05JAN24 | Swan Hill to Mildura

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: 121 nm (approximate direct track, longer if following the twists and turns of the Murray River)

Est Flight Time: approx 75 min

Aircraft: Any "low and slow" GA aircraft capable of 100 kias.

Altitude: Not above FL125. Suggested 1500 ft

Flight plan

File as: YSWH YROI RCS YMIA

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.

Flight details

• SWAN HILL [YSWH] Takeoff
  elev: 234
  rwy: 08/26 asphalt
  rwy: 04/22 gravel
  CTAF: 119.1
  NDB: SWH 407
   
• NYAH overfly - visual along the Murray River
   
• MAJOR MITCHELL LAGOON overfly - visual along the Murray River
   
• BOUNDARY BEND overfly - visual along the Murray River
   
• ROBINVALE [YROI] T&G - visual along the Murray River
  elev: 284
  rwy: 01/19 asphalt
  rwy: 12/20 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• WEMAN overfly - visual along the Murray River
   
• LAMBERT ISLAND overfly - visual along the Murray River
   
• RED CLIFFS [RCS] overfly - visual along the Murray River
   
• MILDURA [YMIA] Land - visual along the Murray River
  elev: 167
  rwy: 09/27 18/36 asphalt
  CTAF: 118.8
  VOR/DME: MIA 113.7
  NDB: MIA 272

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