20FEB22 | Koolan Island to Derby

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: 187 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min

Aircraft: Beechcraft Baron or similar aircraft capable of 150-160 kias.

Altitude: Remain below restricted military airspace - see waypoint notes below. Suggested 3000 ft.

Flight plan

File as: YKLI YWII YMHT YNPD YKBS YDBY

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

• KOOLAN ISLAND/KOOLAN VILLAGE [YKLI] Takeoff
  elev: 495
  rwy: 05/23 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 05]
  CTAF: 127.2 [Callsign "KOOLAN BASE"]
  
  Tune DME to Curtin VOR/DME (CIN 114.3)
   
• TRAVERSE ISLAND overfly - H-108° D-21 nm
   
• WUALAM ISLAND overfly - H-138° D-10.8 nm
   
• WALCOTT INLET [YWII] overfly - H-088° D-14.2 nm
   
• MOUNT TALBOT overfly - H-103° D-18.2 nm
   
• MOUNT MATTHEW overfly - H-154° D-21 nm
   
• MOUNT HART STATION [YMHT] T&G - visual along the Barker River
  elev: 644
  rwy: 02/20 gravel
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  Not above 5500 ft within 75 DME CIN.
   
• NAPIER DOWNS STATION [YNPD] T&G - visual along the Barker River
  elev: 272
  rwy: 11/29 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• KIMBERLEY DOWNS STATION [YKBS] T&G - visual along the Gibb River Road
  elev: 196
  rwy: 03/21 13/31 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  Not above 3500 ft within 25 DME CIN.
   
• DERBY [YDBY] Land - visual along the Gibb River Road
  elev: 24
  rwy: 11/29 asphalt
  rwy: 05/23 gravel
  CTAF: 126.7
  NDB: DBY 332

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