12DEC21 | Port Philip Bay anticlockwise

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: 125 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 WBER YWBE VTG YWOT BPN YCES YTQY CARR CERB PTOM SNP ALOA TON 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
   
• WERRIBEE RACECOURSE [WBER] overfly not above 2500 ft -  H-278° D-5.6 n
   
• WERRIBEE [YWBE] T&G - H-336° D-2.8 nm
  elev: 141
  rwy: 01/19 09/27 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  Remain below 1500 ft or outside Avalon Class E airspace.
   
• VEHICLE TESTING GROUND [VTG] overfly not above 1500 ft - H-249° D-9.7 nm
   
• WOOLOOMANATA [YWOT] T&G - H-201° D-3.8 nm
  elev: 203
  rwy: 06/24 09/27 15/33 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• BARWON PRISON [BPN] overfly not above 4500 ft - H-190° D-3.0 nm
   
• CERES [YCES] T&G - H-191° D-10.6 nm
  elev: 110
  rwy: 18/36 grass
  CTAF: 119.0
   
• CEMENT WORKS overfly not above 8500 ft - H-177° D-4.3 nm
   
• TORQUAY [YTQY] T&G - H-120° D-7.4 nm
  elev: 29
  rwy: 09/27 13/31 18/36 grass
  CTAF: 119.0
  
  Remain outside Avalon Class E airspace.
   
• BARWON HEADS overfly - visual along the coast
   
• POINT LONSDALE LIGHTHOUSE overfly - visual along the coast
   
• POINT NEPEAN LIGHTHOUSE overfly - visual along the coast
   
• PORTSEA PIER overfly - visual along the coast
   
• SORRENTO PIER overfly - visual along the coast
   
• BLAIRGORWIE PIER overfly - visual along the coast
   
• RYE PIER overfly - visual along the coast
   
• ROSEBUD PIER overfly - visual along the coast
   
• DROMANA PIER overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along the coast
   
• LINLEY POINT overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along the coast
   
• SCHNAPPER POINT overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along the coast
   
• PELICAN POINT overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along the coast
  
  Not above 4500 ft when abeam Seaford. 
  
  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.
   
• CARRUM [CARR] overfly at 2500 ft - visual along the coast
  
  Maintain 2500 ft northbound from Carrum to Point Ormond. Turn landing and taxi lights on.
  
  Make an advisory broadcast in the form "Melbourne Coastal traffic, [aircraft type] [callsign] abeam Carrum, northbound at 2500 ft, Melbourne Coastal".
   
• CERBERUS [CERB] overfly at 2500 ft - track direct to Ricketts Point then visual along the coast. Remain outside Moorabbin CTR.
   
• POINT ORMOND [PTOM] overfly at 2000 ft - visual along the coast.
  
  Make an advisory broadcast in the form "Melbourne Coastal traffic, [aircraft type] [callsign] abeam Point Ormond, westbound at 2000 ft, Melbourne Coastal".
  
  Maintain 2000 ft westbound from Point Ormond to Laverton. Keep landing and taxi lights on.
   
• STATION PIER [SNP] overfly at 2000 ft - visual along the coast
   
• ALTONA [ALOA] overfly at 2000 ft - visual along the coast
   
• KOORINGAL GOLF COURSE overfly at 2000 ft - visual along the coast
   
• LAVERTON BOM TOWER [TON] overfly at 2000 ft - H-295° D-2.8 nm
   
• POINT COOK [YMPC] Land - H-170° D-4.6 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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