Moorabbin Airport in 2021
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Moorabbin Airport in 2021
Gday all,
Went to the eastern side of YMMB today, to have a look at the impending demolitions of the blue demon Tasfast and Simpson Aeroelectric Hangars, and all i can say is it is truly saddening to see. In case you were unaware, a new DFO is going up and has removed the old eastern grass aircraft parking as well as a considerable chunk of the airport. I have attached some photos of todays outing.
The old Ian Baillie Aircraft sales hut /old soar flight ops building impending destruction
New DFO going up, old hangars have already been demolished
Old TASFAST building awaiting its fate
Tasfast looking a bit worse for wear
Inside of TASFAST
The view looking down towards the old grass parking area. Very saddening.
Went to the eastern side of YMMB today, to have a look at the impending demolitions of the blue demon Tasfast and Simpson Aeroelectric Hangars, and all i can say is it is truly saddening to see. In case you were unaware, a new DFO is going up and has removed the old eastern grass aircraft parking as well as a considerable chunk of the airport. I have attached some photos of todays outing.
The old Ian Baillie Aircraft sales hut /old soar flight ops building impending destruction
New DFO going up, old hangars have already been demolished
Old TASFAST building awaiting its fate
Tasfast looking a bit worse for wear
Inside of TASFAST
The view looking down towards the old grass parking area. Very saddening.
It sure is sad. I see they’ve moved all the wrecks from the DFO end to the north west of the runways adjacent the northern run-up bay which is a little depressing.
The good news is though that there will be lots of extra parking space, although I’ll miss the “yellow” area on final in poor viz.... it gives something to aim at.
They're former SOAR aviation aircraft who was one of the largest training companies at Moorabbin. They went into administration at the end of last year.
The aircraft themselves are Bristelles, a light sports aircraft.
The aircraft themselves are Bristelles, a light sports aircraft.
Out of curiosity, do the old FIA and AAC hangars still exist? Is the Royal Vic bar still there?
I remember MB of old as a vibrant GA airport with lots of daily charter and freight flights, maintenance and training going on.
I guess with the carcass of GA well and truly decomposed, there’s not much going on.
I remember MB of old as a vibrant GA airport with lots of daily charter and freight flights, maintenance and training going on.
I guess with the carcass of GA well and truly decomposed, there’s not much going on.
I took this on the weekend. Apologies I missed the construction site, however you can see where Soar used to be, plus the second set of yellow Foxbats, along with RVAC etc. it was disappointing that they demolished the playground when they put the Oxford building next to the tower and didn’t replace it.
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Imagine what the rest of that land is worth now to the grubby developers? One day I'm sure both EN & MB will be gone, replaced with ghettos, just memories in old picture books gathering dust on shelves! -(
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Interesting. I count around 170 fixed wing aircraft visible in that image ( or course more in hangars). Mostly it must be said CAE/Oxford, RVAC, Learn to Fly, wrecks and dumped Soar. I've a collection of older aerial images and the one for 1996, in last days of the FAC, shows around 180. Mostly GFS as was, and RVAC, and of course wrecks.
The next Master Plan for Moorabbin (and in fact most federal leased airports) is due out later this year for consultation
The next Master Plan for Moorabbin (and in fact most federal leased airports) is due out later this year for consultation
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Originally Posted by airspace alpha
Interesting. I count around 170 fixed wing aircraft visible in that image ( or course more in hangars). Mostly it must be said CAE/Oxford, RVAC, Learn to Fly, wrecks and dumped Soar. I've a collection of older aerial images and the one for 1996, in last days of the FAC, shows around 180. Mostly GFS as was, and RVAC, and of course wrecks.
The next Master Plan for Moorabbin (and in fact most federal leased airports) is due out later this year for consultation
The next Master Plan for Moorabbin (and in fact most federal leased airports) is due out later this year for consultation
Stored ( dumped ) aircraft are a common site at most airports all over the world . Search photos of ASP , airlines that have gone out of business or going out of business have aircraft stored just like soar . YMMB is just one example , nothing unusual for the times we find ourselves in .
This was taken only a few short years ago.
