16OCT22 | Bairnsdale to Albury via Great Alpine Road

Simulation Date/Time: Current date set to daylight.

Weather: Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations.
Please note Rule B13 in the VATSIM Code of Conduct regarding weather.

Distance: 176 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min

Aircraft: Beechcraft Baron or similar aircraft capable of 160 kias.

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

Flight plan

File as: YBNS YHOT YPOK CHN LOGI YMAY

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

• BAIRNSDALE [YBNS] Takeoff
  elev: 165
  rwy: 04/22 13/32 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  Tune DME to East Sale TACAN (ESL 108.1)
  
  Not above 4000 ft within 50 DME ESL.
   
• BAIRNSDALE TOWNSHIP overfly - visual along Forge Creek Road
   
• BRUTHEN overfly - visual along the Great Alpine Road
   
• ENSAY overfly - visual along the Great Alpine Road
   
• SWIFTS CREEK overfly - visual along the Great Alpine Road
   
• OMEO TOWNSHIP overfly - visual along the Great Alpine Road
   
• MOUNT HOTHAM [YHOT] T&G - visual along the Great Alpine Road
  elev: 4260
  rwy: 11/29 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.75
   
• MOUTH HOTHAM VILLAGE overfly - visual along the Great Alpine Road
   
• ST BERNARD HOSPICE overfly - visual along the Great Alpine Road
   
• HARRIETVILLE overfly - visual along the Great Alpine Road
   
• FREEBURGH overfly - visual along the Great Alpine Road
   
• GERMANTOWN overfly - visual along the Great Alpine Road
   
• POREPUNKAH [YPOK] T&G - visual along the Great Alpine Road
  elev: 935
  rwy: 18/36 grass
  CTAF: 126.0
   
• OVENS overfly - visual along the Great Alpine Road
  
  Tune DME to Albury VOR/DME (AY 115.6).
   
• MYRTLEFORD overfly - visual along the Great Alpine Road
   
• EVERTON overfly - visual along the Great Alpine Road
   
• TARRAWINGEE GOLF COURSE overfly - visual along the Great Alpine Road
   
• BOWSER INTERCHANGE overfly - visual along the Great Alpine Road and Hume Highway
   
• SPRINGHURST overfly - visual along the Hume Highway
   
• CHILTERN [CHN] overfly - visual along the Hume Highway
  *** Inbound reporting point ***
  
  Not above 2500 ft within16 DME AY.
   
• LOGIC CENTRE [LOGI] overfly not above 2500 ft - visual along the Hume Highway
  
  Not above 2000 ft within 11 DME AY.
  
  If Albury TWR is active, do not proceed beyond 8 DME AY until given circuit instructions.
   
• ALBURY [YMAY] Land - visual along Forge Creek Road
  elev: 539
  rwy: 07/25 asphalt
  TWR/CTAF: 123.25
  VOR/DME: AY 115.6

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