I'm with John Tulla - especially arriving in off the redeye from
PER. Only thing was the sun in our eyes during Summer on
extremely rare days when MEL was cloudless.
And what's up with this 09 noise abatement nonsense these
days? On 27 woke up every bugger from Epping in, and as I
recall on 09 you only crossed Organ Arse National Park which
only woke up squirrels and Ball Court drunks who didn't quite
make it home.
Haven't flown into MEL for yonks so probably all that area has
been developed since then.
Bit off topic but I used to like a left base for R34 when I was
with SQ - somehow I don't think MEL ATC ever quite got used
to a foreign bloody 747 who reported crossing Rockbank lion
park (which was on the VTC back then) and requested further
descent!