25FEB22 | Weipa to Bamaga

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: 167 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min

Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 140 kias.

Altitude: Remain below restricted military airspace - see waypoint notes below. Suggested 2000 ft.

Flight plan

File as: YBWP YMPN YAGN YSKR YNPE

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 Northern Peninsula in OzXP and for other airports.

Flight details

• WEIPA [YBWP] Takeoff
  elev: 63
  rwy: 12/30 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
  VOR/DME: WP 112.8
  NDB: WP 377
  
  Tune DME to Scherger TACAN (SGR 113.3)
  
  Not above 4000 ft within 40 DME SGR.
   
• DUYFKEN POINT overfly - visual along the coast
   
• MAPOON [YMPN] T&G - visual along the coast
  elev: 51
  rwy: 14/32 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• AGNEW [YAGN] T&G - H-107° D-15.4 nm
  elev: 157
  rwy: 14/32 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  Not above FL125 beyond 40 DME SGR.
   
• SKARDON RIVER [YSKR] T&G - H-107° D-15.4 nm
  elev: 78
  rwy: 11/29 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• VRILYA POINT overfly - visual along the coast
   
• CRAB ISLAND overfly - visual along the coast
   
• BAMAGA TOWNSHIP overfly - visual along the coast
   
• NORTHERN PENINSULA [YNPE] Land - visual along Airport Road
  elev: 34
  rwy: 13/31 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.5

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