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Oxford Aviation Academy:
It is the role of the Tower to manage the safety of aircraft in the circuit and to therefore
regulate the number of aircraft. This system of “booking” circuit training by radio when
needed is the fairest on all operators. To artificially set a capacity limit disadvantages
Moorabbin as a training airport and will have a flow on effect into the ability to complete
courses on schedule and to promote courses in the first place.
Tristar Aviation:
Once again this is a restriction of trade issue. The circuit is already controlled by tower
operators who are responsible for maintaining a safe separation of aircraft. Further
regulation is in no way warranted
Moorabbin Airport Corporation:
Relevant comments are contained in the background information above. MAC may not
discriminate to a user requiring airport access except if the aircraft is beyond the technical
capacity of the airport to handle or the user owes MAC money. In this latter case, MAC must
firstly give 28 days notice before “refusing access” to the operator.
State Government of Victoria:
As with any transport network, limiting the number of movements operating in a circuit may
be problematic and probably needs to be understood in the context of the current operating
capacity and constraints/opportunities elsewhere in the regional airspace network.
City of Kingston:
The number of plane movements in a single circuit over the same area be capped to minimize
nuisance noise over residential areas.
City of Greater Dandenong:
The City of Greater Dandenong made an identical submission to the City of Kingston.
Dingley Village Community Association:
What cap would be acceptable is difficult to answer as even three aircraft in the circuit
means an aircraft overhead every two minutes. As presented in our original submission, on
average, we experience an aircraft every 2 ½ minutes now.
MARA:
Would support a cap but would need more information from Airservices and CASA.
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