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9.2.6. Can circuit training be confined to the oper<strong>at</strong>ing hours of the tower?<br />
Note th<strong>at</strong> the airport is open 24 hours per day and returning aircraft will perform <strong>at</strong> least<br />
one half circuit to ascertain wind direction. “<strong>Circuit</strong> training times” refers to repetitive touch<br />
and go training. The following compares tower times with circuit training times.<br />
<strong>Circuit</strong> <strong>Training</strong>:<br />
Winter: Monday‐Friday 0800‐ 2100<br />
Weekends 0800‐ 2000 or last light, whichever is sooner.<br />
Daylight savings: Monday‐ Friday 0800‐ 2200<br />
Weekends 0800‐ 2000 or last light, ‐whichever is sooner.<br />
Tower Hours:<br />
Winter: Monday‐ Friday 0800‐2000<br />
S<strong>at</strong>urday‐Sunday 0800‐1900<br />
Daylight savings: Monday, Thursday, Friday 0800‐2100<br />
Tuesday, Wednesday 0800‐2200<br />
S<strong>at</strong>urday‐Sunday 0800‐1900<br />
Christmas day only: Closed.<br />
RVAC:<br />
Reducing night training to tower oper<strong>at</strong>ing hours will increase the number of aircraft in the<br />
circuit on those days when the tower is oper<strong>at</strong>ional thereby restricting aircraft oper<strong>at</strong>ions to<br />
a point to where some aircraft will not be able to get airborne <strong>at</strong> all. This has economic and<br />
financial impact on both schools and students where, schools are not able to conduct the<br />
necessary training and student are forced to prolong accommod<strong>at</strong>ion or Visas (intern<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
students) due to we<strong>at</strong>her cancell<strong>at</strong>ions or booking restraints. In summer with daylight saving<br />
it is important to get airborne on last light to get an hour of circuit training in before the time<br />
reaches 2200.<br />
MFT:<br />
Any reduction in night circuit availability will have a neg<strong>at</strong>ive impact on the financial viability<br />
of our oper<strong>at</strong>ion. Already the somewh<strong>at</strong> limiting hours of oper<strong>at</strong>ion have a significant cost<br />
burden. The CASA syllabus requires us to provide night circuit training. This involves having<br />
an instructor on the ground supervising the oper<strong>at</strong>ion. The standard finishing time for<br />
instructional staff is 17.30. We pay our staff overtime to supervise the oper<strong>at</strong>ion from the<br />
ground. Reduced availability would mean th<strong>at</strong> training would have to be conducted over<br />
more nights with the associ<strong>at</strong>ed costs of more overtime paid. As night circuit training is<br />
highly dependent on we<strong>at</strong>her conditions any restriction will have a neg<strong>at</strong>ive effect on the<br />
viability of flying schools.<br />
Oxford Avi<strong>at</strong>ion Academy:<br />
Although there is a genuine <strong>at</strong>tempt to conduct most night circuit training in other times of<br />
the year than summer, there is still a need to conduct some night training during the daylight<br />
saving months. This therefore requires the 2200 finish which is one hour beyond the Tower<br />
hours, apart from Tue and Wed. However, most night circuit training is conducted on these<br />
Tue and Wed nights when the Tower is still open.<br />
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