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   10MAR24 | Wangarat…

   
   

   10 March 2024 09:00 AM      10:15 AM

   Simulation Date/Time: Current date set to daylight.
   Weather: Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations.
   If not using live weather, please be mindful of others who are using live weather and will be taking off and landing into the wind.
   Distance: 137 nm
   Est Flight Time: approx 75 min
   Aircraft: Cessna 172 or similar aircraft capable of 100 kias.
   Altitude: Remain in Class G airspace outside Melbourne CTR. See waypoint notes below.
   Flight plan
   
   File as: YWGT YMFD YTGG MVL YLIL DSN YMEN
   GPS flight plan is available for FSX/P3D .pln, MFS2020 .pln, X-Plane .fms and Little Navmap.
   Navigation: Pilots are encouraged to navigate visually. For those less familiar the GPS flight plan is the recommended method of navigation.
   Communications
   Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. During an event, Pilots are requested to broadcast intentions on the published CTAF. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM CoC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor UNICOM on 122.800. Pilots should ensure that at least one of their radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive UNICOM transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF.
   Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment.
    
   Scenery
   Due to the plethora of simulation platforms now being used, scenery is left to the discretion of each pilot. 
    
   Flight details
   WANGARATTA [YWGT] Takeoff
   elev: 504
   rwy: 18/36 asphalt
   rwy: 09/27 grass
   CTAF: 119.1
   
   Not above 8500 ft to Healesville.
     WHITFIELD overfly - visual along Wangaratta-Whitefield Road
     MANSFIELD [YMFD] T&G - visual along Mansfield-Whitefield Road
   elev: 1050
   rwy: 15/33 grass
   CTAF: 126.7
     HOWQUA INLET overfly - visual along Mansfield-Woods Point Road
     EILDON DAM overfly - visual over Lake Eildon
     TAGGERTY [YTGG] T&G - visual along the Goulburn Valley Highway and Taggerty-Thornton Road
   elev: 700
   rwy: 02/20 grass
   CTAF: 126.7
   
   Tune DME to Melbourne VOR/DME (ML 114.1)
     MARYSVILLE [MVL] overfly - visual along the Maroondah Highway and Buxton-Marysville Road.
   
   Pilots may optionally bypass Marysville and continue along the Maroondah Highway to Heahesville.
     MAROONDAH DAM/HEALESVILLE overfly - visual along Marysville Road and the Maroondah Highway
   
   Not above 4500 ft within 30 DME ML
     YARRA GLEN overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along Healesville-Yarra Glen Road
     LILYDALE [YLIL] T&G - visual along the Melba Highway
   elev: 242
   rwy: 18/36 grass
   CTAF: 119.1
     LILYDALE LAKE overfly not above 2500 ft - visual along the Maroondah Highway
     RINGWOOD overfly not above 2500 ft - visual along the Maroondah Highway
     DONCASTER SHOPPINGTOWN [DSN] overfly not above 2500 ft - visual along Eastlink and Doncaster Road
   *** Inbound reporting point ***
   
   Not above 1500 ft within 15 DME ML or as directed by ATC. 
   
   If ATC is active, do not proceed beyond the Yarra River until given circuit instructions.
   
   Note: There is no CTAF for Essendon. If there is no ATC, use UNICOM 122.8 for the benefit of non-event traffic using Melbourne (YMML).
   Note: Essendon may be controlled top down by Melbourne Approach or Melbourne Centre.
     MELBOURNE/ESSENDON [YMEN] Land - visual along Manningham Road and Bell Street
   elev: 282
   rwy: 08/26 17/35 asphalt
   TWR: 125.1 Charts
   
   
   

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