06MAR22 | Yarram to Moorabbin via South Gippsland

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: 117 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min

Aircraft: Cessna 172 or similar aircraft capable of 100-110 kias.

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

Flight plan

File as: YYRM WELS YLEG KNW YTDN GMH YMMB

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

• YARRAM [YYRM] Takeoff
  elev: 60
  rwy: 05/23 grass
  rwy: 09/27 gravel
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  Tune DME to East Sale TACAN (ESL 108.1)
  
  Not above 4000 ft within 50 DME ESL.
   
• ALBERTON overfly - visual along the South Gippsland Highway
   
• WELSHPOOL [WELS] overfly - visual along the South Gippsland Highway
  
  Not above 8500 ft beyond 50 DME ESL.
   
• FOSTER overfly - visual along the South Gippsland Highway
   
• STONY CREEK RACECOURSE overfly - visual along the South Gippsland Highway
   
• KOONWARRA overfly - visual along the South Gippsland Highway
   
• LEONGATHA GOLF COURSE - visual along the South Gippsland Highway
   
• LEONGATHA [YLEG] T&G - visual along Anderson Road
  elev: 263
  rwy: 04/22 asphalt
  rwy: 18/36 gravel
  CTAF: 127.55
   
• KONGWAK [KNW] overfly - visual along Korumburra South Road and Korumburra-Wonthaggi Road
   
• WONTHAGGI GOLF COURSE overfly - visual along Korumburra-Wonthaggi Road
   
• SAN REMO overfly - visual along the Bass Highway and Philip Island Road
  
  Pilots may optionally fly around Philip Island.
   
• SETTLEMENT POINT overfly - visual along the coast
  
  Tune DME to Melbourne VOR/DME (ML 114.1)
   
• TOORADIN [YTDN] T&G - visual along the east coast of Western Port or over French Island
  elev: 10
  rwy: 04/22 asphalt
  rwy: 14/32 gravel
  CTAF: 124.2
   
• CRANBOURNE RACECOURSE overfly - visual along the South Gippsland Highway
  
  Not above 4500 ft within 30 DME ML.
   
• GMH [GMH] overfly - visual along the South Gippsland Highway
  *** Inbound reporting point ***
  
  If Moorabbin TWR is active, do not proceed past Parkmore Shopping Centre until given circuit instructions.
  
  Not above 2500 ft within Moorabbin CTR.
   
• MOORABBIN [YMMB] Land - visual along the Dandenong Bypass until visual or as directed by ATC
  elev: 55
  rwy: 04/22 13L/31R 13R/31L 17L/35R 17R/35L asphalt
  TWR/CTAF: 118.1
  NDB: MB 398

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