10DEC23 | Cessnock to Orange

Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 98

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: 152 nm

Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min

Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 130 kias.

Altitude: Not above 8500 ft. Suggested 4000 ft.

Flight plan

File as: YCNK BAXT YSGT YDEN YMDG YORG

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.  X-Plane scenery is available for Strowan which is not in default X-Plane 11 but is in X-Plane 12.

Flight details

• CESSNOCK [YCNK] Takeoff
  elev: 210
  rwy: 17/35 asphalt
  CTAF: 122.65
   
• BRANXTON [BAXT] overfly - visual along Wine Country Drive
   
• SINGLETON [YSGT] T&G - visual along the New England Highway
  elev: 150
  rwy: 10/28 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 28]
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• STROWAN [AU188] T&G - visual along the Hunter River
  elev: 372
  rwy: 11/29 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• DENMAN [YDEN] T&G - visual along the Hunter River or Jerrys Plains Road
  elev: 401
  rwy: 13/31 gravel
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• CHERRYDALE [YCHY] T&G - visual along the railway
  elev: 943
  rwy: 06/24 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• MUDGEE [YMDG] T&G - visual along White Cedars Road
  elev: 1545
  rwy: 04/22 asphalt
  rwy: 16/34 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
  NDB: MDG 398
   
• HILL END overfly - visual along Hill End Road
   
• ORANGE [YORG] Land - visual along Freemantle Road and Icely Road
  elev: 3112
  rwy: 11/29 asphalt
  rwy: 04/22 grass/clay
  CTAF: 119.0

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