June 2019

What is Pacific Island Link?
Pacific Island Link is a monthly event in which we explore the pacific islands within VATPAC and occasionally within our neighboring divisions. Each month you can expect to fly routes across Melanesia, Polynesia and on occasion Micronesia. This event for the most part will fall on the first Saturday of each month from 0800z - 1100z and you can expect flight times anywhere from 1.5 hours to 3 hours.
 
This Month (01/06/2019) from 0800z - 1100z:
Flying around PNG can be daunting but can also fresh and exciting! This week we invite you to join us in Port Moresby to the holiest and most amazing past Iron Mic award winner Airport Wewak!

 
The Route:
AYWK - AYPY
WK DCT NZ B586 PY
 
AYPY - AYWK
PY B462 KIBAV DCT WK
 
Aircraft Type:
Recommended Aircraft for this event is up to either an A320/B73x(737 series)/B3xM(737 Max series) and Prop liners
 
Charts:
As it currently stands we have no publicly available charts due to PNG's AIP website being broken, However those that own a Navigraph subscription are more than welcome to use their own charts.
 
Requested ATC Positions:
The below positions are what are recommended to provide pilots with ATC Services - However, if these become full, we welcome you to log onto additional positions to provide even more services.
BN-ARA_CTR (Brisbane Center) - Optional
133.700
AYPM_CTR (Moresby Center)
123.400
AYPY_APP (Jackson Approach)
125.800
AYPY_TWR (Jackson Tower)
118.100
AYPY_GND (Jackson Ground)
121.700
AYWK_TWR (Wewak Tower)
118.500
 
Scenery:
 
AYPY:
ORBX, P3D -  https://orbxdirect.com/product/aypy Payware
Harry Karmel, FSX - https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=193170 Freeware
Cami De Bellis, Xplane -  https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/29957-aypy-jacksons-international-airport/l  Freeware
 
AYWK:
ORBX, P3D -  https://orbxdirect.com/product/aypy Payware *Included in AYPY Bundle
Cami De Bellis, Xplane - https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/35429-aywk-wewak-boram-airport-png/ Freeware
 
If you have any questions or feedback, please email [email protected] or [email protected] as we would be happy to hear any feedback you have!
 

Event Details
Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight.
Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations.
Distance : 160 nm
Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins
Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Beechcraft Baron, Mooney Bravo or similar capable of 155 to 185 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 : Once clear of Launceston, remain below Launceston CTA
Flightplan
File as : YFLI YKCK PALANA YLDB YCBN YCKD SWAN.IS YBDP TAP NUA YMLT
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.
Recommended Scenery
ORBX Launceston [YMLT] (P3D/FSX) Flinders Island (P3D/FSX) ORBX Australia (P3D/FSX ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS (P3D/FSX OZX 3.5 AU Scenery (P3D/FSX Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details
* NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr"
FLINDERS ISLAND [YFLI] Takeoff
elev : 34
rwy : 05ns/23 14ns/32 sealed
CTAF : 127.80
KILLIECRANKIE [YKCK] T&G - H-322° D-16
elev : 100
rwy : 09/27 dirt
CTAF : 131.25
PALANA T&G - H-016° D-7
(Scenery not depicted in X-Plane)
elev : 250
rwy : 09/27 grass
CTAF : 131.25
LADY BARRON [YLDB] T&G - H-138° D-30
elev : 43
rwy : 07/25 dirt
CTAF : 131.25
CAPE BARREN ISLAND [YCBN] T&G - H-208° D-16
pos : LT R-014 78.0
elev : 152
rwy : 08/26 gravel
rwy : 02/20 12/30 grass
CTAF : 131.25
CLARKE ISLAND [YCKD] T&G - H-133° D-9
pos : LT R-020 74.0
elev : 185
rwy : 11/29 05/23 09/27 grass
CTAF : 131.25
SWAN ISLAND T&G - H-168° D-13
pos : LT R-026 62.6
elev : 41
rwy : 09/27 grass
CTAF : 131.25
BRIDPORT [YBDP] T&G - H-227° D-36
elev : 54
rwy : 10/28 gravel
CTAF : 131.25
TARGA GAP [TAP] Overfly - H-175° D-18
NUNAMARA [NUA] Overfly - Visual D-5
LAUNCESTON [YMLT] Land - Visual D-10
elev : 562
rwy : 14R/32L asphalt
rwy : 18/36 14L/32R grass
CTAF/TWR : 118.70
NDB : LT LAUNCESTON 242.0
NDB : LT LAUNCESTON LAUNCESTON TAS 242.0
VOR/DME : LT LAUNCESTON 112.60
Chart

By far the most popular of our regular weekly events, on any given Milk Run Monday you'll find the famous "J-Curve" between Melbourne and Sydney well serviced by both pilots and ATC.
Not to be confused with our Spilled Milk Run Monday events, details of which can be found on the Spilled Milk Run page, the Milk Run invites you to fly in any direction between Sydney and Melbourne and all destinations in between (Canberra, Albury etc).
Prefer to control? We recommend getting in early. ATC positions on Milk Run Monday are often scarce so definitely worth being an early bird.
Traffic levels traditionally start to pick up at around 7:30pm AEST / AEDT and generally peak between 8:30pm and 9:30pm AEST / AEDT.
 

