10DEC21 | Port Philip Bay clockwise

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: 138 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min.

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

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

Flight plan

File as: YMPC TON ALOA SNP PTOM CERB CARR YTYA YSLE YBRS YCES BPN VTG YRTH WBER YMPC

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

• POINT COOK [YMPC] Takeoff
  elev: 14
  rwy: 04/22 17/35 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 04 and 35]
  rwy: 08/26 grass [RH circuit RWY 08]
  CTAF: 126.2
  
  Tune to 135.7 for the Melbourne Coastal VFR route. In the real world this is Melbourne Radar. This frequency is not used by VATPAC in the Melbourne area so for the purposes of this flight can be used as a CTAF.
  
  Maintain 1500 ft eastbound from Laverton to Point Ormond. Keep landing and taxi lights on.
   
• LAVERTON BOM TOWER [TON] overfly at 1500 ft - H-350° D-4.6 nm
  
  Make an advisory broadcast in the form "Melbourne Coastal traffic, [aircraft type] [callsign] overhead Laverton, eastbound at 1500 ft, Melbourne Coastal".
   
• KOORINGAL GOLF COURSE overfly at 1500 ft - H-105° D-2.7 nm
   
• ALTONA [ALOA] overfly at 1500 ft - visual along the coast
   
• STATION PIER [SNP] overfly at 1500 ft - visual along the coast
   
• POINT ORMOND [PTOM] overfly at 1500 ft - visual along the coast
  
  Make an advisory broadcast in the form "Melbourne Coastal traffic, [aircraft type] [callsign] abeam Point Ormond, southbound at 1500 ft, Melbourne Coastal".
  
  Maintain 1500 ft southbound from Point Ormond to Carrum. Keep landing and taxi lights on.
   
• CERBERUS [CERB] overfly at 1500 ft - visual along the coast
   
• CARRUM [CARR] overfly at 1500 ft - visual along the coast the track direct from Ricketts Point. Remain outside Moorabbin CTR.
  
  Make an advisory broadcast in the form "Melbourne Coastal traffic, [aircraft type] [callsign] abeam Carrum, southbound at 1500 ft, Melbourne Coastal".
  
  Landing and taxi lights may be turned off.
  
  Tune to Tyabb CTAF when ready.
   
• SCHNAPPER POINT overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along the coast
   
• CIVIC RESERVE overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Mornington-Tyabb Road
   
• TYABB [YTYA] T&G - visual along Mornington-Tyabb Road
  elev: 88
  rwy: 17/35 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 35]
  rwy: 08/26 grass [RH circuit RWY 08]
  CTAF: 128.0
   
• BALNARRING RACECOURSE overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Frankston-Flinders Road
   
• DROMANA RESERVOIR overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Bittern-Dromana Road
   
• SAFETY BEACH GOLF COURSE overfly not above 8500 ft - H-322° D-1.6 nm
   
• ST LEONARDS [YSLE] T&G - H-290° D-17.2 nm
  elev: 53
  rwy: 01/19 11/29 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  Remain below 1500 ft out of Avalon Class E airspace.
   
• BELLARINE BASIN overfly not above 1500 ft - H-234° D-7.2 nm
   
• BARWON HEADS [YBRS] T&G - H-235° D-6.3 nm
  elev: 50
  rwy: 18/36 asphalt
  rwy: 09/27 grass
  CTAF: 119.0
   
• MOUNT DUNEED overfly not above 1500 ft - visual along Mount Duneed Road
   
• CEMENT WORKS overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Mount Duneed Road and Pettevel Road
   
• CERES [YCES] T&G - H-357° D-4.3 nm
  elev: 110
  rwy: 18/36 grass
  CTAF: 119.0
   
• BARWON PRISON [BPN] overfly not above 4500 ft - H-023° D-10.6 nm
   
• VEHICLE TESTING GROUND [VTG] overfly not above 1500 ft - H-028° D-6.8 nm
   
• LITTLE RIVER/ROTHWELL [YRTH] T&G - H-078° D-1.3 nm
  elev: 305
  rwy: 05/23 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• WERRIBEE RACECOURSE [WBER] overfly not above 1500 ft -  H-096° D-9.4 nm
   
• POINT COOK [YMPC] Land - H-099° D-5.6 nm
  elev: 14
  rwy: 04/22 17/35 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 04 and 35]
  rwy: 08/26 grass [RH circuit RWY 08]
  CTAF: 126.2

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