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  4. World Discovery - New Zealand North Island Tour

    Daniel Mckee posted a calendar event in VFR Operations

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    This Weeks Flight for Wednesday 24th April 2019 commencing NEW TIME 8.00pm AEST Flight created by YMA555 New Zealand North Island Tour Flight continues clockwise tour of NZ North Island. Leg 10 being Taupo to Hamilton The tour can be flown in FSX, P3D and X-Plane 11.30 All scenery for FSX and P3D can easily be located via Orbx North Island product. All airports appear to be already in XP11.30 with some other versions downloadable from Xplane.Org This is left to pilots discretion.. Flight Details: NZAP-NZHN Aircraft: Capable of 120 kias (NB: Smaller Power Aircraft at this speed) Comms: Tune Radio to 122.80MHz - Unless Advised by ATC or further detailed hereunder Flight Plan: NZAP NZTO NZES NZTT NZTS NZHN suggested Altitude: Follow flight plan Distance: 127nm Weather: Real time weather, fair weather if conditions are not suitable for VFR Flying. Flight Plan:(NZAP-NZHN)< Just click on this link for Flight Plan for FSX or PlanG or XP BELOW: MAP OF ROUTE THANKS FOR FLYING VATPAC WORLD DISCOVERY FLIGHTS JOIN US IN FLIGHT, IN OUR CHAT ROOM "DAILY FOCUS VFR" IN TEAMSPEAK 3.
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  10. Pacific Island Link NWWW-NVVV [04 MAY 19 0800z - 1100z]

    Nicholas Naumovski posted a calendar event in Events Calendar

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    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 neighbouring 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 (04/05/2019) from 0800z - 1100z: Expect a calm flight between Port Villa (NVVV) and Tontuota (Noumea, NWWW) whilst traversing across the two Island nations of New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Flights conducted between the two nations are mostly charter and commercial operators Air Calin and Air Vanuatu The Route: NWWW-NVVV: LTO B590 VLI NVVV-NWWW LEDIT B590 NIPOG LECNA SARAM Aircraft Type: Recommended Aircraft for this event is up to either an A320/B73x(737 series)/B3xM(737 Max series) and Prop liners Charts: Charts for NWWW can be found here Charts for NVVV can be found here (Courtesy of @Bailey Brown) 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. *Please Note Vila Does not have GND or DEL services and Noumea Does not have DEL Services NFFF_FSS (Nadi Radio) 123.600 NVVV_CTR (Vila Control) 120.700 NWWW_APP (Tontuota Approach) 123.500 NVVV_TWR (Vila Tower) 118.300 NWWW_TWR (Tontuota Tower) 118.100 NWWW_GND (Tontuota Ground) 121.700 Scenery: NWWW: Dmitri Kozyrev; P3D: https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=208020 - FREEWARE Cami De Bellis; Xplane: https://store.x-plane.org/NWWW-La-Tontouta-Noumea--New-Caledonia_p_909.html - Payware NVVV: Cami De Bellis; Xplane : https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/28054-nvvv-bauerfield-international-airport/ - 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! Disclaimer, DO NOT Call any of the phone numbers on the NVVV charts as they are linked to the real world NVVV controllers. VATPAC does not condone the miss usage of these charts
  11. 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 neighbouring 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 (04/05/2019) from 0800z - 1100z: Expect a calm flight between Port Villa (NVVV) and Tontuota (Noumea, NWWW) whilst traversing across the two Island nations of New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Flights conducted between the two nations are mostly charter and commercial operators Air Calin and Air Vanuatu The Route: NWWW-NVVV: LTO B590 VLI NVVV-NWWW LEDIT B590 NIPOG LECNA SARAM Aircraft Type: Recommended Aircraft for this event is up to either an A320/B73x(737 series)/B3xM(737 Max series) and Prop liners Charts: Charts for NWWW can be found here Charts for NVVV can be found here (Courtesy of @Bailey Brown) 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. *Please Note Vila Does not have GND or DEL services and Noumea Does not have DEL Services NFFF_FSS (Nadi Radio) 123.600 NVVV_CTR (Vila Control) 120.700 NWWW_APP (Tontuota Approach) 123.500 NVVV_TWR (Vila Tower) 118.300 NWWW_TWR (Tontuota Tower) 118.100 NWWW_GND (Tontuota Ground) 121.700 Scenery: NWWW: Dmitri Kozyrev; P3D: https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=208020 - FREEWARE Cami De Bellis; Xplane: https://store.x-plane.org/NWWW-La-Tontouta-Noumea--New-Caledonia_p_909.html - Payware NVVV: Cami De Bellis; Xplane : https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/28054-nvvv-bauerfield-international-airport/ - 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! Disclaimer, DO NOT Call any of the phone numbers on the NVVV charts as they are linked to the real world NVVV controllers. VATPAC does not condone the miss usage of these charts
  12. NOTAM: Reserved ATC Positions for VATUSA's FNO Downunder 1 INTRODUCTION The following positions are reserved under reference to section 4.1 of the VATPAC Controller Positions and Ratings Policy. This NOTAM is the reservation of positions for the purpose of VATUSA's FNO Downunder 2 RESERVED POSITIONS The following positions are reserved from 2330z Friday 19th April 2019 until 0330z Saturday 20th April 2019 BN-DOS_CTR BN-MDE_CTR ML-BKE_CTR ML-TBD_CTR ML-WOL_CTR AD_APP BN_APP BN_DEP SY_APP SY-D_APP SY_DEP AD_TWR BN_TWR SY_TWR SY-E_TWR AD_GND BN_GND BN-S_GND SY_GND SY-E_GND AD_DEL BN_DEL SY_DEL 4 AUTHORITY Sam Hall - Director of Events and Communications [email protected] 5 CANCELATION This NOTAM self cancels at 0330z on Saturday 20th April 2019
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    Tom Grozev posted a topic in NOTAMs

