Meekatharra to Paraburdoo

Event Details

Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight.

Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations.

Distance : 285 nm

Est Flight Time : approx 90 mins

Aircraft : Single or twin engine turboprop aircraft such as Pilatus PC-12, Beechcraft King Air, Mitsubishi Solitaire, Lancair Legacy or similar capable of 225 to 255 kias.

Communications : Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. VATSIM pilots connecting to the network using FSCOPILOT/FSINN can install an additional file that provides the ability to tune the CTAF frequency and make voice announcements to other pilots on frequency. These files can be obtained via this link.

Altitude : Not above FL125

Flightplan

File as : YMEK YPLU YHSL YFOR YPBO

GPS Flightplan is available for FSX and X-Plane FMS and also provided is the original Plan-G flightplan for those that find this useful all enclosed within a Zip archive.

Navigation : Pilots familiar with the area can navigate visually, for those less familiar the accompanying GPS Flightplan is the recommended method of navigating the flight plan.

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Flight Details

• MEEKATHARRA [YMEK] Takeoff
  elev : 1713'
  rwy : 09/27 asphalt
  rwy : 15/33 dirt
  CTAF : 126.55
  VOR/DME MEK 112.90
  NDB : 251.0

• PLUTONIC GOLD MINE [YPLU] T&G - H-030° D-90.9 nm
  elev : 1893'
  rwy : 07/25 dirt
  CTAF : 131.25

• HORSHOE LIGHTS MINE [YHSL] T&G - H-266° D-43.4 nm
  elev : 1667'
  rwy : 11/29 dirt
  CTAF : 131.25

• FORTNUM GOLD MINE [YFOR] T&G - H-270° D-13.3 nm
  elev : 1667'
  rwy : 08/26 dirt
  CTAF : 131.25

• PARABURDOO [YPBO] Land - H-344° D-134.5 nm
  elev : 1406'
  rwy : 06/24ns asphalt
  * ns - non standard right circuit
  CTAF : 126.80

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