04FEB24 | Murray Bridge to Naracoorte

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: 156 nm

Est Flight Time: approx 75 min

Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 130 kias.

Altitude: Not above 8500 ft. Suggested 1500 ft.

Flight plan

File as: YMBD MDB YBAK YMEG YKIG YLUI YNRC

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

• MURRAY BRIDGE [YMBD] Takeoff
  elev: 157
  rwy: 02/20 asphalt
  rwy: 09/27 grass
  CTAF: 127.5
   
• MURRAY BRIDGE TOWNSHIP [MBD] overfly - visual along Reedy Creek Road
   
• BROOKLANDS AIR PARK [YBAK] T&G - visual along the Dukes Highway and Princes Highway
  elev: 41
  rwy: 01/19 04/22 09/27 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• MENINGIE [YMIG] T&G - visual along the Princes Highway
  elev: 13
  rwy: 04/22 14/32 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• KINGSTON [YKIG] T&G - visual along the Princes Highway or Coorong coast
  elev: 8
  rwy: 02/20 gravel
  rwy: 10/28 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• LUCINDALE [YLUI] T&G - visual along Avenue Range Road
  elev: 89
  rwy: 08/26 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• NARACOORTE [YNRC] Land - visual along Lucindale Road
  elev: 169
  rwy: 08/26 asphalt
  rwy: 02/20 gravel
  CTAF: 126.7

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