26APR24 | Warrnambool to Bendigo

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: 140 nm

Est Flight Time: approx 75 min

Aircraft: Cessna 172 or similar aircraft capable of 120 kias.

Altitude: Not above 8500 ft. Suggested 2500 ft.

Flight plan

File as: YWBL CAU YCWO YARA YMBU YBDG

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

• WARRNAMBOOL [YWBL] Takeoff
  elev: 242
  rwy: 04/22 13/31 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.0
   
• CARAMUT [CAU] overfly - visual along Warrnambool-Caramut Road
   
• CHATSWORTH [YCWO] T&G - visual along the Caramut-Chatsworth Road
  elev: 628
  rwy: 02/20 10/28 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• ARARAT [YARA] T&G - visual along Chatsworth-Wickliffe Road and Mortlake-Ararat Road
  elev: 1008
  rwy: 12/30 asphalt
  rwy: 04/22 grass
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• MARYBOROUGH [YMBU] T&G - visual along the Pyrenees Highway
  elev: 766
  rwy: 17/35 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 17]
  rwy: 06/24 grass [RH circuit RWY 24]
  CTAF: 119.1
   
• LAANECOORIE RESERVOIR overfly - visual along Bendigo-Maryborough Road
   
• BENDIGO [YBDG] Land - visual along Bendigo-Maryborough Road
  elev: 710
  rwy: 05/23 17/35 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 05 and 35]
  CTAF: 119.3

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