10OCT21 | Exmouth to Carnarvon

Note new event time due to start of daylight savings.

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: 217 nm

Est Flight Time: approx 80 min

Aircraft: Beechcraft Baron or similar aircraft capable of 160-170 kias.

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

Flight plan

File as: YEXM YGIR YWPL YCAR

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. Updated X-Plane 11 scenery is available here.

Flight details

• EXMOUTH [YEXM] Takeoff
  elev: 10
  rwy: 02/20 gravel
  CTAF: 118.3 (also the frequency for Learmonth TWR if active)
  
  Tune DME to Learmonth VOR/DME (LM 112.4)
  
  If Learmonth TWR (118.3) or Learmonth APP (120.5) is active, confirm any airspace restrictions before taking off.
  Do not overfly RAAF Base Learmonth (YPLM) to the south of Exmouth Airport or the Naval Communication Station north of Exmouth township.
  
  Not above 2500 ft with 25 DME LM.
   
• WILDERNESS ISLAND T&G - H-094° D-24 nm
  Note: this airfield does not have an ICAO or local code and is identified in the GPS flight plan as AU998.
  elev: 28
  rwy: 10/28 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• YANNARIE RIVER overfly not above 2500 ft - visual along the coast
   
• GIRALLA [YGIR] T&G - visual along the coast
  elev: 78
  rwy: 02/20 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  After 25 DME LM, aircraft may climb to not above 10,000 ft.
   
• NORTH WEST COAST HIGHWAY JUNCTION overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Burkett Road
   
• WINNING POOL NORTH [YWPL] T&G - visual along the North West Coastal Highway
  elev: 300
  rwy: 01/19 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• WINNING POOL STATION [YWNP] T&G - H-150° D-2.5 nm
  elev: 249
  rwy: 05/23 08/26 17/35 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• LYNDON RIVER BRIDGE overfly not above 10,000 ft - visual along the North West Coastal Highway
   
• EXMOUTH TURNOFF overfly not above 10,000 ft - visual along the North West Coastal Highway
   
• MINILYA RIVER  BRIDGE overfly not above 10,000 ft - visual along the North West Coastal Highway
   
• BOOLOGOORO T&G - visual along the North West Coastal Highway
  Note: this airfield does not have an ICAO or local code and is identified in the GPS flight plan as AU997.
  elev: 72
  rwy: 18/36 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• BRICKHOUSE STATION T&G - visual along the North West Coastal Highway
  Note: this airfield does not have an ICAO or local code and is identified in the GPS flight plan as AU996.
  elev: 59
  rwy: 03/21 10/28 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• CARNARVON [YCAR] Land - visual along the North West Coastal Highway
  elev: 85
  rwy: 04/22 18/36 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
  VOR/DME: CAR 113.0
  NDB: CAR 323

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