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Mangalore OAR final report released?? - 

Via Fort Fumble:

 

Date: 7 December 2022
We have published the final report of the Mangalore aeronautical study. We are now actioning the recommendations.



The study, conducted by CASA’s Office of Airspace Regulation, assessed airspace within 25 nautical miles (NM) of Mangalore from the surface to 8,500 feet (FT) above mean sea level (AMSL). It also assessed the risks identified in safety incident reports provided by the air navigation service provider and the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

Consultation on the draft report helped us understand industry and community issues before it was finalised. The feedback highlighted frequency congestion and use of non-standard phraseology as significant issues.

The recommendations have been confirmed, and we are now actioning them:

• The En Route Supplement Australia (ERSA) entries for Mangalore, Ballarat, Latrobe Valley and Busselton were updated in September. They removed or clarified requirements that pilots add 1,000 FT to prescribed altitudes during practice instrument approaches.
  
• An ongoing safety education program (including AvSafety seminars in the region) is underway. It focuses on awareness and safety for operations within the vicinity of a non-controlled aerodrome and the importance of precise and concise radio calls. It was also the first topic of our national pilot safety campaign ‘Your safety is in your hands’.
  

Read the final report and feedback on our Consultation Hub.

Plus via the Yaffa:

CASA finalises Mangalore Study

9 December 2022



CASA this week finalised their aeronautical study into the airspace surrounding Mangalore in Victoria, updating the report that the Office of Airspace Regulation (OAR) published in July.

Only 28 responses to the draft report were lodged with the OAR during the July-August consultaton period, which has resulted in no changes to the recommendations of the original report.

CASA says it will now implement the two recommendations, which were:

• conduct a safety seminar at Mangalore and surrounding airfields
  
• remove the ERSA requirement to add 1000 feet to the published instrument approach procedure for practice approaches.
  

The second recommendation will also be applied to practice approaches at Ballarat and Latrobe Valley in Victoria, and Busselton in WA.

Mangalore is one of the largest airports in Victoria and sits in a high traffic area that also includes several other CTAFs and sport and recreational aviation areas. In February 2020, it was the site of a fatal mid-air collision between two twin-engined aircraft that were using the airspace for training.

Mangalore has one of the few VORs left in the state that can be used for training, which attracts GA traffic to the Mangalore area.

The final report including published feedback is on the CASA Consultation Hub.

 

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