30APR23 | Nullarbor Motel to Forrest

Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 34

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: 199 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 80 min. Departure times may be staggered to avoid congestion.

Aircraft: Beechcraft Baron or similar aircraft capable of 160 kias.

Altitude: Not above FL125. Suggested 2000 ft.

Flight plan

File as: YNUB YBOV YECL YMDT YFRT

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

• NULLARBOR MOTEL [YNUB] Takeoff
  elev: 220
  rwy: 04/22 10/28 dirt [The sealed north-south roadway west of the field is not a runway, however it can be used as a taxiway.]
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• BORDER VILLAGE [YBOV] T&G - visual along the Eyre Highway
  elev: 314
  rwy: 06/24 18/36 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• EUCLA [YECL] T&G - visual along the Eyre Highway
  elev: 26
  rwy: 03/21 08/26 12/30 17/35 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  If present in scenery, pilots may optionally T&G on Eucla Roadway (YECT) approx 3 nm SW of Eucla Roadhouse. 1250m of the Eyre Highway oriented 08/26 is used as an emergency runway for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. We cannot guarantee that police have stopped the road traffic!
   
• MUNDRABILLA MOTEL [YMDT] T&G - visual along the Eyre Highway
  elev: 46
  rwy: 08/26 17/35 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• FORREST [YFRT] Land - H-351° D-60 nm
  elev: 511
  rwy: 09/27 18/36 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
  NDB: FRT 268
   

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