10NOV23 | Sunshine Coast to Watts Bridge

Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 89

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: 143 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min

Aircraft: Cessna 172 or similar aircraft capable of 120 kias.

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

Flight plan

File as:  YBSU MIY EMI CORO YGYM KKV YMRG YKRY YNAN LVE YWSG

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 Sunshine Coast and other airports.

Flight details

• SUNSHINE COAST [YBSU] Takeoff
  elev: 15
  rwy: 13/31 asphalt
  TWR/CTAF: 124.4
  VOR/DME: SU 114.2
  NDB: SU 380
  
  Tune DME to Sunshine Coast VOR/DME
  
  Not above 1500 ft within Sunshine Coast CTR or as directed by ATC.
   
• MT NINDERRY [MIY] overfly not above 1500 ft or as directed by ATC - H-288° D-6.1 nm
   
• EUMUNDI [EMI] overfly not above 1500 ft or as directed by ATC - visual along the Bruce Highway
  
  Not above 2500 ft within 16 DME SU
   
• COOROY [CORO] overfly not above 2500 ft - visual along the Bruce Highway
  
  Not above 3500 ft within 20 DME SU
  Not above 4500 ft within 25 DME SU
  Not above 6500 ft within 30 DME SU
   
• GYMPIE [YGYM] T&G - visual along the Bruce Highway
  elev: 260
  rwy: 14/32 asphalt
  rwy: 03/21 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  Not above 8500 ft beyond 30 DME SU
   
• KILKIVAN [KKV] overfly - visual along the Bruce Highway and Wide Bay Highway
   
• MURGON [YMRG] T&G - visual along the Wide Bay Highway and Bunya Highway
  elev: 1025
  rwy: 12/30 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• KINGAROY [YKRY] T&G - visual along the Bunya Highway
  elev: 1492
  rwy: 16/34 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 34]
  rwy: 05/23 grass
  CTAF: 127.45
   
• NANANGO [YNAN] T&G - visual along the D'Aguilar Highway
  elev: 1190
  rwy: 05/23 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• LINVILLA [LNV] overfly - visual along the D'Aguilar Highway
   
• WATTS BRIDGE [YWSG] Land - visual along the D'Aguilar Highway and Brisbane River
  elev: 300
  rwy: 03/21 12L/30R 12R/30L grass [RH circuit RWY 12R and 30R. Contra circuits.]
  CTAF: 127.3

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