Greg Copeland wrote:
Emily wrote:
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It's $110/hr wet rate, including the fuel surcharge. Their instructors
are expensive at $40/hr. They also an Arrow and several DA-20s, in
addition to the two Warriors. Not to mention some type of sport plane.
They also have a Seneca for $200/hr.

I'd be interested in the Seneca, but that's expensive! Last one I
rented went for $155. $110 seems really high for a Warrior, but the
G1000 is cheaper than I've paid (ADS has some for $130ish)

Needless to say, things are much better now. The guys in the tower are
GREAT! They enjoy students coming in. It's very trainer friendly.
When they know you're a student, they're not shy about rating your
landings either. All in good fun of course. After hours (8pm) the
tower shuts down. While I was doing my checkout in the Warrior, we had
some guys trying spot landings on the numbers. A good time was had by
all.

They are a lot better. I went up there IFR one day and decided to do
some landings. lol Instructor and I got after a go around and didn't
get cleared touch and go our third time around. We were the only ones
for miles, and I don't think tower noticed or cared, luckily (my first
NASA form).

If you are a student in the area and are ready for your solo, I highly
recommend doing it at KAFW! Have your instructor call and chat with
the tower and see if you can get an invite.
I soloed a loooong time ago, but I'm always looking for airports with
nice controllers. I've never been to AFW, actually, it's on the list,
but I'm not sure there's anything to do once you land. To be honest,
I'm terrified of flying around the metroplex VFR because I don't know
the roads or landmarks.

enjoyable. That's the day I learned there were IFR and VFR towers.
Huh? I've been up in my fair share of towers, and that's the first time
I've heard that.