18JUL21 | McArthur River to Borroloola

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: 192nm

Est Flight Time: approx 75 mins

Aircraft: Beechcraft Baron or similar aircraft capable of 150-160 kias.

Altitude: Not above FL125. Recommended 1500 ft.

Flight plan
File as: YMHU YMEE YRBR YVNI YNOI YBRL

GPS flight plan is available for FSX/P3D .pln, MFS2020 .pln, X-Plane .fms and Little Navmap. This package includes high res charts.

Navigation: Pilots are encouraged to navigate visually. 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 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. Updated X-Plane 11 scenery is available for McArthur River and Borroloola in OzXP and for other airports.

Flight details

• MCARTHUR RIVER MINE [YMHU] Takeoff
  elev: 136
  rwy: 06/24 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• MERLIN [YMEE] T&G - visual along Merlin Road
  elev: 632
  rwy: 13/31 dirt [RH circuit RWY 31.]
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  Do not overfly the diamond mine approx 1.8 nm south of YMEE.
   
• ROBINSON RIVER [YRBR] T&G - H-076° D-36 nm
  elev: 249
  rwy: 13/31 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• MURRENGINYA ISLAND overfly - visual along the Robinson River
   
• LITTLE VANDERLIN ISLAND overfly - visual along the coast
   
• VANDERLIN ISLAND HELIPORT [YVNI] overfly - H-328° D-10.9 nm
   
• NORTH ISLAND SEAPLANE BASE [YNOI] overfly - H-318° D-12.3 nm
   
• CENTRE ISLAND overfly - H-205° D-11.2 nm
   
• HOBBLE ISLAND overfly - H-246° D-9 nm
   
• KING ARCH BAY overfly - visual along the McArthur River
   
• BORROLOOLA [YBRL] Takeoff - visual along the McArthur River
  elev: 55
  rwy: 02/20 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7

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