 
Route
YMML-YSSY:
ML H129 DOSEL Y59 TESAT
YSSY-YMML:
TESAT H65 RAZZI Q29 ML
 
ATC
SY_ATIS 126.25 SY_DEL 133.80 SY_GND 121.70 SY_TWR 120.50 SY_APP 124.40 ML-WOL_CTR 125.00 ML-SNO_CTR 124.00 ML_APP 132.00 ML_TWR 120.50 ML_GND 121.70 ML_DEL 127.20 ML_ATIS 118.00  
Scenery
Melbourne Airport - Freeware for FSX
Orbx YMML Melbourne v3 (FSX/P3D) Melbourne Airport for Xplane (ISDG) Sydney YSSY freeware, FSX version | P3D version Sydney YSSY by FlyTampa (FSX & P3D) Sydney YSSY for Xplane (ISDG)

This Weeks Flight for Wednesday 5th June 2019 commencing 8.00pm AEST
Flight created by YMA555
Bahamas: Congo Town to Nassau Int'l
Flight Details: MYAK-MYNN
Scenery: All airfields are in latest X-Plane 11.33
Aircraft: Capable of 150 kias
Comms: Tune Radio to 122.80MHz - Unless Advised by ATC or further detailed hereunder
Flight Plan: MYAK MYAB MYAF MYAN MYBC MYBG MYNN
Suggested Altitude: Follow flight plan
Distance: 151nm
Weather: Real time weather, fair weather if conditions are not suitable for VFR Flying.
Flight Plan:(MKAY-MYNN)< Just click on this link for Flight Plan for FSX or PlanG or XP
BELOW: MAP OF ROUTE


 

 
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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 : 178 nm
Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins
Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Beechcraft Baron, Mooney Bravo or similar capable of 155 to 185 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 : YABA YDEK YHPE YNRV
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.
Recommended Scenery
FSX / P3D
ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery X-Plane 10/11
Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details
* NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr"
ALBANY [YABA] Takeoff
elev : 233
rwy : 05/23 14/32 asphalt
CTAF : 127.85
NDB : ABA ALBANY 240.0
DME : ABA ALBANY 109.70
DENMARK [YDEK] T&G - H-272° D-20
elev : 230
rwy : 09/27 bitumen
CTAF : 127.85 (FSINN 126.70)
NARRIKUP T&G - H-069° D-20
(Scenery not depicted in X-Plane)
elev : 385
rwy : 18/36 12/30 dirt
CTAF : 131.25
GAIRDNER RIVER T&G - H-071° D-89
(Scenery not depicted in X-Plane)
elev : 35
rwy : 09/27 18/36 dirt
CTAF : 131.25
HOPETOUN [YHPE] T&G - H-059° D-41
elev : 70
rwy : 01/19 11/29 dirt
CTAF : 131.25
RAVENSTHORPE [YNRV] Land - H-025° D-7
elev : 209
rwy : 14/32 06/24 asphalt
CTAF : 126.70
Chart

What is Saturday 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 southeast 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 & 7pm-10pm AEST).
 
This Week (08/06/2019) from 0900z - 1200z:
Depart the regional town of Kununurra inbound to the beautiful town of Broome - Completing the next stage of the Airnorth Regional Service between YPDN - YPKU from our previous leg. Aircraft as small as light passenger jets up to the size of Dash 8 and possibly even Boeing 717's could be suitable for this flight. 
 
The Route:
KU J93 BRM
 
Aircraft Type:
It is recommended that this event is flown in any aircraft similar to a turboprop, business jet or a small commercial jet (Equivalent to a B712/DH8D)
 
Charts:
Charts for Kununurra can be found here
Charts for Broome can be found here
 
Requested ATC Positions:
The below positions are what are recommended to provide pilots with ATC Services - However, if these become full, we welcome you to log onto additional positions to provide even more services.

Scenery:
ORBX Australia (Enroute), FSX/P3D - https://www.orbxdirect.com/product/au (PAYWARE)

XPlane11 Scenery (YPKU), XPlane - https://gateway.x-plane.com/scenery/page/YPKU (FREEWARE)

ORBX Simulations (YBRM), FSX/P3D - https://orbxdirect.com/product/ybrm (PAYWARE)
ORBX Simulations (YBRM), XPlane - https://orbxdirect.com/product/ybrm/xp11 (PAYWARE)
FlightSim.Com West Australian Airport Pack (YBRM) - https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?searchid=71301456 (FREEWARE)
 
If you have any questions or feedback, please email Joshua Micallef - [email protected] with your feedback, we would be happy to hear any feedback you have!

