03DEC23 | Tamworth to Port Macquarie

Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 96

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: 148 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min

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

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

Flight plan

File as: YSTW NEM KOT YWCH BLR YKMP YPMQ

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 Tamworth.

Flight details

• TAMWORTH [YSTW] Takeoff
  elev: 1335
  rwy: 12L/30R 12R/30L asphalt
  rwy: 06/24 18/36 grass/clay
  TWR/CTAF: 119.4
  VOR/DME: TW 116.0
  NDB: TW 341
  
  Tune DME to Tamworth VOR/DME
  
  Not above 3500 ft within 15 DME TW
   
• NEMINGAH [NEM] overfly not above 3500 ft - visual along the New England Highway
   
• KOOTINGAL [KOT] overfly not above 3500 ft - visual along the New England Highway
  
  Not above 8500 ft beyond 15 DME TW
   
• WALCHA ROAD overfly - visual along the railway
   
• WALCHA [YWCH] T&G - visual along the Oxley Highway
  elev: 3744
  rwy: 06/24 gravel
  rwy: 13/31 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• TRINIDAD CREEK overfly - visual along the Apsley River
   
• LOWER CREEK overfly - visual along the Apsley River
   
• BELLBROOK [BLR] overfly - visual along Kempsey Road
   
• KEMPSEY [YKMP] T&G - visual along Kempsey Road
  elev: 54
  rwy: 04/22 asphalt
  CTAF: 118.9
   
• PORT MACQUARIE [YPMQ] Land - visual along the Pacific Highway
  elev: 15
  rwy: 03/21 asphalt
  CTAF: 118.1
  NDB: PMQ 395

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