19SEP21 | Orbost to Leongatha

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: 153 nm

Est Flight Time: approx 75 mins

Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 120-130 kias.

Altitude: Remain in Class G airspace. See waypoint notes below.

Flight plan
File as: YORB YLKE LSR MGBH YYRM YLEG

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 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 here.

Flight details

• ORBOST [YORB] Land - visual along the coast
  elev: 93
  rwy: 07/25 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  Tune DME to East Sale TACAN (ESL 108.1)
   
• LAKES ENTRANCE [YLKE] T&G - visual along the coast not above 4000 ft
  elev: 220
  rwy: 08/26 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  Not above 1000 ft within 20 DME ESL.
   
• LOCH SPORT [LSR] overfly not above 1000 ft - visual along the coast
  
  Monitor CTAF 129.75 between Loch Sport and McGaurhan Beach.
   
• MCGAURHAN BEACH [MGBH] overfly not above 1000 ft - visual over water along the coast
  
  After 20 DME ESL, aircraft may climb to not above 4000 ft.
   
• MCLAUGHLINS BEACH overfly not above 4000 ft - visual along the coast
   
• YARRAM [YYRM] T&G - visual along Woodside Beach Road and South Gippsland Highway
  elev: 60
  rwy: 05/23 09/27 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• PORT ALBERT overfly not above 4000 ft - visual along Yarram-Port Albert Road
   
• PORT WELSHPOOL overfly not above 4000 ft - visual along the coast
  
  After 50 DME ESL, aircraft may climb to not above 8500 ft.
   
• TOORA overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Port Welshpool Road and South Gippsland Highway
   
• FOSTER overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along South Gippsland Highway
   
• BUFFALO/STONY CREEK [AU999] T&G - visual along South Gippsland Highway
  This airfield does not have an ICAO or local code and is identified in the GPS flight plan as AU999.
  elev: 180
  rwy: 07/25 grass
  CTAF: 122.8
   
• LEONGATHA [YLEG] Land - visual along South Gippsland Highway
  elev: 263
  rwy: 04/22 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 04]
  rwy: 18/36 gravel/dirt/grass [RH circuit RWY 36]
  CTAF: 127.55

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