Event Details
Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight.
Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations.
Distance : 182 nm
Est Flight Time : approx 85 mins
Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Beechcraft Baron, Mooney Bravo or similar capable of 155 to 185 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 : 
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.
Recommended Scenery
FSX / P3D
Gnowangerup YGNW ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery X-Plane 10/11
Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details
* NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr"
RAVENSTHORPE [YNRV] Takeoff
elev : 209
rwy : 14/32 06/24 asphalt
CTAF : 126.70
RAVENSTHORPE [YRAV] T&G - H-320° D-20
(Scenery not depicted in X-Plane)
elev : 996
rwy : 11/29 18/36 clay
CTAF : 131.25
JERRAMUNGUP [YJGP] T&G - H-246° D-57
(Scenery not depicted in P3D)
elev : 1049
rwy : 12/30 dirt
CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25)
GNOWANGERUP [YGNW] T&G - H-267° D-45
elev : 907
rwy : 12/30 oil treated
CTAF : 131.25
NARRIKUP T&G - H-195° D-52
(Scenery not depicted in X-Plane)
elev : 385
rwy : 18/36 12/30 dirt
CTAF : 131.25
ALBANY [YABA] Land - H-166° D-8
elev : 233
rwy : 05/23 14/32 asphalt
CTAF : 127.85
NDB : ABA ALBANY 240.0
DME : ABA ALBANY 109.70
Chart

Event Details
This flight provides an opportunity to explore the NASA Space Centre in Florida. Pilots using X-Plane have some additional scenery to compliment the existing default for the area. This scenery is set post Shuttle and depicts the current practice of launching unmanned vehicles. Those flying legacy FSX have default scenery depicting the launch and retrieval of Shuttle missions.
Atypically, pilots are encouraged to fly a small jet aircraft. This is to emulate the use of the Northrop T38 Talon used by NASA astronauts as their personal qualifying and taxi service. So pilots with the aircraft in their personal hangar are encouraged to use it for the flight.
Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight.
Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations.
Distance : 160 nm
Est Flight Time : approx 65 mins
Aircraft : Small single or twin engine jet aircraft such as Cirrus Vision, Pilatus PC-24, Northrop T-38 Talon or similar capable of up to 250 kias below A10,000.
Communications
United States uses Unicom 122.80 for radio comms at all 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. The client is a little challenging to get installed and configured. Some further guidance can be found in this video tutorial for those with X-Plane on Windows x64).
Altitude : Not above A6500
Flightplan
File as : KVQQ KSGJ KDAB KTIX KCOI COCOA.BEACH KXMR KTTS
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.
Recommended Scenery
FSX / P3D
Default scenery - FSX depicts the area during the latter days of the Shuttle Era
The depiction in P3D is unknown at the time of publishing this event X-Plane 10/11
KXMR Cape Canaveral Air Force Station 3.5
Depicts the area post Space Shuttle Flight Details
* NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr"
CECIL [KVQQ] Takeoff
elev : 80
rwy : 09L/27R 18R/36L 09R/27L 18L/36R asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
FLEMING ISLAND Overfly - H-135° D-11
NORTHEAST FLORIDA REGL [KSGJ] T&G - H-118° D-21
elev : 10
rwy : 02/20 06/24 13/31 asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
DAYTONA BEACH INTL [KDAB] T&G - H-167° D-49
elev : 34
rwy : 07R/25L 16/34 07L/25R asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
LAKE HARNEY Overfly - H-185° D-26
SPACE COAST REGL [KTIX] T&G - H-142° D-20
elev : 34
rwy : 09/27 18/36 asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
MERRITT ISLAND [KCOI] T&G - H-155° D-12
elev : 6
rwy : 11/29 asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
COCOA BEACH Overfly - H-102° D-4
CAPE CANAVERAL AFS SKID STRIP [KXMR] T&G - H-021° D-8
elev : 10
rwy : 13/31 asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
NASA SHUTTLE LANDING FACILITY [KTTS] Land - H-326° D-11
elev : 9
rwy : 15/33 asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
Chart

