25FEB24 | Onslow to Karratha

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: Any GA aircraft capable of 130 kias.

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

Flight plan

File as: YOLW YFCU YCPR MWK MIAR YPKA

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

• OLNSLOW [YOLW] Takeof
  elev: 23
  rwy: 03/21 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.6
  
  Tune DME to Karratha VOR/DME (KA 117.3)
  
  Not above 8500 ft to 40 DME KA. 
   
• MOUNT MINNIE overfly - visual along Onslow Road
   
• MESA A MINE overfly - visual along the North West Coastal Highway
   
• FORTSCUE RIVER [YFCU] T&G - visual along the North West Coastal Highway
  elev: 159
  rwy: 13/31 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  Not above 6500 ft within 40 DME KA
   
• CAPE PRESTON [YCPR] T&G - visual along the North West Coastal Highway
  elev: 77
  rwy: 08/26 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 08]
  CTAF: 132.05
  
  Not above 2500 ft within 31 DME KA
  Not above 2000 ft within 22 DME KA
   
• MOUNT WILKIE [MWK] overfly not above 2000 ft - visual along the North West Coastal Highway
  *** Inbound reporting point ***
  
  Not above 1000 ft within 16 DME KA or as directed by ATC
   
• MIAREE POOL BRIDGE [MIAR] overfly not above 1000 ft or as directed by ATC - visual along the North West Coastal Highway
   
• KARRATHA [YPKA] Land - visual along the North West Coastal Highway or as directed by ATC
  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

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