11AUG23 | Kununurra to Port Keats

Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 63

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: 179 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min

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

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

Flight plan

File as: YPKU YCIL YWYM TTLE YPKT

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 Port Keats in OzXP and for other airports.

Flight details

• KUNUNURRA [YPKU] Takeoff
  elev: 145
  rwy: 12/30 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 30]
  CTAF: 127.0
  VOR/DME: KU 116.5
  NDB: KU 221
   
• CARLTON HILL [YCIL] T&G - visual along the Ord River
  elev: 47
  rwy: 12/30 dirt
  CTAF: 127.0
   
• WYNDHAM [YWYM] T&G - visual along the Ord River
  elev: 15
  rwy: 12/30 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 12]
  CTAF: 128.0
   
• ADOLPHUS ISLAND overfly - visual along Cambridge Gulf
   
• CAPE DOMETT overfly - visual along Cambridge Gulf
   
• TURTLE POINT [TTLE] overfly - visual along the coast
  
  Not above 5000 ft to remain below restricted military airspace.
   
• NGUNTHAK overfly not above 5000 ft - H-011° D-28 nm
   
• PORT KEATS [YPKT] Land - visual along the coast
  elev: 111
  rwy: 16/34 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7

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