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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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Do you really know when to stop moving on an airport?

by Ben Winton | Dec 30, 2010 | ATC Communications, Safety, Training

The Aviator Alert Bulletin from the Phoenix Deer Valley Air Traffic Control Tower offers some excellent tips and information on taxi-clearance requirements, holding short of a runway, and use of that pesky phrase "Roger" and what it really means. DVT Tower's Rob...

Meeting Minutes – Oct. 13, 2010

by Ben Winton | Oct 17, 2010 | Meeting Minutes, Meetings

The 13 October 13, 2010 AFTW meeting was held at Airline Training Center Arizona (ATCA) at the Goodyear Airport. One flight school, DPE, GYR Tower and TRACON were represented. Minutes also are available as a PDF (30 KB, requires the free Adobe Reader.) Gil Monte gave...

ATCA’s Aerobatic Box is Hot for Another Two Years

by Ben Winton | Sep 18, 2010 | Practice Areas, Safety

The ATCA aerobatic training area waiver has been renewed for another two years. The training area, on the west side of the Estrella Mountains, is displayed in the Airport Facility Directory, and has cautions on the sectional and terminal charts for intensive aerobatic...