02DEC22 | Hervey Bay to Gladstone via Bruce Highway

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: 149 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min. Departure times may be staggered to avoid congestion.

Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 120 kias.

Altitude: Not above 8500 ft. Suggested 2500 ft.

Flight plan

File as: YHBA YMYB YCDS YETT YMUA YMIM YIVG MRG YGLA

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

• HERVEY BAY [YHBA] Takeoff
  elev: 60
  rwy: 11/29 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.55
   
• MARYBOROUGH [YMYB] T&G - visual along Maryborough-Hervey Bay Road
  elev: 38
  rwy: 17/35 asphalt
  rwy: 12/30 grass
  CTAF: 126.55
   
• HOWARD TOWNSHIP overfly - visual along the Bruce Highway
   
• CHILDERS [YCDS] T&G - visual along the Bruce Highway
  elev: 157
  rwy: 10/28 grass
  CTAF: 126.9
   
• NORTH GREGORY/ELLIOT FIELD [YETT] T&G - visual along the Bruce Highway and Childers Road
  elev: 259
  rwy: 06/24 15/22 grass
  CTAF: 126.9
   
• GIN GIN TOWNSHIP overfly - visual along the Burnett River and Bruce Highway
   
• MONDURAN [YMUA] T&G - visual along the Bruce Highway
  elev: 159
  rwy: 02/29 grass
  CTAF: 126.9
   
• MIRIAM VALE [YMIM] T&G - visual along the Bruce Highway
  elev: 223
  rwy: 01/19 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• IVERAGH [YIVG] T&G - visual along the Bruce Highway
  elev: 98
  rwy: 13/31 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• MAURICE HILL [MRH] overfly - visual along the Bruce Highway
   
• GLADSTONE [YGLA] Land - visual along the South Western Highway
  elev: 59
  rwy: 10/28 asphalt
  CTAF: 118.8
  VOR: GLA 116.3

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