27MAY22 | Essendon to Tocumwal

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: 146 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min

Aircraft: Cessna 172 or similar aircraft capable of 120 kias.

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

Flight plan

File as: YMEN CGB KAO BVG TLK YMNG YLCS YEUA YBLA YTOC

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 scenery is available here.

Flight details

• ESSENDON [YMEN] Takeoff
  elev: 282
  rwy: 08/26 17/35 asphalt
  TWR: 125.1 (If there is no ATC covering Essendon, use UNICOM 122.8. There is no CTAF for Essendon.)
  
  Tune DME to Melbourne VOR/DME (ML 114.1)
  
  Not above 1500 ft within Melbourne CTR unless directed by ATC.
   
• CRAIGIEBURN OVERPASS [CGB] overfly not above 1500 ft - track as directed by ATC then visual along the railway
   
• KALKALLO [KAO] overfly not above 1500 ft or as directed by ATC - visual along the Hume Freeway
  
  Not above 2500 ft within 15 DME ML.
   
• BEVERIDGE [BVG] overfly not above 2500 ft - visual along the Hume Freeway
  
  Not above 3500 ft within 20 DME ML.
  Not above 4500 ft within 30 DME ML.
  Not above 7500 ft within45 DME ML.  
   
• TALLAROOK [TLK] overfly not above 7500 ft - visual along the Hume Freeway
  
  Not above 8500 ft beyond 45 DME ML.
   
• MANGALORE [YMNG] T&G - visual along the Hume Freeway
  elev: 467
  rwy: 05/23 18/36 asphalt
  CTAF: 121.1
  VOR: MNG 113.2
   
• LOCKSLEY FIELD [YLCS] T&G - visual along the Hume Freeway
  elev: 540
  rwy: 01/19 grass
  CTAF: 121.1
   
• EUROA [YEUA] T&G - visual along the Hume Freeway
  elev: 555
  rwy: 01/19 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• VIOLET TOWN overfly - visual along the Hume Freeway
   
• BENALLA [YBLA] T&G - visual along the Hume Freeway
  elev: 569
  rwy: 08/26 asphalt
  rwy: 17/35 grass
  CTAF: 125.6
   
• KATAMATITE overfly - visual along Benalla-Tocumwal Road
   
• TOCUMWAL [YTOC] Land - visual along Benalla-Tocumwal Road
  elev: 372
  rwy: 09/27 18/36 asphalt [parallel grass strips for gliders only]
  CTAF: 125.5

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