Event Details
Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight.
Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations.
Distance : 140 nm
Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins
Aircraft : Single piston engine aircraft such as Cessna 172, Orion Maule or similar capable of 115 to 135 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 : Once clear of Tamworth CTA remain OCTA below Class D & C Steps
Flightplan
File as : YSTW WASL CURR YGGO WBH YMBS YSCO YDEN YWID YMDG
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.
Recommended Scenery
FSX / P3D
ORBX Tamworth Airport [YSTW] ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery X-Plane 10/11
Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details
* NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr"
TAMWORTH [YSTW] Takeoff
elev : 1334
rwy : 12R/30L 12L/30R asphalt
rwy : 06/24 18/36 grass
CTAF/TWR : 119.40
NDB : TW TAMWORTH 341.0
VOR/DME : TW TAMWORTH 116.00
WARRAL SILO [WASL] Overfly - H-159° D-4
CURRABUBULA [CURR] Overfly - H-210° D-9
GOONOO GOONOO [YGGO] T&G - H-100° D-10
(Scenery not depicted in P3D)
elev : 1496
rwy : 12/30 grass
CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25)
WALLABADAH [WBH] Overfly - H-187° D-14
MIDDLE BROOK STATION T&G - H-170° D-26
(Scenery not depicted in X-Plane)
elev : 930
rwy : 18/36 grass
CTAF : 131.25
SCONE [YSCO] T&G - H-153° D-4
elev : 745
rwy : 11/29 asphalt
CTAF : 128.00
NDB : SCO SCONE 209.0
DENMAN [YDEN] T&G - H-196° D-23
elev : 401
rwy : 13/31 gravel
CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25)
WIDDEN (PRIVATE) [YWID] T&G - H-226° D-16
elev : 652
rwy : 01/19 grass
CTAF : 131.25
MUDGEE [YMDG] Land - H-254° D-37
elev : 1545
rwy : 04/22ns asphalt
rwy : 16ns/34 grass
CTAF : 126.70
NDB : MDG MUDGEE 398.0
Tamworth VTC

Scone to Mudgee VNC

Cross the Ditch 16: Winter 2019
The days have grown short and winter has returned to Australasia.
From New Zealand's snow-covered South Island to the beaches of Australia's Gold Coast, from wild and windy Wellington to cosmopolitan Melbourne and bustling Sydney, aircraft everywhere are taking to the skies to Cross the Ditch!
Check out the official Cross the Ditch website
Apply to provide ATC
Book your Flights now!
View the Event Schedule
Check out the Virtual Airline Leaderboard
Grab the recommended add-on scenery for each of the event airports
What's it all about?
For twenty hours this December, the skies over the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand will be filled with aircraft all on a mission to Cross the Ditch.
An example of that typical down-under understatement, this "ditch" is over 1100nm wide. The flight routes all range from two-and-a-half to four hours flight time.
Throughout the event, the Oceania region's two divisions – VATNZ and VATPAC – will be providing full ATC coverage, in the Southern Hemisphere's premiere oceanic event.
This is a great opportunity to experience Oceanic flying without the need to commit to an eight-hour flight!
If you're new to Oceanic Flying, our reporting tool makes taking part a breeze.
Event Times
This twenty hour event is timed to allow pilots from all over the world join the fun:
UTC: Saturday 15th June 2019 18:00 - Sunday 16th June 2019 14:00 AEST: Sunday 16th June 2019 04:00 - Monday 17th June 2019 00:00 NZST: Sunday 16th June 2019 06:00 - Monday 17th June 2019 02:00  
Waves
This season's event is organised in waves. Each airport will have a three-to-four hour departure window, during which time flights will be able to leave for the next destination. As the window closes, the departure window will open at the next destination.
Given each of the flights is 2.5 - 4hrs in length, the previous wave's flights will be arriving at the same airport as the next wave departs, maximising the amount of traffic at each airport.
NOTE: in order to ensure that you have ATC coverage throughout your flight, you MUST fly the wave route that is active at the time of your departure.
The individual routes are designed to ensure as much opposing traffic enroute as possible.
Each flight passes from one Oceania division to the other, and the result is six mini-flyins over the course of twenty hours!
The Waves for Cross the Ditch 16 - Winter 2019 are:
 
Wave
Flight Departure Window UTC AEST NZST 1 Christchurch (NZCH) to Sydney (YSSY) 1800-2030 0400-0630 0600-0830 2 Sydney (YSSY) to Queenstown (NZQN)
(B753/A321 and smaller) 2030-0000 0630-1000 0830-1200 2a Sydney (YSSY) to Christchurch (NZCH)
(Wide-body aircraft only) 2030-0000 0630-1000 0830-1200 3 Queenstown (NZQN) to Gold Coast (YBCG)
(B753/A321 and smaller) 2330-0300 0930-1300 1130-1500 3a Christchurch (NZCH) to Gold Coast (YBCG)
(Wide-body aircraft only) 2330-0300 0930-1300 1130-1500 4 Gold Coast (YBCG) to Wellington (NZWN) 0300-0630 1300-1630 1500-1830 5 Wellington (NZWN) to Melbourne (YMML) 0630-1000 1630-2000 1830-2200  

Calling all Pilots and Controllers
Flight plans are available from the Flight Plans section.
Book your flights now from the Flight Bookings page. Bookings made on this site help us plan for the event, and will also show up in vroute.
Controllers wanting to get in on the action can also apply now at the event's ATC Applications page.

