26NOV23 | Gold Coast to Coffs Harbour

Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 94

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: 137 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min

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

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

Flight plan

File as:  YBCG CGD HASS BRH YTYH BBAY YBNA YEVD YPLI RER WGG SOI YCFS

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

• GOLD COAST [YBCG] Takeoff
  elev: 21
  rwy: 14/32 17/35 asphalt
  TWR/CTAF: 118.7
  VOR/DME: CG 112.3
  NDB: CG 278
  
  Tune DME to Gold Coast VOR/DME
  
  Not above 1500 ft within 15 DME CG
   
• CUDGEN HEADLAND [CGD] overfly not above 1500 ft - visual along the Pacific Motorway and the coast
  
  Note: once in Class G airspace, fly southbound at 1000 ft between Cudgen Headland and Hastings Point.
  
  Use CTAF 127.55 between Cudgen Headland and Byron Bay.
   
• HASTINGS POINT [HASS] overfly at 1000 ft - visual along the coast
  
  Not above 3500 ft within 22 DME CG
   
• BRUNSWICK HEADS [BRH] overfly not above 3500 ft - visual along the coast
  
  Not above 4500 ft within 30 DME CG - visual along the coast
   
• TYAGARAH [YTYH] T&G - visual along the coast
  elev: 10
  rwy: 06/24 grass
  CTAF: 127.55
   
• BYRON BAY [BBAY] overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along the coast
  
  Not above 8500 ft beyond 30 DME CG
   
• BALLINA [YBNA] T&G - visual along the coast
  elev: 7
  rwy: 06/24 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 06]
  CTAF: 124.2
  NDB: BNA 206
   
• EVANS HEAD [YEVD] T&G - visual along the coast
  elev: 20
  rwy: 18/36 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 18]
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• PALMERS ISLAND/MACLEAN [YPLI] T&G - visual along the coast
  elev: 0
  rwy: 09/27 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  Tune DME to Coffs Harbour VOR/DME (CFS 117.0)
  
  Not above 5500 ft within 30 DME CFS
  Not above 3500 ft within 22 DME CFS
   
• RED ROCK [RER] overfly not above 3500 ft - visual along the coast
  *** Inbound reporting point ***
  
  Not above 2500 ft within 17 DME CFS
   
• WOOLGOOLGA [WGG] overfly not above 2500 ft - visual along the coast
  
  Not above 1000 ft within 12 DME CFS or as directed by ATC.
  If Coffs Harbour TWR is active, do not proceed beyond 7 DME CFS until given circuit instructions.
   
• SPLIT SOLITARY ISLAND [SOI] overfly no above 1000 ft - visual along the coast
   
• COFFS HARBOUR [YCFS] Land - visual along the coast or as directed by ATC
  elev: 18
  rwy: 03/21 10/28 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 03 except as directed by ATC]
  TWR/CTAF: 118.2
  VOR/DME: CFS 117.0

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