This was taken:
- Before Soar really took off as you can only see about 5 yellow aircraft
- Before the toxic mound of soil was built on the NW corner
- Post the Oxford being placed where the playground was
- During the Oxford accommodation being built
- Before the Oxford 172's filled the apron at the base of the tower
- Before the massive construction works and the road re-opening on the south-west corner
- Before money-grabbing RTO's became a "thing"
In the scheme of things, quite a lot has happened in recent times, aviation related.
This was taken:
- Before Soar really took off as you can only see about 5 yellow aircraft
- Before the toxic mound of soil was built on the NW corner
- Post the Oxford being placed where the playground was
- During the Oxford accommodation being built
- Before the Oxford 172's filled the apron at the base of the tower
- Before the massive construction works and the road re-opening on the south-west corner
- Before money-grabbing RTO's became a "thing"
In the scheme of things, quite a lot has happened in recent times, aviation related.
Thank you, Squawk 7700... brought back a gazillion memories. I’m definitely going to come down for one last walk down memory lane.
AAC, FIA, Schutz, Civils hangars still all there, along with Peninsular’s and Superspread’s... Ahhh... the good old days when we actually had a thriving GA industry.
And I see the NDB is still there. Good grief! Does anyone fly NDB approaches these days? Or is it there as part of the museum which is next door.?
I don’t see Peter Bini’s A-frame... from which hundreds of freshly minted Class One Instrument rated pilots emerged.
AAC, FIA, Schutz, Civils hangars still all there, along with Peninsular’s and Superspread’s... Ahhh... the good old days when we actually had a thriving GA industry.
And I see the NDB is still there. Good grief! Does anyone fly NDB approaches these days? Or is it there as part of the museum which is next door.?
I don’t see Peter Bini’s A-frame... from which hundreds of freshly minted Class One Instrument rated pilots emerged.
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And I see the NDB is still there. Good grief! Does anyone fly NDB approaches these days? Or is it there as part of the museum which is next door.?
I don’t see Peter Bini’s A-frame... from which hundreds of freshly minted Class One Instrument rated pilots emerged.
I don’t see Peter Bini’s A-frame... from which hundreds of freshly minted Class One Instrument rated pilots emerged.
Bini's is opposite RVAC, and next to Skylines.
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Originally Posted by lucille
Thank you, Squawk 7700... brought back a gazillion memories. I’m definitely going to come down for one last walk down memory lane.
AAC, FIA, Schutz, Civils hangars still all there, along with Peninsular’s and Superspread’s... Ahhh... the good old days when we actually had a thriving GA industry.
And I see the NDB is still there. Good grief! Does anyone fly NDB approaches these days? Or is it there as part of the museum which is next door.?
I don’t see Peter Bini’s A-frame... from which hundreds of freshly minted Class One Instrument rated pilots emerged.
AAC, FIA, Schutz, Civils hangars still all there, along with Peninsular’s and Superspread’s... Ahhh... the good old days when we actually had a thriving GA industry.
And I see the NDB is still there. Good grief! Does anyone fly NDB approaches these days? Or is it there as part of the museum which is next door.?
I don’t see Peter Bini’s A-frame... from which hundreds of freshly minted Class One Instrument rated pilots emerged.
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Originally Posted by lucille
Thank you, Squawk 7700... brought back a gazillion memories. I’m definitely going to come down for one last walk down memory lane.
AAC, FIA, Schutz, Civils hangars still all there, along with Peninsular’s and Superspread’s... Ahhh... the good old days when we actually had a thriving GA industry.
And I see the NDB is still there. Good grief! Does anyone fly NDB approaches these days? Or is it there as part of the museum which is next door.?
I don’t see Peter Bini’s A-frame... from which hundreds of freshly minted Class One Instrument rated pilots emerged.
AAC, FIA, Schutz, Civils hangars still all there, along with Peninsular’s and Superspread’s... Ahhh... the good old days when we actually had a thriving GA industry.
And I see the NDB is still there. Good grief! Does anyone fly NDB approaches these days? Or is it there as part of the museum which is next door.?
I don’t see Peter Bini’s A-frame... from which hundreds of freshly minted Class One Instrument rated pilots emerged.
The old Super spread signs are still up, however faded beyond belief!
