24NOV23 | Stanthorpe to Gold Coast

Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 93

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: 131 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min

Aircraft: Cessna 172 or similar aircraft capable of 110 kias.

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

Flight plan

File as:  YSPE YWCK PLW LOOH YBOA YKBN OFD NEN ROTC PIN YBCG

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. It is recommended that X-Plane 12 users download the latest Gateway scenery for Stanthorpe.

Flight details

• STANTHORPE [YSPE] Takeoff
  elev: 2934
  rwy: 08/26 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  Tune DME to Amberley TACAN (AMB 118.3)
  
  Not above 8500 ft until 35 DME AMB.
   
• WARWICK [YWCK] T&G - visual along the New England Highway
  elev: 1527
  rwy: 09/27 asphalt (parallel grass runways for gliders only)
  CTAF: 127.85
  
  Not above 4500 ft within 35 DME AMB
   
• PALM MEADOWS [PLW] overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along the Cunningham Highway
   
• LAKE MOOGERAH [LOOH] overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along the Cunningham Highway
   
• BOONAH [YBOA] T&G - visual along Mount Alford Road
  elev: 330
  rwy: 04/22 grass
  CTAF: 122.75
  
  Tune DME to Brisbane VOR/DME (BN 113.2)
  
  Not above 8500 ft within 65 DME BN
   
• KOORALBYN [YKBN] T&G - visual along Green Hills Road
  elev: 308
  rwy: 12/30 grass
  CTAF: 126.65
   
• LARAVALE overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Kooralbyn Road and Mount Lindesay Highway
  
  Not above 7500 ft within 40 DME BN
   
• BEAUDESERT overfly not above 7500 ft - visual along the Mount Lindesay Highway
   
• TAMBORINE overfly not above 7500 ft - visual along Beaudesert-Nerang Road
  
  Tune DME to Gold Coast VOR/DME (CG 112.3)
  
  Not above 6500 ft within 25 DME CG
   
• TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN overfly not above 3500 ft - visual along Tamborine Mountain Road
   
• OXENFORD [OFD] overfly not above 3500 ft - visual along Tamborine-Oxenford Road
  
  Not above 1500 ft within 15 DME CG
   
• NERANG [NEN] overfly not above 1500 ft - visual along the Pacific Motorway
  *** Inbound reporting point ***
   
• ROBINA TOWN CENTRE [ROTC] overfly not above 1500 ft - visual along the Pacific Motorway
  
  If Gold Coast ATC is active, do not proceed until given circuit instructions.
   
• THE PINES [PIN] overfly not above 1500 ft - visual along the Pacific Motorway
   
• GOLD COAST [YBCG] Land - visual along the Pacific Motorway or as directed by ATC
  elev: 21
  rwy: 14/32 17/35 asphalt
  TWR/CTAF: 118.7
  VOR/DME: CG 112.3
  NDB: CG 278

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