Originally Posted by
Ozgrade3
Unfortunately the lesson plan is very specific with the requirements that have to be met. We cant change the routing willy nilly. Yes we can go in via Station Pier or Westgate every time, but come the test, ATO's want to see a commercial plan. That is direct thru CTA.
Of course you can change the lessons. Talk to your CFI, let them know of the problem. They will probably be able to suggest a solution to you straight away. It may be a problem affecting all the instructors from your school, in which case they need to do something about it, or it might be just you. If it is just you, they'll tell you how everyone else does it.
My thoughts are, it sounds like you're not putting in a flight plan to Essendon. Presumably you're filing a plan that has you tracking BLT-EN-MB. This way the controllers know you're on your way to Moorabbin, and the bit about going via Essendon isn't cruicial.
File a plan that lands in Essendon, and a second plan 15 minutes later for the return to Moorabbin leg. This says to the controllers that your destination is Essendon, and therefore telling you to land somewhere else isn't an option.