11MAR22 | Olympic Dam to Leigh Creek

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: 184 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min

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

Altitude: Not above FL125. Suggested 2000 ft.. 

Flight plan

File as: YOLD YAMK YSTC YCKA YMRE YLYH YLEC

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 (this includes Curdimurka which is not in default X-Plane).

Note: it is important that Olympic Dam (YOLD) scenery is up to date with the new runway 07/25. RWY 06/24 has been decommissioned.

Flight details

• OLYMPIC DAM [YOLD] Takeoff
  elev: 344
  rwy: 07/25 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 07]
  CTAF: 126.6
  
  Avoid overflying the mine north of the airport.
  
  Not above 2000 ft between Olympic Dam and Andamooka.
   
• ANDAMOOKA [YAMK] T&G - visual along Andamooka Road
  elev: 250
  rwy: 05/23 07/25 17/35 dirt
  CTAF: 126.6
   
• STUART CREEK [YSTC] T&G - visual along Borefield Road
  elev: 183
  rwy: 03/21 08/26 10/28 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• CURDIMURKA [YCKA] T&G - visual along Stuart Creek Road
  elev: 6
  rwy: 09/27 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• MAREE [YMRE] T&G - visual along Oodnadatta Track
  elev: 164
  rwy: 04/22 asphalt
  CTAF: 127.8
   
• LYNDHURST [YLYH] T&G - visual along The Outback Highway
  elev: 164
  rwy: 04/22 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• LEIGH CREEK [YLEC] Land - visual along The Outback Highway
  elev: 856
  rwy: 02/20 11/29 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 02 and 29]
  CTAF: 126.7
  NDB: LEC 287

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