30APR21 | Mount Gambier to Bordertown

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: 140 nm

Est Flight Time: approx 75 mins

Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 100 to 120 kias.

Altitude: Not above FL125 (suggested 1500-2000 ft).

Flight plan

File as: YMTG YSDW YCTN YCNQ YNRC YPDY YBOR

GPS flight plan is available for FSX/P3D .pln, MFS2020 .pln, X-Plane .fms and Little Navmap.

Navigation: Pilots sufficiently familiar with the region may navigate visually following roads. For those less familiar the accompanying 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 tune the CTAF as stated in the flight event details. 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. It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive UNICOM transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency.

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. Updated X-Plane 11 scenery is available here.

Flight details

• MOUNT GAMBIER [YMTG] Takeoff
  elev: 212
  rwy: 06/24 11/29 18/36 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.65
  VOR: MTG 117.0
  NDB: MTG 266
   
• BLUE LAKE overfly - H-174° D-6.1 nm or visual along Penola Road 
   
• STRATHDOWNIE [YSDW] T&G - H-058° D-18.2 nm or visual along the Glenelg Highway 
  elev: 231
  rwy: 02/20 06/24 11/29 grass
  CTAF: 125.8
   
• CASTERTON [YCTN] T&G - H-047° D-13.2 nm or visual along the Glenelg Highway 
  elev: 521
  rwy: 09/27 grass
  rwy: 16/34 gravel
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• ARGYLE STATE FOREST overfly - H-267° D-11.8 nm or visual along the Casterton-Penola Road 
   
• PENOLA overfly - H-303° D-18.4 nm or visual along the Casterton-Penola Road
   
• COONAWARRA [YCNQ] T&G - H-339° D-6.1 nm or visual along the Riddoch Highway
  elev: 190
  rwy: 01/19 asphalt/dirt
  CTAF: 122.1
   
• NARACOORTE [YNRC] T&G - H-337° D-18.2 nm or visual along the Riddoch Highway
  elev: 169
  rwy: 08/26 asphalt
  rwy: 02/20 gravel
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• PADTHAWAY STN [YPDY] T&G - H-325° D-25 nm or visual along the Riddoch Highway
  elev: 132
  rwy: 16/34 grass
  CTAF: 121.8
   
• BORDERTOWN [YBOR] Land - H-018° D-23 nm or visual along Padthaway Road
  elev: 265
  rwy: 17/35 asphalt
  rwy: 13/31 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7

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