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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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November Safety Topic: Avoiding Controlled Flight Into Terrain

About half of all CFIT crashes are fatal. Technology and improved situational awareness can help prevent many of those.

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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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Prescott Practice Area Procedures

by Ben Winton | Oct 10, 2009 | Discussion Topics, Practice Areas, Safety

Here's a link to a PDF depicting the Prescott Area's Flight Training Practice Area, and procedures to follow when operating in the vicinity of PRC. Download the PDF »

Phoenix-Area Practice Areas, Frequencies, and Aerobatic Boxes

by Ben Winton | Oct 10, 2009 | Practice Areas, Safety

Click the images below to access a high-resolution version of the chart and the associated PDF document:

Training Introduction

by Ben Winton | Oct 9, 2009 | Training

This category provides training techniques and scenarios to improve flight training and thereby achieve the AFTW's goal of reducing accidents, incidents, and pilot deviations. The FAA/Industry Training Standards (FITS) philosophy incorporates the concept of teaching...