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Old 8th Feb 2014, 03:43
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Exactly what I was looking for, although the totals are a bit different from the AsA figures I found.

Interestingly, it basically removes all the AsA navaids used for training in the Melbourne basin. How does this fulfil their charter of promoting safety?

For currency or training if one wants to do an NDB approach the choice will be Moorabbin (too busy for training) or the private one at Latrobe Valley. Full stop. The gone list includes: Essendon, Ballarat, Yarrowee, Cowes, Wonthaggi, Mangalore, Strathbogie,Bendigo, Echuca, Wangaratta, Horsham, Nhill, Bairnsdale

For currency or training if one wants to do a VOR approach the choice will be:
Mangalore or Avalon (Private). Full stop. The gone list includes Cowes, Wonthaggi, Yarrowee, Eildon Weir, Nhill

Getting or maintaining a MECIR is about to get a whole lot more expensive and Lindsay Fox is about to make more money at Avalon.

There might be a business in someone like Leongatha buying a couple of old units from AsA and installing them to charge for training!

Seriously, we are a first world country that prides itself on education & training. Why wouldn't we leave Yarrowee, Phillip Is or Wonthaggi with its NDB / VOR for training??
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