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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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Southeast Practice Area Being Redefined

by Ben Winton | Feb 11, 2012 | Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Arrival & Departure Procedures LOA, Practice Areas, Safety, Training

The Arizona Flight Training Workgroup needs comments from flight instructors and others who fly and train regularly in the southeastern Phoenix metropolitan area. The AFTW is redrawing its popular chart depicting practice areas over the PHX area, and your comments...

Minutes of Feb. 8 AFTW

by Ben Winton | Feb 8, 2012 | Meeting Minutes

Attending: Terry Brandt Matt Miller Miguel Velez Christoph Kikat Matthias Eichenseer 1. Meeting started on time Feb 8, approx 9:30 am. 2. Practice Area Charts: We need input & comments from all concerning update of the diagram. Current pdf &...

Why are some VORs neither true nor magnetic?

by Ben Winton | Feb 8, 2012 | Teaching Tips

Ever wonder why neither True North nor Magnetic North seem to match up with your VOR, despite your best flight planning calculations? That VOR could be off as much as 6 degrees. Here's an explanation from the AeroNav division of the FAA: "When a navaid is first...