22MAR24 | Katherine to Kakadu

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: 151 nm

Est Flight Time: approx 75 min

Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 130 kias.

Altitude: Not above 9500 ft outside Tindal CTR.

Flight plan

File as: YPTN YGPA YCOO YJAB

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

• TINDAL [YPTN] Takeoff
  elev: 443
  rwy: 14/32 asphalt
  TWR/CTAF: 119.7
  VOR/DME: TN 112.3
  NDB: TN 356
  
  Note: general aviation aircraft must park on the civil apron.
  
  
  
  Tune DME to Tindal VOR/DME.
  
  Not above 2500 ft within 30 DME TN or as directed by ATC.
   
• EDITH RIVER overfly not above 2500 ft or as directed by ATC - visual along the Stuart Highway
   
• PINE CREEK overfly - visual along the Stuart Highway
   
• MARY RIVER ROADHOUSE overfly - visual along the Kakadu Highway
   
• OLD GOODPARLA [YGPA] T&G - visual along the Kakadu Highway
  elev: 349
  rwy: 14/32 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• COOINDA [YCOO] T&G - visual along the Kakadu Highway
  elev: 43
  rwy: 09/27 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
  
  Do not overfly the Ranger Uranium Mine south east of Jabiru.
   
• JABIRU [YJAB] Land - visual along the Kakadu Highway
  elev: 85
  rwy: 09/27 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 27]
  CTAF: 126.7

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