25MAR22 | Lake Macquarie to Scone

It's the weekend of Warbirds Over Scone.

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: 97 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 60-75 min

Aircraft: Vintage aircraft, warbird or other "low and slow" aircraft capable of 80-100 kias.

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

Flight plan

File as: YLMQ YWSR HXB YMND BAXT YSGT YSCO

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

• LAKE MACQUARIE [YLMQ] Takeoff
  elev: 5
  rwy: 07/25 asphalt
  CTAF: 132.1
  
  Tune DME to Williamtown TACAN (WLM 118.3)
  
  Not above 2000 ft within 12 DME WLM.
   
• FORT SCRATCHLEY overfly not above 2000 ft - visual along the coast
   
• NEWCASTLE INTERCHANGE RAILWAY STATION overfly not above 2000 ft - visual along the Hunter River (remain south of the river)
   
• SHORTLAND GOLF COURSE overfly not above 2000 ft - visual along the railway
   
• WALLSAIR [YWSR] T&G - H-259° D-1.7 nm
  elev: 4
  rwy: 03/21 grass
  CTAF: 132.1
   
• HEXHAM BRIDGE [HXB] overfly not above 2000 ft - H-003° D-3.3 nm
  
  Remain on CTAF 132.1 until abeam Beresfield Golf Course.
  
  Not above 4500 ft beyond 12 DME WLM.
   
• MAITLAND GOLF COURSE overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along the New England Highway
   
• MAITLAND [YMND] T&G - visual along the New England Highway
  elev: 95
  rwy: 05/23 08/26 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 05]
  rwy: 18/36 grass
  CTAF: 122.65
   
• BRANXTON [BAXT] overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along the New England Highway
  
  Not above 8500 ft beyond Branxton.
  
  Remain north of the New England Highway. Do not overly the Singleton Military Area.
   
• SINGLETON [YSGT] T&G - visual along the New England Highway
  elev: 147
  rwy: 10/28 grass [RH circuit RWY 28]
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• LAKE LIDDELL overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along the New England Highway
   
• MUSWELLBROOK GOLF COURSE overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along the New England Highway
   
• ABERDEEN overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along the New England Highway
  
  Slower aircraft may omit overflying Glenbawn Dam and continue along the New England Highway to Scone.
   
• GLENBAWN DAM overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along the Hunter River
   
• SCONE [YSCO] Land - visual along Glenbawn Road
  elev: 745
  rwy: 11/29 asphalt
  CTAF: 128.0
  NDB: SCO 209

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