27MAR22 | Scone to Lake Macquarie

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: 107 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: YSCO YDEN YWKW YCNK YLMQ

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

• SCONE [YSCO] Takeoff
  elev: 745
  rwy: 11/29 asphalt
  CTAF: 128.0
  NDB: SCO 209
   
• ABERDEEN 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
   
• DENMAN [YDEN] T&G - visual along Denman Road
  elev: 400
  rwy: 13/31 gravel
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• WARKSWORTH [YWKW] T&G - visual along Jerry's Plains Road
  elev: 400
  rwy: 13/31 gravel
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• BROOKE overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Brooke Road
  
  Do not overfly the Singleton Military Area.
   
• MOUNT BRIGHT overfly not above 8500 ft - H-106° D-10.1 nm
   
• CESSNOCK [YCNK] T&G - H-040° D-4.1 nm
  elev: 210
  rwy: 17/35 asphalt
  CTAF: 122.65
   
• FREEMANS WATERHOLE overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along Allandale Road, Lake Road and Freemans Drive
   
• FREEMANS WATERHOLE INTERCHANGE overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along Allandale Road, Lake Road and Freemans Drive
   
• DORA CREEK overfly not above 4500 ft -visual along the Pacific Motorway and Newport Road
   
• WANGI WANGI CARAVAN PARK overfly not above 3500 ft - H-072° D-5.6 nm
   
• LAKE MACQUARIE [YLMQ] Land - H-063° D-2 nm
  elev: 5
  rwy: 07/25 asphalt
  CTAF: 132.1

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