    Hello all, Please join me in congratulating @Elliot Parker, @Jamie Ashton, and @Peter Story who have just join the IT Development team. Each of these individuals possesses unique skills that they bring that will prove invaluable to the team.
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  16. Groote Eylandt to Tindal Airbase

    Russell Diehl posted a calendar event in VFR Operations

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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 : 260 nm Est Flight Time : approx 90 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine turboprop aircraft such as Beechcraft King Air, Beechcraft C90, Pilatus PC-12 or similar capable of 185 to 250 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/ygte". 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 FL180 Flightplan File as : YGTE YBIC YWRV XMCT YDEA MANYALLALU YPTN 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 Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery Flight Details * NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr" GROOTE EYLANDT [YGTE] Takeoff elev : 53 rwy : 10/28 asphalt CTAF : 126.00 DME : GTE GROOTE EYLANDT 114.80 NDB : GTE GROOTE EYLANDT 407.0 BICKERTON ISLAND AIRPORT [YBIC] T&G - H-303° D-19.2 nm elev : 63 rwy : 12/30 dirt CTAF : 131.25 WALKER RIVER [YWRV] T&G - H-288° D-28.1 nm elev : 67 rwy : 10/28 dirt CTAF : 131.25 MOUNT COTT Overfly - H-256° D-77.9 nm DELARA [YDEA] T&G - H-310° D-11.7 nm elev : 471 rwy : 09/27 sealed CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25) MANYALLALUK T&G - H-243° D-92.3 nm elev : 785 rwy : 12/30 gravel CTAF : 131.25 TINDAL MILITARY [YPTN] Land - H-236° D-30.5 nm elev : 443 rwy : 14/32 asphalt CTAF : 119.70 TACAN : TDL TINDAL KATHERINE 112.30 VOR : TN TINDAL KATHERINE 112.30 NDB : TN TINDAL KATHERINE 356.0 Chart