Event Details
Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight.
Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations.
Distance : 145 nm
Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins
Aircraft : Single piston engine aircraft such as Cessna 172, Orion Maule or similar capable of 115 to 135 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 : Remain OCTA below Class C & D Tamworth Steps. If ATC is active clearance will be required prior to passing Duri Gap
Flightplan
File as : YMDG YGGG YBUT YCAH YADU YBVL YQDI WEK GST DUA YSTW
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.
Recommended Scenery
FSX / P3D
ORBX Tamworth Airport [YSTW] ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery X-Plane 10/11
Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details
* NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr"
MUDGEE [YMDG] Takeoff
elev : 1545
rwy : 04/22ns asphalt
rwy : 16ns/34 grass
CTAF : 126.70
NDB : MDG MUDGEE 398.0
GULGONG [YGGG] T&G - H-339° D-16
elev : 1443
rwy : 09/27 dirt
CTAF : 131.25
BUTHEROO [YBUT] T&G - H-336° D-33
(Scenery not depicted in P3D)
elev : 1388
rwy : 11/29 dirt
CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25)
COOLAH [YCAH] T&G - H-081° D-10
elev : 1654
rwy : 08/26 gravel
CTAF : 126.70
ARDGOUR [YADU] T&G - H-061° D-23
(Scenery not depicted in P3D)
elev : 1725
rwy : 15/33 grass
CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25)
BLACKVILLE [YBVL] T&G - H-048° D-8
(Scenery not depicted in P3D)
elev : 1404
rwy : 11/29 1/19 grass
CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25)
QUIRINDI [YQDI] T&G - H-060° D-18
elev : 1058
rwy : 06/24 14/32 asphalt
CTAF : 127.80
NDB : QDI QUIRINDI 386.0
WERRIS CREEK [WEK] Overfly - H-029° D-11
GATE SOUTH [GST] Overfly - H-012° D-5 not above A3500
DURI GAP [DUA] Overfly - H-356° D-6 not above A3500
IF ATC active obtain clearance to enter Tamworth CTA
TAMWORTH [YSTW] Land - H-035° D-10
elev : 1334
rwy : 12R/30L 12L/30R asphalt
rwy : 06/24 18/36 grass
CTAF/TWR : 119.40
NDB : TW TAMWORTH 341.0
VOR/DME : TW TAMWORTH 116.00
Tamworth VTC

Mudgee to Tamworth VNC

Event Details
This Greek Isles flight created by Peter Smith [YMA489]
Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight.
Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations.
Distance : 166 nm
Est Flight Time : approx 65 mins
Aircraft : Single or piston engine aircraft such as Mooney Bravo, Beechcraft Bonanza or similar capable of between 150-170 kias.
Communications
United States uses Unicom 122.80 for radio comms at all 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. The client is a little challenging to get installed and configured. Some further guidance can be found in this video tutorial for those with X-Plane on Windows x64).
Altitude : Not above A6500
Flightplan
File as : LGKP LGKS LGST LGIR LG54 LGSA
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.
Recommended Scenery
FSX / P3D
Default scenery X-Plane 10/11
Default scenery Flight Details
* NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr"
KARPATHOS [LGKP] Takeoff
elev : 66
rwy : 12/30 asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
KASSOS [LGKS] T&G - H-269° D-11
elev : 35
rwy : 09/27 asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
SITIA/VITSENTZOS KORNAROS [LGST] T&G - H-252° D-42
elev : 376
rwy : 05/23 asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS [LGIR] T&G - H-278° D-46
elev : 115
rwy : 12/30 09/27 asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
TYMPAKI [LG54] T&G - H-228° D-26
elev : 7
rwy : 09/27 asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
IOANNIS DASKALOGIANNIS [LGSA] Land - H-310° D-41
elev : 490
rwy : 11/29 asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
Chart

Event Details
Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight.
Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations.
Distance : 218 nm
Est Flight Time : approx 85 mins
Aircraft : Single or twin turbine aircraft such as Beechcraft King Air, Pilatus PC-12 or similar capable of 185 - 220 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 : YBHI YPMB VICT GLC YRYK YWPD YLEC
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.
Recommended Scenery
FSX / P3D
OZx YBHI Broken Hill ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery X-Plane 10/11
Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details
* NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr"
BROKEN HILL [YBHI] Takeoff
elev : 959
rwy : 14/32 sand
rwy : 05/23 asphalt
CTAF : 126.70
VOR/DME : BHI BROKEN HILL 114.20
NDB : BHI BROKEN HILL 332.0
PLUMBAGO [YPMB] T&G - H-258° D-81
(Scenery not depicted in P3D)
elev : 813
rwy : 10/28 15/33 dirt
CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25)
MOUNT VICTORIA [VICT] Overfly - H-350° D-6
GLENORCHY [GLC] Overfly - H-292° D-5
RAWNSLEY PK STN [YRYK] T&G - H-275° D-62
elev : 1384
rwy : 03/21 dirt
CTAF : 131.25
WILPENA POUND [YWPD] T&G - H-349° D-8
elev : 1707
rwy : 10/28 dirt
CTAF : 131.25
LEIGH CREEK [YLEC] Land - H-342° D-56
elev : 856
rwy : 11/29ns asphalt
rwy : 02ns/20 bitumen
CTAF : 126.70
NDB : LEC LEIGH CREEK 287.0
Chart

What is Saturday 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 southeast 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 & 7pm-10pm AEST).
 
