05NOV23 | Hervey Bay to Sunshine Coast

Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 88

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: 165 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min

Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 140 kias.

Altitude: Remain in Class G airspace outside Sunshine Coast CTR. See waypoint notes below.

Flight plan

File as: YHBA URAN YRBB DLP NOSA STUM COOL MTC YBSU

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 Rainbow Beach and Sunshine Coast.

Important: In all sims, ensure that scenery is up to date and Sunshine Coast has a single runway 13/31. The old runway 12/30 and 18/36 have been decommissioned.

Flight details

• HERVEY BAY [YHBA] Takeoff
  elev: 60
  rwy: 11/29 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.55
  
  Not above 8500 ft until approaching Sunshine Coast.
   
• URANGAN [URAN] overfly - visual along Booral Road
   
• MOON POINT overfly - H-046° D-6 nm
   
• SANDY CAPE overfly - visual along the west coast of K'gari
   
• WADDY POINT overfly - visual along the east coast of K'gari
  
  Tune DME to Sunshine Coast VOR/DME (SU 114.2)
   
• HOOK POINT overfly - visual along the east coast of K'gari
   
• RAINBOW BEACH [YRBB] T&G - visual along the coast
  elev: 32
  rwy: 16/34 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• DOUBLE ISLAND POINT [DLP] overfly - visual along the coast
  
  Not above 6500 ft within 30 DME SU
  Not above 4500 ft within 25 DME SU
  Not above 3500 ft within 20 DME SU
  Not above 2500 ft within 16 DME SU
   
• NOOSA HEADS [NOSA] overfly not above 2500 ft - visual along the coast
  *** Inbound reporting point ***
  
  Not above 1500 ft within 1500 ft within 12 DME SU or as directed by ATC
  
  If Sunshine Coast TWR is active, do not proceed past Peregian Beach until given circuit instructions.
   
• STUMERS CREEK [STUM] overfly not above 1500 ft - visual along the coast
   
• COOLUM HI-RISE [COOL] overfly not above 1500 ft - visual along the coast
   
• MT COOLUM [MTC] overfly not above 1500 ft - visual along the coast
   
• SUNSHINE COAST [YBSU] Land - visual along the coast or as directed by ATC
  elev: 15
  rwy: 13/31 asphalt
  TWR/CTAF: 124.4
  VOR/DME: SU 114.2
  NDB: SU 380
   

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