  17. Tindal Airbase to Groote Eylandt

    Russell Diehl posted a calendar event in VFR Operations

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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 : 250 nm Est Flight Time : approx 85 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine turboprop aircraft such as Beechcraft King Air, Beechcraft C90, Pilatus PC-12 or similar capable of 185 to 250 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/yptn". 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 FL180 Flightplan File as : YPTN YBMY YNGU YNUM YGTE 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 Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery Flight Details * NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr" TINDAL MILITARY [YPTN] Takeoff elev : 443 rwy : 14/32 asphalt CTAF : 119.70 TACAN : TDL TINDAL KATHERINE 112.30 VOR : TN TINDAL KATHERINE 112.30 NDB : TN TINDAL KATHERINE 356.0 BAMYILI [YBMY] T&G - H-086° D-29.4 nm elev : 706 rwy : 11/29 dirt CTAF : 119.70 NGUKURR [YNGU] T&G - H-093° D-108.9 nm elev : 45 rwy : 11/29 dirt CTAF : 126.70 NUMBULWAR [YNUM] T&G - H-059° D-62.5 nm elev : 31 rwy : 15/33 dirt CTAF : 126.70 GROOTE EYLANDT [YGTE] Land - H-063° D-46.8 nm elev : 53 rwy : 10/28 asphalt CTAF : 126.00 DME : GTE GROOTE EYLANDT 114.80 NDB : GTE GROOTE EYLANDT 407.0 Chart
  18. ATC ROSTER IS NOW AVAILABLE! We are quite short of controllers so if you'd like to control please do email myself [email protected] to apply. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OZEBDC0ieKtgUsUKIiwoBsWF57na8cXEOI9WRojsNHM/edit?usp=sharing
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  24. New Zealand North Island - Hawera to Taupo

    Daniel Mckee posted a calendar event in VFR Operations

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    This Weeks Flight for Wednesday 17th April 2019 commencing NEW TIME 8.00pm AEST Flight created by YMA555 New Zealand North Island Tour Flight continues clockwise tour of NZ North Island. Leg 9 being Hawera to Taupo The tour can be flown in FSX, P3D and X-Plane 11.30 All scenery for FSX and P3D can easily be located via Orbx North Island product. All airports appear to be already in XP11.30 with some other versions downloadable from Xplane.Org This is left to pilots discretion.. Flight Details: NZHA-NZAP Aircraft: Capable of 150 kias Comms: Tune Radio to 122.80MHz - Unless Advised by ATC or further detailed hereunder Flight Plan: NZHA NZSD NZNP NZTM NZRU NZTN NZAP there are some non-airfield waypoints being Mt Taranaki and Mt Ruapehu and Mt Ngauruhoe suggested Altitude: Follow flight plan Distance: 168nm Weather: Real time weather, fair weather if conditions are not suitable for VFR Flying. Flight Plan:(NZHA-NZAP)< Just click on this link for Flight Plan for FSX or PlanG BELOW: MAP OF ROUTE THANKS FOR FLYING VATPAC WORLD DISCOVERY FLIGHTS JOIN US IN FLIGHT, IN OUR CHAT ROOM "DAILY FOCUS VFR" IN TEAMSPEAK 3.

  25. Sydney Bankstown Return via Wollongong

    Pheonix Taylor commented on Russell Diehl's calendar event in VFR Operations

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    Hello all, I have made a vPilot flight-plan for this event. To load it, you must be connected to the network; click "File Flight Plan"; click "Load..."; then locate the downloaded file I have attached. I believe this would be a good addition to the event as quite often supervisors are messaging pilots to file flightplans. If you require any help loading the flight plan or any questions about it, don't hesitate to contact me. Pheonix. YSBK-YSBK VFR FRIDAY.vfp
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  28. Tom Grozev - TMA Controller

    Arjun Murthy posted a topic in ATC Promotions

    Congratulations to Tom who recently passed his S3 Assessment. Well done Tom!
  29. ATC application submission date has been extended until further notice. Apply now at https://events.vatpac.org/friday-night-ops-down-under

  30. TWR Controller - Sam Keast

    Joshua Micallef posted a topic in ATC Promotions

    Congratulations to Sam Keast 1445607 who is the newest Controller who gained his S2 Badge - Congratulations Sam!

