05NOV21 | Port Augusta to Leigh Creek

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: 139 nm

Est Flight Time: approx 75 min

Aircraft: Cessna 172 or similar aircraft capable of 110 kias.

Altitude: Not above FL125. Suggested 3000 ft.

Flight plan

File as: YPAG YQRN YHAW YCMD YLEC

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 for Port Augusta in OzXP and for other airports.

Flight details

• PORT AUGUSTA [YPAG] Takeoff
  elev: 56
  rwy: 15/33 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 33.]
  CTAF: 126.9
  
  Do not overfly the El Alamein Army base west of the airfield.
   
• PORT AUGUSTA RACECOURSE overtly - H-077° D-4.6 nm
   
• SALTIA SIDING overfly - visual along the railway or Flinders Ranges Way
   
• WOOLSHED FLAT overfly - visual along the railway or Flinders Ranges Way
   
• OLD WILLOWS overfly - visual along the railway or Flinders Ranges Way
   
• QUORN GOLF COURSE overfly - visual along the railway or Flinders Ranges Way
   
• QUORN [YQRN] T&G - H-058° D-3.2 nm
  elev: 831
  rwy: 18/36 gravel
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• HAWKER [YHAW] T&G - visual along Flinders Ranges Way
  elev: 1052
  rwy: 18/36 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• WONOKA overfly - visual along The Outback Highway
   
• MERNA MORA STATION T&G - visual along The Outback Highway
  Note: This airfield does not have an ICAO or local code and is identified in the GPS flight plan as AU994.
  elev: 672
  rwy: 03/21 09/27 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• BRACHINA overfly - visual along The Outback Highway
   
• COMMODORE [YCMD] T&G - visual along The Outback Highway
  elev: 373
  rwy: 07/25 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• PARACHILNA T&G - visual along The Outback Highway
  Note: This airfield does not have an ICAO or local code and is identified in the GPS flight plan as AU995.
  elev: 439
  rwy: 09/27 18/36 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• BELTANA RACETRACK overfly - visual along The Outback Highway
   
• LEIGH CREEK [YLEC] Land - visual along The Outback Highway
  elev: 856
  rwy: 02/20 11/29 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
  NDB: LEC 287

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