05JUN22 | Goolwa to Bordertown via the Dukes Highway

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: 130 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min

Aircraft: Cessna 172 or similar aircraft capable of 110 kias.

Altitude: Remain in Class G airspace, see waypoint notes below. Suggested 1500 ft.

Flight plan

File as: YGWA SYN YSYN LHCK YBAK YTIN YKTH YBOR

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 for Bordertown and other airports.

Flight details

• GOOLWA [YGWA] Takeoff
  elev: 104
  rwy: 01/19 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 01]
  rwy: 09/27 16/34 grass [RH circuit RWY 09 and 34]
  CTAF: 126.95
  
  Tune DME to Adelaide VOR/DME (AD 116.4)
  
  Not above 4500 ft within 36 DME AD.
   
• STRATHALBYN [SYN] overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along Alexandrina Road
   
• STRATHALBYN [YSYN] T&G - visual along Langhorne Creek Road
  elev: 70
  rwy: 14/32 asphalt
  rwy: 10/28 18/36 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• LANGHORNE CREEK [LHCK] overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along Langhorne Creek Road
  
  Not above 8500 ft beyond 36 DME AD.
   
• BROOKLANDS AIR PARK [YBAK] T&G - visual along Wellington Road
  elev: 41
  rwy: 01/19 04/22 09/27 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• COONALPYN overfly - visual along the Dukes Highway
   
• TINTINARA [YTIN/AU86] T&G - visual along the Dukes Highway
  elev: 71
  rwy: 05/23 13/31 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• KEITH [YKTH] T&G - visual along the Dukes Highway
  elev: 96
  rwy: 17/35 gravel
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• BORDERTOWN [YBOR] Land - visual along the Dukes Highway
  elev: 265
  rwy: 17/35 asphalt
  rwy: 13/31 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
  NDB: BOR 251

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