This Week (22/06/2019) from 0900z - 1200z:
Depart the beautiful town of Broome inbound the cozy regional town of Port Headland. This route sees no regional carriers conducting weekly services between the pair. Aircraft as small as light passenger jets up to the size of Dash 8 and Boeing 737's could be suitable for this flight. 
The Route:
BRM SAFIR J151 YPPD
Aircraft Type:
It is recommended that this event is flown in any aircraft similar to a turboprop, business jet or a small commercial jet (Equivalent to a B712/DH8D)
Charts:
Charts for Broome can be found here
Charts for Port Headland can be found here
 
Requested ATC Positions:
The below positions are what are recommended to provide pilots with ATC Services - However, if these become full, we welcome you to log onto additional positions to provide even more services.

  
Scenery:
ORBX Australia (Enroute), FSX/P3D - https://www.orbxdirect.com/product/au (PAYWARE)

ORBX Simulations (YBRM), FSX/P3D - https://orbxdirect.com/product/ybrm (PAYWARE)
ORBX Simulations (YBRM), XPlane - https://orbxdirect.com/product/ybrm/xp11 (PAYWARE)
FlightSim.Com West Australian Airport Pack (YBRM) - https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/fslib.php?searchid=71301456 (FREEWARE)

AVSIM Library (YPPD), FSX/P3D - https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=204324 (FREEWARE)
 
If you have any questions or feedback, please email Joshua Micallef - [email protected] with your feedback, we would be happy to hear any feedback you have!

Event Details
Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight.
Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations.
Distance : 214 nm
Est Flight Time : approx 85 mins
Aircraft : Single or twin turbine aircraft such as Beechcraft King Air, Pilatus PC-12 or similar capable of 185 - 220 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 : YLEC YNPU YBLC YARK YBEE AU19 LFRO YLUL YHON YBHI
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.
Recommended Scenery
FSX / P3D
OZx YBHI Broken Hill ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery X-Plane 10/11
Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details
* NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr"
LEIGH CREEK [YLEC] Takeoff
elev : 856
rwy : 11/29ns asphalt
rwy : 02ns/20 bitumen
CTAF : 126.70
NDB : LEC LEIGH CREEK 287.0
NEPABUNNA [YNPU] T&G - H-083° D-25
(Scenery not depicted in P3D)
elev : 1886
rwy : 5/23 dirt
CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25)
BALCANOONA [YBLC] T&G - H-073° D-23
(Scenery not depicted in P3D)
elev : 474
rwy : 05/23 asphalt
CTAF : 127.60 (FSINN 131.25)
ARKAROOLA [YARK] T&G - H-355° D-8
elev : 797
rwy : 03/21 dirt
CTAF : 126.70
BEVERLEY URANIUM MINE [YBEE] T&G - H-032° D-17
elev : 382
rwy : 01/19 dirt
CTAF : 126.70
TENNECO STATION 5 [AU19] T&G - H-143° D-11
(Scenery not depicted in P3D)
elev : 682
rwy : 18/36 dirt
CTAF : 126.70 (FSINN 122.80)
LAKE FROME [LFRO] T&G - H-140° D-20
MOOLELULOOLOO [YLUL] T&G - H-144° D-69
(Scenery not depicted in P3D)
elev : 344
rwy : 17/35 8/26 12/30 dirt
CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25)
HONEYMOON [YHON] T&G - H-122° D-10
(Scenery not depicted in P3D)
elev : 419
rwy : 01/19 dirt
CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25)
BROKEN HILL [YBHI] Land - H-102° D-44
elev : 959
rwy : 14/32 sand
rwy : 05/23 asphalt
CTAF : 126.70
VOR/DME : BHI BROKEN HILL 114.20
NDB : BHI BROKEN HILL 332.0
Chart

Join us June 24th from 1830 AEST to 2100 AEST as we spill the milk to the south west of WA.. Spilled Milk Run Monday - South West!
This Spilled Milk Run Monday we will be exploring the South West of Western Australia and the many regional airports it has to offer with the focus of this event being Perth. This time around we are going to be taking a little bit of a different approach, both literally and figuratively.
You may expect many different instrument approaches such as ILS and RNAV at the larger airports, or even GNSS, VOR and NBD approaches in some of our smaller fields.
Much of these airports are in uncontrolled airspace so make sure you have your phraseology at its peak, ready for some more testing procedures for pilots and ATC alike. 
 
