Event created by Sam H - 1360406
What is Australia Tour?
Australia Tour is a new fortnightly event that aims to tour Australia’s airports and show this country’s beauty. Every fortnight you’ll be starting another leg of the Australia wide flight! The tour will start in Sydney and end in Sydney commencing in January and ending in November! With 23 legs touring every state of the country you’ll experience the many different areas, from the booming south east to the dusty west, there will be something for everyone! Australia Tour is a fortnightly event that occurs every second Saturday from 0900z – 1200z (6pm-9pm AEDT).
This Week (09/03/2019) 1800 AEDT – 2100 AEDT
This week we fly from the paradise that is Hamilton Island to the sunny coast of Cairns. On this Flight you'll be sure to get plenty of coastal views and the ability to test your skills departing a procedural aerodrome and approach into the Cairns TMA. This pair of destinations feature regular flight services using Qantas DH8D aircraft. Along with this, aircraft as large as light passenger jets could be suitable for this flight.
The Route
HM Q26 BARIA DCT
Aircraft Type
It's recommended that this route be flown in any aircraft such as a turboprop, business jet or a small commercial jet.
The maximum recommended aircraft is a B738/A320
Charts
Charts for Hamilton Island can be found here.
Charts for Cairns can be found here.
Hamilton Island Procedural Airspace Diagram: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3Na5GbBTzy2dXN0WnliUUNFbXM/view
Cairns Area Local Instructions: https://operations.vatpac.org/documents/li/Cairns Area Local Instructions.pdf
For the Air Traffic Controllers
The below positions are required however, If they become full, we welcome you to logon to additional positions.
YBHM
HM_TWR
Centres
BN-TBP_CTR
YBCS
CS_TWR
CS_APP
Scenery
YBHM, Ants Aussie Airports Vol 9 FSX - https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?searchid=69125948 (FREEWARE)
ENROUTE, ORBX Australia, FSX/P3D - https://www.orbxdirect.com/product/au (PAYWARE)
YBCS, ORBX Carins , FSX/P3D - https://www.orbxdirect.com/product/ybcs (PAYWARE)
YBCS, AFCAD AVSIM Craig Scott Cairns FSX - https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=185772 (FREEWARE)
If you are uncertain or unsure how to operate within a procedural tower's airspace as an IFR aircraft, more information can be found here.
If you have any questions or feedback, Please post in the the Event Discussion Forum. We hope to see you there! 