Arrival and tracking – from the north and west via Brighton

At Brighton, contact Moorabbin Tower on 123.0, the western frequency. Descend to enter the MB CTR at 1,000 ft unless instructed otherwise. ATC may track you via Moorabbin Oval. Exercise caution with opposite direction traffic departing Moorabbin, tracking north to Albert Park Lake or Brighton on climb to 2,000 ft.

Normal procedure for helicopters is to track inbound coastal via Cerberus. Helicopters can approach direct, without going coastal, but this requires caution as it could potentially put you at the same level as inbound fixed-wing traffic arriving via Brighton, on descent from 1,500 ft to 1,000 ft in this area.

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A visual terminal chart of the airspace around Moorabbin aerodrome, with three planes marked in red flying towards Moorabbin aerodrome; one from the north-west tracking via Brighton, and two coastally from the west and south-west via Baywest and Shoal
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Aerial view of Brighton from the north
Brighton inbound from the north
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Aerial view of Moorabbin Oval, from the north-west
Moorabbin Oval inbound from the north-west
Published date: 31 May 2023
Online version available at: https://www.casa.gov.au//resources-and-education/publications-and-resources/industry-guides-and-publications/pilot-guides/stay-ontrack-series/stay-ontrack-flying-melbourne-region/arrival-and-tracking-north-and-west-brighton
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