Recommended Routes
YPPH - YPKG
DCT AMANA Y31 KARAB Y69 BOSLI Y67 KG
YPKG - YPPH
DCT NALAR Q41 HAMTN Q158 BEVLY
YPPH - YBLN
DCT MANDU W20 BLN
YBLN - YPPH
DCT BLN W20 MANDU
YPPH - YESP (Recommended for Non-Jet)
DCT PH Z44 ESP
YESP - YPPH  (Recommended for Non-Jet)
DCT ESP Q158 HAMTN Z52 GRENE
YPPH - YABA (Recommended for Non-Jet)
DCT SOLUS W172 ABA
YABA - YPPH (Recommended for Non-Jet)
DCT ABA W172 SOLUS

ATC
ATC is pretty straight forward with Perth being the hot-spot. However if TFC deems acceptable additional non-standard* positions may be opened (Particularly ENR)
 
PH_DEL.......................................................118.550
PH_GND......................................................121.700
PH_TWR......................................................127.400
PH_APP.......................................................123.600
PH_DEP.......................................................118.700
ML-ESP_CTR..............................................123.950
 
PH-E_GND..................................................122.200
ML-PIY_CTR*.............................................133.900
ML-JAR_CTR*............................................120.300
ML-HYD_CTR*...........................................118.200
 
Please keep in mind that these non-standard* positions still require approval to open as per normal. 
 
Scenery
ORBX Australia (Enroute) FSX/P3D (PAYWARE) MFSG Perth 2019 (YPPH) FS9/FSX/P3D (PAYWARE) ORBX Busselton (YBLN) FSX/P3D (FREEWARE) David Sheridan Kalgoorlie-Boulder (YPKG) FSX (FREEWARE) Mike Major Albany (YABA) FSX (FREEWARE) OZx Scenery 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and FSX libraries OZx Scenery 3.5 and P3D libraries YANG, YCHK, YCWA, YFDF, YBGD, YGIA, YSO & YKAL by Flukey (Requires P3D libraries above) https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=57973af8ec3ed258&id=57973AF8EC3ED258!8612&authkey=!AKjAElfPOBo5XtA

Event Details
Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight.
Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations.
Distance : 113 nm
Est Flight Time : approx 75 mins
Aircraft : Single piston engine training or light sports aircraft Cessna 152, Piper Warrior, Evektor Sportstar or similar capable of 105 to 125 kias.
Communications
Unicom 122.80 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 : KSFO KSQL KPAO KSJC OSI KHAF CA35 KSFO
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 are encouraged to navigate visually for the most part and use the accompanying GPS Flightplan to locate airports.
Recommended Scenery
FSX / P3D
Default Scenery (supports local landmarks and airports) X-Plane 10/11
KSFO International Airport and City 2.01
Default has no or unconvincing representations of landmarks Flight Details
SAN FRANCISCO INTL [KSFO] Takeoff
elev : 13
rwy : 01L/19R 01R/19L 10R/28L 10L/28R asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
Squawk C and file a flightplan prior to taxi
SAN CARLOS [KSQL] T&G - H-122° D-9
elev : 5
rwy : 12/30 asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
PALO ALTO [KPAO] T&G - H-100° D-7
elev : 7
rwy : 13/31 asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
MINETA SAN JOSE INTL [KSJC] T&G - H-108° D-11
elev : 62
rwy : 12L/30R asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
WOODSIDE (113.9 MHZ) [OSI] Overfly - MSA is A5000 from OSI 9.0 DME H-260° D-17
This leg is notorious for cloud and pilots may need to upgrade IFR to remain above 5000ft Minimum Safe Altitude and sqawk 2000 for the duration
HALF MOON BAY [KHAF] T&G - MSA is A5000 until OSI 8.0 DME H-288° D-13
elev : 66
rwy : 12/30 asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE Overfly - Visual along the coast otherwise H-331° D-18
SAN RAFAEL [CA35] T&G - Follow the US101 from the bridge otherwise H-336° D-12
elev : 5
rwy : 04/22 asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
SAN PEDRO HILL Overfly - H-102° D-4
ALCATRAZ ISLAND Overfly - H-157° D-10
SAN FRANCISCO INTL [KSFO] Land - H-155° D-13
elev : 13
rwy : 01L/19R 01R/19L 10R/28L 10L/28R asphalt
CTAF : 122.80
Chart

