31MAR23 | Clare Valley to Kadina via Yorke Peninsula

Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 25

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: 165 nm

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

Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 140 kias.

Altitude: Not above 8500 ft (not above 4500 ft between Port Julia and Stansbury). Suggested 2000 ft.

Flight plan

File as: YCVA YARS PIPT PJUL PVCT STR YYOR YMUN YKDI

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

• CLARE VALLEY [YCVA] Takeoff
  elev: 1120
  rwy: 17/35 asphalt
  rwy: 09/27 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• SNOWTOWN overfly - visual along the Horrocks Highway and Condowie Plains Rd
   
• LOCHIEL overfly - visual along the Augusta Highway
   
• CLINTON overfly - visual along the Augusta Highway and Yorke Highway
   
• ARDROSSAN [YARS] T&G - visual along the coast 
  elev: 312
  rwy: 15/33 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• PINE POINT [PIPT] overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along the coast
   
• PORT JULIA [PJUL] overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along the coast
   
• PORT VINCCENT [PVCT] overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along the coast
   
• STANSBURY [SRY] overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along the coast
   
• YORKTOWN [YYOR] T&G - visual along Stansbury Road 
  elev: 129
  rwy: 18/36 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• MINLATON [YMIN] T&G - visual along Yorke Highway 
  elev: 108
  rwy: 16/34 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• MOONTA TOWNSHIP overfly - visual along the coast
   
• KADINA [YKDI] Land - visual along the Spencer Highway 
  elev: 138
  rwy: 05/23 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7

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