04AUG23 | Fitzroy Crossing to Halls Creek

Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 61

Simulation Date/Time: Current date set to daylight.

Weather: Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations.
If not using live weather, please be mindful of others who are using live weather and will be taking off and landing into the wind.

Distance: 150 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min

Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 130 kias.

Altitude: Not above FL125. Suggested 3000 ft.

Flight plan

File as: YFTZ YCAJ YLOU YMGR YHLC

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

• FITZROY CROSSING [YFTZ] Takeoff
  elev: 368
  rwy: 01/19 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• JOY SPRINGS overfly - visual along the Great Northern Highway
   
• CADJEBUT [YCAJ] T&G - visual along the Great Northern Highway
  elev: 522
  rwy: 10/28 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• MOONGARDIE overfly - visual along the Great Northern Highway
   
• LOUISA DOWNS [YLOU] T&G - visual along the Great Northern Highway and Louisa Downs Road
  elev: 822
  rwy: 07/25 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• MARY POOL overfly - visual along the Mary River
   
• MARGARET RIVER STN [YMGR] T&G - visual along the Great Northern Highway
  elev: 949
  rwy: 07/25 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• KOONGIE PARK overfly - visual along the Great Northern Highway
   
• HALLS CREEK [YHLC] Land - visual along the Great Northern Highway
  elev: 368
  rwy: 04/22 asphalt
  rwy: 08/26 gravel
  CTAF: 126.7
  NDB: HLC 245

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