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Townsville return via Charters Towers

    

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Event Details

Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight.

Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations.

Distance : 130 nm

Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins

Aircraft : Single engine aircraft such as Cessna 172, Piper Warrior or similar capable of 105 to 125 kias.

Communications

Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields.

FSCopilot/FSInn

VATSIM pilots connecting to the network using FSCOPILOT/FSINN can install an additional file that provides the ability to tune the CTAF frequency and make voice announcements to other pilots on frequency. These files can be obtained via this link.

 

Swift

Swift is a recent VATSIM Pilot Client alternative now released to the public as a beta release candidate. This pilot client is a one fits all alternative and will work with FSX, P3D V3/V4 and XPlane in either 32 bit Windows or 64 bit Windows, Mac and Linux. This client, once installed and configured (not for the faint of heart - some guidance can be found in this video tutorial for those with X-Plane on Windows x64), also provides a capability for pilots to designate a private voice channel to allow communication with other pilots in the same voice channel. However, to do this requires a frequency over ride to be set allowing the client to ignore the set frequency instead providing text entry into a text box. Into this box the name of the voice room needs to be entered to enable voice communication. A voice room is typically in the form of "some.server.org/<Airport ICAO>". The server component is ALWAYS "rw1.vatpac.org". So this week's departure would use "rw1.vatpac.org/<Airport ICAO>".
For airports without an airport ICAO it is typical to use VATPAC VFR Virtual voice room acccessed using 131.25 in FSINN. The equivalent for SWIFT is "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr".

Altitude : Not above FL125

Flightplan

File as : YBTL STUART.VFR YDOP YCHT YBEG TNP THORNTON.SOUTH.VFR YBTL

GPS Flightplan is available for FSX and X-Plane FMS and also provided is the original Plan-G flightplan for those that find this useful all enclosed within a Zip archive.

Navigation : Pilots familiar with the area can navigate visually, for those less familiar the accompanying GPS Flightplan is the recommended method of navigating the flight plan.
NOTE : Following the GPS flighplan will result in pilots entering restricted airspace. Allowances will be required to avoid entering restricted airspace.

TOWNSVILLE VFR PROCEDURES

Townsville is a class C civil and military aerodrome and is located in close proximity to high terrain. An excellent source of information for Townsville VFR operations inbound and outbound can be found in CASA's "Ontrack" Online Reference Resource. Pilots unfamiliar with Townsville Operations are encouraged to visit the site and review available information (video is very informative) prior to operating within Cairns.

In particular, review

  • Outbound to the south via stuart VFR Route
  • Inbound from west via Thornton North and South

Recommended Scenery

FSX / P3D

X-Plane 10/11

Flight Details

* NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr"

  • TOWNSVILLE INTL [YBTL] Takeoff
    elev : 18
    rwy : 07/25ns 01/19ns asphalt
    CTAF/TWR : 118.30
    TACAN : TVL TOWNSVILLE 113.50
    NDB : TVL TOWNSVILLE 276.0
    VOR/DME : TL TOWNSVILLE 114.10

  • STUART [SUA] Overfly - visual STUART.VFR D-7

  • ANTILL PLAINS [ANP] Overfly - visual STUART.VFR D-5

  • DONNINGTON AIRPARK [YDOP] T&G - visual STUART.VFR D-11
    (Scenery not depicted in P3D)
    elev : 250
    rwy : 11/29 dirt
    CTAF : 126.70 (FSINN 131.25)

  • CHARTERS TOWERS [YCHT] T&G - H-223° D-41
    elev : 955
    rwy : 01/19 gravel
    rwy : 06/24 asphalt
    CTAF : 126.70

  • BENING FIELD [YBEG] T&G - H-347° D-23
    (Scenery not depicted in P3D)
    elev : 1015
    rwy : 7/25 dirt
    CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25)

  • THORNTON GAP [TNP] Overfly - H-021° D-20

  • MT MARGARET [MMT] Overfly - visual THORNTON.SOUTH.VFR D-8

  • TOWNSVILLE INTL [YBTL] Land - visual THORNTON.SOUTH.VFR D-11
    elev : 18
    rwy : 07/25ns 01/19ns asphalt
    CTAF/TWR : 118.30
    VOR/DME : TL TOWNSVILLE 114.10
    TACAN : TVL TOWNSVILLE 113.50
    NDB : TVL TOWNSVILLE 276.0

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