17FEB23 | King Island to Barwon Heads

Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 13

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: 120 nm

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

Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 100 kias.

Altitude: Not above FL125. Suggested 1500 ft.

Flight plan

File as: YKII YAPO LORN ANG YTQY YBRS

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 King Island in OzXP and for Barwon Heads.

Flight details

• KING ISLAND [YKII] Takeoff
  elev: 132
  rwy: 10/28 asphalt
  rwy: 16/35 gravel
  CTAF: 126.85
  NDB: KII 332
   
• CAPE WICKHAM overfly - visual along the coast (faster aircraft may optionally fly anticlockwise around the east coast of the island - this adds appox 40 nm to the route)
   
• POINT FRANKLIN overfly - H-326° D-48 nm
   
• APOLLO BAY [YAPO] T&G - visual along the coast
  elev: 0
  rwy: 09/27 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• LORNE [LORN] overfly - visual along the coast
   
• ANGLESEA [ANG] overfly - visual along the coast
   
• TORQUAY [YTQY] T&G - visual along the coast
  elev: 30
  rwy: 09/27 asphalt
  CTAF: 119.0
   
• BARWON HEADS [YBRS] Land - visual along the coast and Black Rock Road
  elev: 50
  rwy: 18/38 asphalt
  rwy: 09/27 grass
  CTAF: 119.0

Charts