21NOV21 | Winton to Longreach

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: 126 nm

Est Flight Time: approx 75 min

Aircraft: Cessna 172 or similar aircraft capable of 110-120 kias.

Altitude: Not above FL125. Suggested 2000 ft.

Flight plan

File as: YWTN YMEQ YEVM YPTH YCNA YMBO YMNO YLRE

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

• WINTON [YWTN] Takeoff
  elev: 638
  rwy: 14/32 asphalt
  rwy: 05/34 clay
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• MELROSE [YMEQ] T&G - H-143° D-27 nm
  elev: 883
  rwy: 10/28 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• EVESHAM [YEVM] T&G - H-122° D-28 nm
  elev: 687
  rwy: 01/19 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• PENRITH [YPTH] T&G - visual along Morella Silsoe Road
  elev: 726
  rwy: 01/19 05/23 13/31 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• CORONA [YCNA] T&G - visual along Morella Silsoe Road
  elev: 765
  rwy: 09/27 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• MARMBOO [YMBO] T&G - visual along Morella Silsoe Road and Back Creek Road
  elev: 723
  rwy: 10/28 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• MANEROO [YMNO] T&G - visual along Back Creek Road and Longreach-Silsoe Road
  elev: 624
  rwy: 05/23 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• LONGREACH [YLRE] Land - visual along Longreach-Silsoe Road and Landsborough Highway
  elev: 627
  rwy: 04/22 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
  NDB: LRE 353

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