Broadcast Area and discrete frequency for Tyagarah, Murwillumbah and the Gold Coast flying training area commence 02/12/2021.

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has established a new broadcast area in Northern NSW beginning on 2 December.

Stretching from Stotts Island south to Byron Bay and inland as far as Kunchur on the Tweed River and east to a direct line between Cape Byron and Cudgen Headland, the broadcast area requires aircraft flying within it to broadcast on 127.55.

The move has been made because of frequency congestion on Multicom 126.7.

The change affects the airfields of Murwillumbah, Tyagarah, Nobbys Creek and the Gold Coast flying training areas. This new area aims to reduce frequency congestion by removing aerodromes from the Multicom frequency, 126.7MHz.

As Tyagarah is not REG or CERT aerodrome VHF is not required however advised, unlike Ballina which is mandatory.

There is a really good video that can be found under the pilot resources section on the NRHGPGC website. The video was aimed at drone operators but is something we can all learn more from. (link below)

This video tutorial explains how drone/RPAS operators can read Visual Terminal Charts (VTCs). These aeronautical charts allow RPAS operators to understand the airspace they will be flying in by identifying controlled airspace, restricted areas and nearby aerodromes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUuYwyOgArc

Gold Coast VTC Chart
https://www.airservicesaustralia.com/.../Gold_Coast_VTC...

Next year we are aiming to introduce a lot more training around safety including VHF procedures.