  31. Sydney Bankstown Return via Katoomba

    Russell Diehl posted a calendar event in VFR Operations

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    Event Details This easter weekend, VATPAC concludes it's Iron Mic attempt at Sydney. VFR Operations flies out and returns to Sydney Bankstown to add some GA traffic to the weekend's mix. Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight. Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations. Distance : 111 nm Est Flight Time : approx 75 mins Aircraft : Single Engine Piston such as Cessna 172 or similar capable of 105 to 125 kias. Communications : Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. 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. Altitude : remain outside Sydney class C airspace Flightplan File as : YSBK WAD YKAT MYF YSCN YWIO TWRN YSBK Navigation : Unless pilots are visually familiar with this area, the accompanying GPS Flightplan is recommended. GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, FS9 and X-Plan FMS and also provided is the original Plan-G flightplan for those that find this useful all enclosed within a Zip archive. Recommended Scenery X-Plane - Sydney ORBX Australia Bankstown by By Robert Fluke (Flukey), Ben Odonnell (FBK289) & Garry Moore(GAZZA) ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX AU Scenery BANKSTOWN PROCEDURES Bankstown is a general aviation class D aerodrome and is located in close proximity to Sydney International Airport and RAAF Airbase Richmond. An excellent source of information for Bankstown VFR operations inbound and outbound can be found in CASA's "Ontrack" Online Reference Resource. Pilots unfamiliar with Bankstown Operations are encouraged to visit the site and review available information prior to operating within Bankstown airspace. Flight Details PILOTS SHOULD ENSURE THEY SET THEIR TRANSPONDER TO MODE "C" (normal) AS THEY ENTER THE RUNWAY SO ATC WILL SEE AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE IN THEIR SCOPE BANKSTOWN [YSBK] Takeoff elev : 34' rwy : 11C/29C 11R/29L 11L/29R asphault TWR/CTAF : 132.80 NDB : BK 416.0 WARRAGAMBA DAM [WAD] Overfly - H-264° D-19.9 KATOOMBA [YKAT] T&G - H-314° D-18.7 elev : 3280' rwy : 06ns/24 10/28 unsealed CTAF : 126.70 * ns - non-standard right circuit PINNICAL HOMESTEAD Overfly - H-213° D-7.3 elev : 2100' rwy : 10/28 dirt CTAF : 131.25 MAYFIELD [MYF] Overfly - H-110° D-23.8 CAMDEN [YSCN] T&G - H-146° D-5.6 elev : 230' (circuit A1200) rwy : 06/24ns asphault rwy : 10/28ns grass * ns - non-standard right circuit TWR/CTAF : 120.10 WILTON [YWIO] T&G - H-171° D-10.8 elev : 610' rwy : 03/21 15/33 unsealed CTAF : 131.25 TWO RN (2RN) [TWRN] Overfly - H-020° D-20.2 Inbound reporting point for Bankstown. If TWR active set transponder 3000 and Call "BANKSTOWN TOWER [AIRCRAFT TYPE][CALLSIGN]2RN A1500 RECEIVED [ATIS ID] INBOUND" DO NOT ENTER CONTROL ZONE UNLESS TWR HAS PROVIDED JOIN INSTRUCTIONS BANKSTOWN [YSBK] Land - H-082° D-5.0 Sydney VTC