Event Details
Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight.
Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations.
Distance : 175 nm
Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins
Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Beechcraft Baron, Mooney Bravo or similar capable of 155 to 185 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 : YMMB VFR.COASTAL ALTS TON BMP YBLT YARA YWBL
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.
Recommended Scenery
FSX / P3D
Warrnambool Airport YWBL - Colin Jeffery YARA YSWL YMBU YSTA YDOD YWYF YBIR YHPN YKER YSLK YSWH - Colin Jeffery ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery X-Plane 10/11
Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details
* NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr"
MOORABBIN [YMMB] Takeoff
elev : 55
rwy : 04/22 13R/31L 13L/31R 17R/35L 17L/35R asphalt
CTAF/TWR : 118.10
NDB : MB MOORABBIN MELBOURNE 398.0
ALTONA SOUTH [ALTS] Overfly - VFR Route coastal D-15 - A2500
LAVERTON BOM TOWER [TON] Overfly - VFR Route D-3
BACCHUS MARSH TOWNSHIP [BMP] Overfly - H-294° D-19
BALLARAT [YBLT] T&G - H-275° D-32
elev : 1433
rwy : 18ns/36 05/23 asphalt
rwy : 13ns/31 grass
CTAF : 127.75 (FSINN 126.00)
ARARAT [YARA] T&G - H-276° D-40
elev : 1008
rwy : 12/30 asphalt
rwy : 04/22 grass
CTAF : 126.70
WILLAURA Overfly - H-210° D-18
CHATSWORTH [YCWO] T&G - H-187° D-19
(Scenery not depicted in P3D)
elev : 629
rwy : 01/19 grass
CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25)
WARRNAMBOOL [YWBL] Land - H-186° D-28
elev : 242
rwy : 04/22 gravel
rwy : 13/31 asphalt
CTAF : 126.00
Melbourne VTC

Victorian VNC

Event Details
Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight.
Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations.
Distance : 160 nm
Est Flight Time : approx 75 mins
Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Beechcraft Baron, Mooney Bravo or similar capable of 155 to 185 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 : YWBL YPBH YAPO YTQY MHT CARR YMMB
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.
Recommended Scenery
FSX / P3D
Warrnambool Airport YWBL - Colin Jeffery ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery X-Plane 10/11
Apollo Bay Airport Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details
* NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr"
WARRNAMBOOL [YWBL] Takeoff
elev : 242
rwy : 04/22 gravel
rwy : 13/31 asphalt
CTAF : 126.00
PETERBOROUGH [YPBH] T&G - Coastal D-29
elev : 40
rwy : 08/26 dirt
CTAF : 127.10 (FSINN 131.25)
APOLLO BAY [YAPO] T&G - Coastal D-36
elev : 80
rwy : 07/25 13/31 grass
CTAF : 131.25
TORQUAY [YTQY] T&G - Coastal D-44
elev : 30
rwy : 13/31 09/27 18/36 grass
CTAF : 119.00
MARTHA POINT [MHT] Overfly - Coastal D-29
CARRUM [CARR] Overfly - Coastal D-15 A1500
INBOUND REPORTING POINT if Tower is active call to receive join instructions
MOORABBIN TOWER [AIRCRAFT TYPE][CALLSIGN] POSITION CARRUM 1500 RECEIVED INFORMATION [ATIS IDENTIFIER] INBOUND
MOORABBIN [YMMB] Land - Coastal D-7
elev : 55
rwy : 04/22 13R/31L 13L/31R 17R/35L 17L/35R asphalt
CTAF/TWR : 118.10
NDB : MB MOORABBIN MELBOURNE 398.0
Victorian VNC

Melbourne VTC

By far the most popular of our regular weekly events, on any given Milk Run Monday you'll find the famous "J-Curve" between Melbourne and Sydney well serviced by both pilots and ATC.
Not to be confused with our Spilled Milk Run Monday events, details of which can be found on the Spilled Milk Run page, the Milk Run invites you to fly in any direction between Sydney and Melbourne and all destinations in between (Canberra, Albury etc).
Prefer to control? We recommend getting in early. ATC positions on Milk Run Monday are often scarce so definitely worth being an early bird.
Traffic levels traditionally start to pick up at around 7:30pm AEST / AEDT and generally peak between 8:30pm and 9:30pm AEST / AEDT.
 

 
Route
YMML-YSSY:
ML H129 DOSEL Y59 TESAT
YSSY-YMML:
TESAT H65 RAZZI Q29 ML
 
ATC
SY_ATIS 126.25 SY_DEL 133.80 SY_GND 121.70 SY_TWR 120.50 SY_APP 124.40 ML-WOL_CTR 125.00 ML-SNO_CTR 124.00 ML_APP 132.00 ML_TWR 120.50 ML_GND 121.70 ML_DEL 127.20 ML_ATIS 118.00  
Scenery
Melbourne Airport - Freeware for FSX
Orbx YMML Melbourne v3 (FSX/P3D) Melbourne Airport for Xplane (ISDG) Sydney YSSY freeware, FSX version | P3D version Sydney YSSY by FlyTampa (FSX & P3D) Sydney YSSY for Xplane (ISDG)