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5.7 Times of Circuit Training. “Circuit training times” refers to repetitive touch and go training. The following compares tower times with circuit training times. Circuit Training: Winter: Monday‐Friday 0800‐ 2100 Weekends 0800‐ 2000 or last light, whichever is sooner. Daylight savings: Monday‐ Friday 0800‐ 2200 Tower Hours: Winter: Monday‐ Friday 0800‐2000S Saturday‐Sunday 0800‐1900 Daylight savings: Monday, Thursday, Friday 0800‐2100 Tuesday, Wednesday 0800‐2200 Saturday‐Sunday 0800‐1900 Christmas day only: Closed. Weekend and Public Holiday Circuit Training. Moorabbin Airport already has the most restrictive circuit training times of any capital city general aviation airport in Australia. As outlined in the MAC Fly Friendly program, circuit training is undertaken on weekends from 8am to 8pm or last light (whichever is sooner) all year round. Several Taskforce members suggested a further restriction to circuit training on weekends would be of benefit to the community, as circuit training activity particularly disrupts residents when they are undertaking outdoor recreation. Discussion with airport users has indicated that some adjustments could be made to circuit training hours at the weekend and on public holidays which provide for a further reduction in the noise impact of the airport on the local community. This would see the hours of training restricted from 9am to 6pm (1800) or last light whichever is sooner, on weekends and Victorian public holidays. This provides a daily increase of two hours over the currently published circuit flying training free periods, and provides a fifteen hour period without circuit training on each day of the weekend and public holidays, known noise sensitive periods. This change should be reflected in the Airport’s Fly Friendly Program and Conditions of Use and published in relevant aeronautical advice to airport users. Recommendation 5: The hours of fixed wing and helicopter circuit training at the airport published in the Airport’s Fly Friendly Program be restricted to 0900 to 1800 or last light, whichever is sooner, on weekends, and Victorian public holidays. 16
5.8 Night Circuit Training (Monday to Friday). Circuit training hours at Moorabbin Airport are based on an agreement between MAC and flight training schools. The agreed hours of circuit operation are outlined in the Airport Fly Friendly Program. Circuit training during the working week (Monday to Friday) raises issues in relation to noise from night time training. While night training is a necessity for students to meet their full training requirements, MAC has examined Taskforce members’ suggestions to determine whether there was scope to reduce night training hours during the working week, particularly to see whether night training could be fully aligned with air traffic control tower hours. The Moorabbin air traffic control tower is open to 8pm in winter, and to 9pm three days a week and till 10pm two days a week in daylight savings months Some flight training schools stated a decrease in night circuit availability might cause pilots to fly more during the day, causing greater congestion and pilots not being able to fly on busy days. This may have a negative economic impact on flight training schools at the Airport. In particular the need to undertake night training is a year‐round activity and in high summer the hours of daylight and twilight extend late into the evening. However, the degree of impact is likely to be tempered by the likelihood that there are little training movements during the last hour of the night during the week. MAC does not measure airport utilisation after hours although there is a current CASA study under way regarding this. Therefore there does appear scope for greater alignment between night hours of operation and air traffic control hours from Monday to Friday. MAC proposes to work with Airservices, CASA and airport users to assess the safety, environmental and economic impacts of fully aligning training and tower hours. If adopted this proposal could see an hour reduction in night circuit training hours in the winter period and a one hour reduction three days a week during daylight savings hours. This change should also be reflected in the Airport’s Fly Friendly Program and Conditions of Use and published in relevant aeronautical advice to airport users. Recommendation 6: MAC, in conjunction with Airservices Australia and CASA, and in consultation with industry, progress a proposal to reduce night hours of circuit training from Monday to Friday to match current air traffic tower operating hours. The proposal would be subject to completing an assessment of the safety, environmental and economic costs and benefits. 17
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TASK FORCE MEMBERSHIP • Moorabbin
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