19FEB23 | Barwon Heads to Moorabbin

Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 14

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: 121 nm

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

Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 100 kias.

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

Flight plan

File as: YBRS PIPS YTYA YYM YTDN YDRN DRN YLOY YBUP GEK CKT CARE GMH YMMB

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 Barwon Heads and Tooradin.

Flight details

• BARWON HEADS [YBRS] Takeoff
  elev: 50
  rwy: 18/38 asphalt
  rwy: 09/27 grass
  CTAF: 119.0
   
• PORT PHILIP HEADS [PIPS] overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along the coast
   
• DROMANA overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along the coast
   
• BITTERN overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Bittern-Dromana Road
   
• TYABB [YTYA] T&G - visual along Frankston-Flinders Road
  elev: 88
  rwy: 17/35 asphalt
  rwy: 08/26 grass
  CTAF: 128.0
   
• YARINGA YACHT MARINA [YYM] overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along the coast
  
  Faster aircraft may optionally fly anticlockwise around French Island.
   
• TOORADIN [YTDN] T&G - visual along the coast
  elev: 10
  rwy: 04/26 asphalt
  rwy: 14/32 gravel
  CTAF: 124.2
   
• BAYLES TOWNSHIP overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Koo Wee Rup-Longwarry Road
   
• DROUIN [YDRN] T&G - visual along Koo Wee Rup-Longwarry Road
  elev: 330
  rwy: 09/27 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• DROUIN [DRN] overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Main South Road
   
• LONGWARRY [YLOY] T&G - visual along Drouin-Longwarry Road
  elev: 154
  rwy: 10/28 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• BUNYIP [YBUP] T&G - visual along Drouin-Longwarry Road
  elev: 275
  rwy: 09/27 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  Tune DME to Melbourne VOR/DME (ML 114.1)
   
• GEMBROOK [GEK] overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Gembrook-Tonimbuk Road
   
• COCKATOO [CKT] overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Belgrave-Gembrook Road
   
• CARDINIA RESERVOIR [CARE] overfly not above 8500 ft - H-240° D-4 nm
  
  Not above 4500 ft within 30 DME ML.
   
• GMH [GMH] overfly not above 4500 ft - H-225° D-6.5 nm
  *** Inbound reporting point ***
  
  Not above 2500 ft within Moorabbin CTR.
   
• MELBOURNE/MOORABBIN [YMMB] Land - visual along the Dandenong Bypass or as directed by ATC
  elev: 55
  rwy: 04/22 13L/31R 13R/31L 17L/35R 17R/35L asphalt
  TWR/CTAF: 118.1
  NDB: MB 398
   

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