Safety information for pilots operating near Moorabbin
Hello Moorabbin Pilots!
We're pleased to now have well established The View from Moorabbin Tower, your quarterly newsletter dedicated to keeping you informed and safe on the ground and in the air. Each issue features insights and updates from your dedicated local controllers, who are committed to enhancing safety and creating a better flying environment for everyone.
In each edition of The View from Moorabbin Tower, you’ll discover what controllers are currently observing on the ground, in the air, and over the radio, along with practical tips for avoiding common mistakes.
Please check out the questionnaire at the end of the newsletter and let us know which communication methods you prefer for receiving updates and information about operations at Moorabbin.
We look forward to working together to make Moorabbin airspace a safer place to fly.
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The view from Moorabbin Tower - Edition 4
The View from Moorabbin Tower
Edition 4, September 2025
Welcome to Edition 4 of ‘The view from Moorabbin Tower’ newsletter, keeping Moorabbin pilots and operators informed and safe, both on the ground and in the air.
In this edition of The view from Moorabbin Tower, you’ll find tips on how to avoid common traps and assist minimise frequency congestion. We also examine the importance of one of the most commonly used instructions issued to pilots in the Metro D environment - an instruction to 'follow traffic'. Further, there's links to valuable resources accessible online, such as CASA movement area maps and Airservices Tips for flying Moorabbin.
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The View from Moorabbin Tower - Edition 3
The View from Moorabbin Tower
Edition 3, June2025
Welcome to the next instalment of ‘The View from Moorabbin Tower’ newsletter (Edition 3!). We hope this initiative continues to provide operational learnings that keep pilots and operators informed and safe, both on the ground and in the air.
In the third edition of The View from Moorabbin Tower, you’ll find guidance and tips on how to fly an ‘Oblique’ leg of the circuit (on arrival or departure), along with guidance on how to avoid the tendency to fly the clearance you may be been expecting rather than the clearance you actually received! There’s also some insight into the improving operational safety occurrence trend being witnessed at MB, along with further examples of great airmanship….keep up the great work!
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The View from Moorabbin Tower - Edition 2
The View from Moorabbin Tower
Edition 2, March 2025
Welcome back to our second edition of The View from Moorabbin Tower, your new newsletter dedicated to keeping you informed and safe on the ground and in the air. Thank you for engaging with this new format and helping to expand its reach, as we look to work together to make Moorabbin airspace a safer place to fly.
As noted in our inaugural edition, Moorabbin is one of the busiest Metro D aerodromes in Australia. It’s a complex environment with a diverse mix of operations, including being a key pilot training environment with growing traffic numbers.
Please engage with and share the safety lessons below, drawn from observations across the past three months. Let's all stay focused and committed to ensuring system-wide safe
