO 0930 9 Jan 2013, in Scottsdale.

AFTW Meeting Minutes: Practice holds, training in Southeast Valley continued concern for congested airspace

by Ben Winton | Nov 20, 2012 | Meeting Minutes, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Arrival & Departure Procedures LOA

Members of the Arizona Flight Training Workgroup last Wednesday discussed a number of increasing concerns about congested flight training airspace around IWA. Practice VOR holds at IWA and the use of KCKY-AM radio station for NDB training procedures are being...