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...
by Ben Winton | Nov 20, 2012 | Meetings, Next Meeting
Next meeting is scheduled at the FSDO 0930 9 Jan 2013, in Scottsdale.
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...
by Ben Winton | Sep 15, 2012 | ATC Communications, Meeting Minutes, Meetings, Safety, Training
Here are the minutes of the Sept. 12 AFTW monthly meeting at the Scottsdale Flight Standards District Office. Thank you Terry Brandt for putting these together! AFTW Meeting 12 September 2012 at SDL FSDO. There was one school represented, one CFI, one DPE, one from...
by Ben Winton | Aug 21, 2012 | Practice Areas, Safety
The FAA has once again renewed the ATCA aerobatic training area on the west side of the Estrella Mountains. The area is used primarily by the German Air Force for Initial Flight Training, High Performance Maneuvers, Spins, Upset Training, and Formation flying. Please...
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