13MAR22 | Leigh Creek to Olympic Dam

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: 153 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min

Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 130-140 kias.

Altitude: Not above FL125. Suggested 3500 ft..

Flight plan

File as: YLEC YCPT YMGN YOLD

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 Carrpateena 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

• LEIGH CREEK [YLEC] Takeoff
  elev: 856
  rwy: 02/20 11/29 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 02 and 29]
  CTAF: 126.7
  NDB: LEC 287
   
• MOUNT JAMES overfly - H-227° D-18.2 nm
   
• SMITH HILL overfly - H-222° D-39 nm
   
• CARRAPATEENA [YCPT] T&G - H-220° D-8.9 nm
  elev: 672
  rwy: 01/19 asphalt
  CTAF: 125.85
   
• MOUNT GUNSON [YMGN] T&G - H-230° D-14.4 nm
  elev: 344
  rwy: 05/23 10/28 14/32 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• PIMBA overfly - visual along the Stuart Highway or railway
   
• WOOMERA TOWNSHIP overfly - visual along Olympic Dam Highway
  
  Remain east of the Olympic Dam Highway outside the Woomera Prohibited Area.
   
• BOSWORTH ROAD overfly - visual along Olympic Dam Highway
   
• LAKE BESSIE overfly - visual along Olympic Dam Highway
  
  Not above 2000 ft north of Coorlay Lagoon.
   
• ROXBY DOWNS TOWNSHIP overfly - visual along Olympic Dam Highway
  
  Avoid overflying the mine north of Olympic Dam.
   
• OLYMPIC DAM [YOLD] Land - visual along the Olympic Dam Highway
  elev: 344
  rwy: 07/25 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 07]
  CTAF: 126.6

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