23FEB24 | Karratha to Onslow

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: 161 nm

Est Flight Time: approx 75 min

Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 140 kias.

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

Flight plan

File as: YPKA WTHB YMBS YBWX YTHV YOLW

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

• KARRATHA [YPKA] Takeoff
  elev: 33
  rwy: 08/26 asphalt [RH circuit rwy 08 if tower not active]
  TWR/CTAF: 127.35
  VOR/DME: KA 117.3
  NDB: KA 404
  
  Tune DME to Karratha VOR/DME.
  
  Not above 1000 ft within 16 DME KA or as directed by ATC.
   
• WITHNELL BAY [WTHB] overfly not above 1000 ft or as directed by ATC - visual along Burrup Peninsula Road or as directed by ATC
   
• WEST LEWIS ISLAND overfly not above 1000 ft or as directed by ATC - H-270° D-8.5 nm
   
• ENDERBY ISLAND overfly not above 1000 ft or as directed by ATC - H-263° D-7.9 nm
  
  Not above 2000 ft within 25 DME KA
  Not above 2500 ft within 31 DME KA
  Not above 6500 ft within 40 DME KA
  Not above 8500 ft beyond 40 DME KA
   
• MONTEBELLO ISLAND [YMBS] overfly - H-275° D-55 nm
  Float planes may optionally touch and go in the lagoon.
   
• CAPE DUPUY overfly - H-201° D-13.7 nm
   
• BARROW ISLAND [YMWX] T&G - visual along the coast
  elev: 24
  rwy: 03/21 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 03]
  CTAF: 120.1
   
• PASCO ISLAND overfly - visual along the coast
   
• THEVENARD ISLAND [YTHV] T&G - H-210° D-34 nm
  elev: 9
  rwy: 09/27 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• OLNSLOW [YOLW] Land - H-151° D-13.6 nm
  elev: 23
  rwy: 03/21 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.6

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