Title:
Phoenix Deer Valley and Scottsdale Pilot/Controller Forum - Hybrid
Topic:
Meet With the DVT & SDL Air Traffic Managers and Controllers
Speaker(s):
DVT Air Traffic Control Tower Manager and Controllers, and the FAASTeam
Brief Description:
This one and a half hour lecture/discussion is an opportunity for all users of the north valley airspace surrounding Phoenix Deer Valley to directly speak with DVT air traffic controllers. Ever wonder what the controller wants when they say "Stand-by or Continue?" This is your chance to ask. Want to know where pilots are causing Pilot Deviations on the surface or in the airspace, this is your time to ask. Ever wonder if you have to go-around with an airplane on the runway ahead of you and the controller has cleared you to land? This is your time to ask. Ever wonder whether the SATR is active if Luke Approach is open on the weekend? This is your time to ask. As the From the Flight Deck Video for Deer Valley Airport states, "Know before you go."
Select Number:
WP07137895
Location of Seminar:
Aeroguard Flight Training Center
530 W Deer Valley Rd
Classroom Building
Phoenix, AZ 85027
Directions to Venue:
If flying, park at the transient area in front of the terminal. Walk directly through the terminal and Aeroguard will be to the left/east of the parking lot (*see below).
If driving, from AZ Loop 101 take 7th Ave Exit (Exit 25). Head north for one miles to Deer Valley Road. Continue through the stop light directly into the Deer Valley Terminal Parking lot. You may park anywhere in the parking lot.
*Proceed to the Aeroguard class room building by walking along the east service road inside the fence line that parallels Deer Valley Road. The classroom building is the smaller one story building, east, behind the larger Aeroguard building you see from the parking lot. Proceed to the double glass doors facing a small parking lot used by the staff of Aeroguard. Someone will be manning the doors to let you in. We will be in the classrooms in the back of the building and the hallways will lead you to the classrooms. The large building in front of the classroom building hosts the dispatch counter and the door is locked. If you get lost you can knock on the door and the staff will direct you in the proper direction.
Only if Attending Virtually:
DO NOT register on SPANS, instead register on Zoom via the link below.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://faavideo.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/PWRp0wmQQxqcpoqjRGspfA
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
If the link fails, please cut/paste it into a browser.
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Seating:
95
seats at the facility,
29
remaining for online registration.
Registration Information:
Seminar has passed.
Sponsoring Division:
Scottsdale FAASTeam
Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):
The FAASTeam would like to thank Aeroguard and Gene Firestine for their support and the use of their classrooms. Additional thanks to the Deer Valley Air Traffic Manager and Controllers.
FAA Runway Safety https://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/videos/
"From the Flight Deck" video series provides pilots with actual runway approach and airport taxiway footage captured with cockpit mounted cameras, combined with diagrams and visual graphics to clearly identify hot spots and other safety-sensitive items.
"Runway Safety Pilot Simulator" video series a self-guided resource to assist flight instructors with teaching student pilots surface safety best practices, before they step foot into the cockpit.
Arizona Pilots Association monthly newsletter https://azpilots.org/pilot-info/newsletters
Visit Aviation Safety Advisory Group of Arizona, Inc. (ASAG) website
https://asagaz.org and the ASAG Facebook page.
Craig Tompkins, FAA, FPM "Avoiding helicopter wake turbulence in the air and on the ground" Remember 3 - 3 - 2. On the ground stay 3 rotor widths away; In the air stay 3 nautical miles away, in trail wait at least 2 minutes.
Please post and share the linked flyer, How to Avoid Helicopter Wake Turbulence.
https://www.faasafety.gov/files/events/WP/WP07/2025/WP07136751/Helicopter_wake_turbulance_avoidance_3-3-2.pdf
Arizona Flight Training Workgroup AFTW
Find next meeting https://aftw.org/next-meeting/ Tuesday July 8, 2025 04:00 PM MST (2300 GMT) Meeting Minutes https://aftw.org/category/meetings/minutes/
With thanks to FAA's Scottsdale Flight Standards District Office (FSDO's) Ken Nettles, Office Manager; Frank Waterhouse, Assistant Office Manager; Ernest R. Copeland, FAA Safety Team Program Manager (Airworthiness); and Craig Tompkins, FAA Safety Team Program Manager (Operations) for their support of this and numerous aviation safety events and products.
Equal Access Information:
The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the “Contact Information” area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services.
Credit Applicability:
1 Credit for Basic Knowledge Topic 3
½ Credit for Advanced Knowledge Topic 2
FAASTeam Project Information:
NPP52, NPP13
National Project:
Pilot/Controller Forum
Additional Event Documents:
