07NOV21 | Leigh Creek to Port Augusta

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: 218 nm

Est Flight Time: approx 60 min

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

Altitude: Not above FL125. Suggested 4500 ft.

Flight plan

File as: YLEC YBLM YORP YWPD YRYK YBRT YGLN YCRT YORR YFFD YPAG

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

• LEIGH CREEK [YLEC] Takeoff 
  elev: 856
  rwy: 02/20 11/29 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
  NDB: LEC 287
   
• BLINMAN [YBLM] T&G - H-147° D-35 nm
  elev: 1972
  rwy: 04/22 14/32 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• DEDMAN'S HUT overfly - visual along the Flinders Ranges Way
   
• ORAPARINNA [YORP] T&G - visual along the Flinders Ranges Way
  elev: 2193
  rwy: 01/19 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• WILPENA POUND [YWPD] T&G - visual along the Flinders Ranges Way
  elev: 1707
  rwy: 10/28 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• RAWNSLEY PARK [YRYK] T&G - visual along the Flinders Ranges Way
  elev: 1384
  rwy: 03/21 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• BARRATTA HOMESTEAD [YBRT] T&G - H-119° D-31 nm
  elev: 984
  rwy: 12/30 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• GLENCOE [YGLN] T&G - visual along Barratta Road and Belton Road
  Note: may be named Glenroy Estates in some navigation databases.
  elev: 1605
  rwy: 13/31 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• CARRIETON [YCRT] T&G - visual along Belton Road
  elev: 1386
  rwy: 16/34 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• ORROROO [YORR] T&G - visual along RM Williams Way
  elev: 1354
  rwy: 14/32 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• WILMINGTON overfly - visual along Wilowie Road
   
• STIRLING NORTH/FLINDERS FIELD [YFFD] T&G - visual along RM Williams Way
  elev: 110
  rwy: 02/20 10/28 14/32 dirt [RWY 02/20 ops to north only due wind turbines to the south. RH circuits RWY 10, 28 and 32.]
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• PORT AUGUSTA [YPAG] Land - H-275° D-7.3 nm
  elev: 56
  rwy: 15/33 asphalt [RH circuits RWY 33.]
  CTAF: 126.9
  
  Do not overfly the El Alamein Army base west of the airfield.

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