24FEB23 | Moorabbin to Albury

Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 15

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: 156 nm

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

Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 140 kias.

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

Flight plan

File as: YMMB ACE YLIL MVL YTGG YMFD YBCH BCH BDT 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. X-Plane scenery is available for Beechworth which is not in default X-Plane.

Flight details

• MELBOURNE/MOORABBIN [YMMB] Takeoff
  elev: 55
  rwy: 04/22 13L/31R 13R/31L 17L/35R 17R/35L asphalt
  TWR/CTAF: 118.1
  NDB: MB 398
  
  Tune DME to Melbourne VOR/DME (ML 114.1)
  
  Not above 2500 ft within Moorabbin CTR or as directed by ATC.
   
• ACADEMY [ACE] overfly not above 2500 ft - H-025° D-6 nm
   
• RINGWOOD LAKE overfly not above 2500 ft - visual along Eastlink
   
• LILYDALE overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along the Maroondah Highway or railway
  
  Not above 4500 ft within 30 DME ML
   
• LILYDALE [YLIL] T&G - visual along the Maroondah Highway and Melba Highway
  elev: 242
  rwy: 18/36 grass [Assume daylight operations, all circuits to the west]
  CTAF: 119.1
   
• YARRA GLEN overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along the Melba Highway
  
  Not above 8500 ft beyond 30 DME ML.
   
• MAROONDAH DAM overfly - visual along Healesville-Yarra Glen Road and Maroondah Highway
   
• NARBETHONG overfly - visual along the Maroondah Highway
   
• MARYSVILLE [MVL] overfly - visual along Marysville Road
   
• BUXTON overfly - visual along Buxton-Marysville Road
   
• TAGGERTY [YTGG] T&G - visual along the Maroondah Highway
  elev: 700
  rwy: 02/20 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• EILDON WEIR overfly - visual along Taggerty-Thornton Road and Goulburn Valley Highway
   
• MANSFIELD [YMFD] T&G - H-032° D-13 nm
  elev: 700
  rwy: 02/20 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• TOLMIE overfly - visual along Old Tolmie Road
  
  Tune DME to Albury VOR/DME (AY 115.6)
   
• WHITFIELD overfly - visual along Mansfield-Whitfield Road
   
• WHOROULY overfly - H-016° D-17.7 nm
  
  Not above 5500 ft within 30 DME AY
  Not above 4500 ft within 25 DME AY
   
• BEECHWORTH [YBCH] T&G - visual along Buckland Gap Road
  elev: 2011
  rwy: 15/33 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• BEECHWORTH [BCH] overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along Buckland Gap Road
  *** Inbound reporting point ***
  
  Not above 3500 ft within 20 DME AY
  Not above 2500 ft within 16 DME AY
   
• BARANDUDA TOWERS [BDT] overfly not above 2500 ft - visual along Beechworth-Wodonga Road
  
  Visual along Beechworth-Wodonga Road then via Wodonga Racecourse and Diamond Park or as directed by ATC.
   
• ALBURY [YMAY] Land - track as directed by ATC
  elev: 539
  rwy: 07/25 asphalt
  TWR/CTAF: 123.25
  VOR/DME: AY 115.6

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