31JUL22 | Merimbula to Lakes Entrance

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: 139 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min.

Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 120 kias.

Altitude: Not above FL125. Suggested 1500 ft.

Flight plan

File as: YMER YGBO YMCO YORB YGRL

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

• MERIMBULA [YMER] Takeoff
  elev: 8
  rwy: 03/21 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
  NDB: MER 395
  DME: MER 117.7
   
• EDEN TOWNSHIP overfly - visual along the coast (recommended) or the Princes Highway
   
• GREEN CAPE LIGHTHOUSE overfly - visual along the coast
   
• CAPE HOWE overfly - visual along the coast
   
• GABO ISLAND [YGBO] T&G - visual along the coast
  elev: 395
  rwy: 07/25 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• MALLACOOTA [YMCO] T&G - visual along the coast
  elev: 102
  rwy: 18/36 asphalt
  rwy: 07/25 gravel
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• LITTLE RAME HEAD LIGHTHOUSE overfly - visual along the coast
   
• RAME HEAD overfly - visual along the coast
   
• POINT HICKS LIGHTHOUSE overfly - visual along the coast
   
• ORBOST [YORB] T&G - visual along the coast
  elev: 93
  rwy: 07/25 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  Tune DME to East Sale TACAN (ESL 108.1)
  
  Not above 4000 ft within 50 DME ESL.
   
• GREAT LAKES AIRFIELD [YGRL] Land - visual along the coast
  elev: 260
  rwy: 08/26 asphalt
  rwy: 13/31 gravel
  CTAF: 126.7

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