05MAY24 | Port Pirie to Parafield

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: 155 nm

Est Flight Time: approx 75 min

Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 130 kias.

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

Flight plan

File as: YPIR WRO YKDI YMLD YARS WHPL DUB RMH OHB YPPF

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

• PORT PIRIE [YPIR] Takeoff
  elev: 39
  rwy: 08/26 asphalt
  rwy: 17/35 gravel
  rwy: 03/21 dirt
  CTAF: 126.9
  
  Tune DME to Adelaide VOR/DME (AD 116.4)
  
  Not above 8500 ft to 36 DME AD
   
• PORT BROUGHTON overly - visual along Old Broughton Road
   
• WALLAROO [WRO] overfly - visual along the coast
   
• KADINA [YKDI] T&G - visual along the Copper Coast Highway
  elev: 138
  rwy: 05/23 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• MOONTA overfly - visual along the Spencer Highway
   
• MAITLAND [YMLD] T&G - visual along the Spencer Highway
  elev: 559
  rwy: 17/35 asphalt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• ARDROSSAN [YARS] T&G - visual along Maitland Road
  elev: 312
  rwy: 15/33 dirt
  CTAF: 126.7
   
• PORT CLINTON overfly - visual along the coast
   
• PORT WAKEFIELD overfly - visual along the coast
   
• WILD HORSE PLAINS [WHPL] overfly - visual along Wakefield Road
  
  Not above 4500 ft within 36 DME AD
   
• DUBLIN [DUB] overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along Wakefield Road
   
• RIVER MOUTH [RMH] overfly not above 4500 ft - H-169° D-7.7 nm
  
  Not above 2500 ft within 20 DME AD
  Not above 1500 ft within 11 DME AD
   
• OUTER HARBOUR [OHB] overfly not above 2500 ft - H-144° D-13.1 nm
  *** Inbound reporting point ***
  
  If Parafield TWR is active, do not proceed until given circuit instructions.
   
• ADELAIDE/PARAFIELD [YPPF] Land - track as directed by ATC
  elev: 57
  rwy: 03L/21R 03R/21L 08L/24R 08R/24L asphalt
  TWR/CTAF: 118.7

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