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.