  32. Sydney Bankstown Return via Wollongong

    Russell Diehl posted a calendar event in VFR Operations

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    Event Details This easter weekend, VATPAC concludes it's Iron Mic attempt at Sydney. VFR Operations flies out and returns to Sydney Bankstown to add some GA traffic to the weekend's mix. Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight. Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations. Distance : 108 nm Est Flight Time : approx 70 mins Aircraft : Single Engine Piston such as Cessna 172 or similar capable of 105 to 125 kias. Communications : Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. 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. Altitude : remain outside Sydney class C airspace Flightplan File as : YSBK YWBN YWOL YMIG PIC YSCN PSP YSBK Navigation : Unless pilots are visually familiar with this area, the accompanying GPS Flightplan is recommended. GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, FS9 and X-Plan FMS and also provided is the original Plan-G flightplan for those that find this useful all enclosed within a Zip archive. Recommended Scenery X-Plane - Sydney Bankstown by By Robert Fluke (Flukey), Ben Odonnell (FBK289) & Garry Moore(GAZZA) ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX AU Scenery BANKSTOWN PROCEDURES Bankstown is a general aviation class D aerodrome and is located in close proximity to Sydney International Airport and RAAF Airbase Richmond. An excellent source of information for Bankstown VFR operations inbound and outbound can be found in CASA's "Ontrack" Online Reference Resource. Pilots unfamiliar with Bankstown Operations are encouraged to visit the site and review available information prior to operating within Bankstown airspace. Flight Details PILOTS SHOULD ENSURE THEY SET THEIR TRANSPONDER TO MODE "C" (normal) AS THEY ENTER THE RUNWAY SO ATC WILL SEE AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE IN THEIR SCOPE BANKSTOWN [YSBK] Takeoff elev : 34' rwy : 11C/29C 11R/29L 11L/29R asphalt TWR/CTAF : 132.80 NDB : BK 416.0 WEDDERBURN [YWBN] T&G - H-197° D-17.8 elev : 850' rwy : 17/35 sealed CTAF : 122.55 WOLLONGONG [YWOL] T&G - H-170° D-22.8 elev : 31' rwy : 16/34ns 08/26ns asphalt * ns - non-standard right circuit CTAF : 127.30 NDB : WOL 239.0 MITTAGONG [YMIG] T&G - H-282° D-15.9 elev : 1840' rwy : 06/24ns unsealed * ns - non-standard right circuit CTAF : 126.70 PICTON [PIC] Overfly - H-007° D-17.6 Inbound reporting point for Camden. If TWR active set transponder 3000 and Call "CAMDEN TOWER [AIRCRAFT TYPE][CALLSIGN] Picton A1700 RECEIVED [ATIS ID] INBOUND" DO NOT ENTER CONTROL ZONE UNLESS TWR HAS PROVIDED JOIN INSTRUCTIONS CAMDEN [YSCN] T&G - H-023° D-8.8 elev : 230' (circuit A1200) rwy : 06/24ns asphalt rwy : 10/28ns grass * ns - non-standard right circuit TWR/CTAF : 120.10 NDB : CN 281.0 PROSPECT RESERVOIR [PSP] Overfly - H-027° D-17.6 Inbound reporting point for Bankstown. If TWR active set transponder 3000 and Call "BANKSTOWN TOWER [AIRCRAFT TYPE][CALLSIGN] Prospect Reservoir A1500 RECEIVED [ATIS ID] INBOUND" DO NOT ENTER CONTROL ZONE UNLESS TWR HAS PROVIDED JOIN INSTRUCTIONS BANKSTOWN [YSBK] Land - H-151° D-7.4 Sydney VTC

  33. Southern Cross to Perth Jandakot

    Russell Diehl posted a calendar event in VFR Operations

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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 : 215 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. 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. For pilots connecting to VATSIM using VPilot, there is a work around that enables these pilots to also take advantage of online voice CTAF. Refer to this informative VATPAC Forum post to learn how to implement the work around. Similarly, this work around has been reported to be successfully adopted for X-Plane using the X-Squawkbox client. As of yet there are no available instructions for doing this. Altitude : Not above FL125 Flightplan File as : YSCR YMDN YKEB YCUN YBLD YBEV MUE CDM SIXS FDL YPJT 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. Navigation : Pilots have a choice of alternatives for this flight. There is the obligatory accompanying flight plan for those that embrace the latest technology. For the more adventurous pilots the radial and distances are provided allowing the flight to be navigated using ground based radio and visual navigation techniques. Recommended Scenery ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery Flight Details SOUTHERN CROSS [YSCR] Takeoff elev : 1163 rwy : 09/27 14/32 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 MERREDIN [YMDN] T&G - H-252° D-55.7 nm pos : PH R-080 123 R-NDB R-MDN R-455.0 elev : 1263 rwy : 10/28 17/35 asphalt CTAF : 120.10 KELLERBERRIN [YKEB] T&G - H-259° D-31.3 nm pos : PH R-080 91.8 elev : 849 rwy : 10/28 dirt CTAF : 131.25 CUNDERDIN [YCUN] T&G - H-270° D-25.7 nm pos : PH R-075 67.0 elev : 705 rwy : 14/32 05/23 asphalt CTAF : 127.80 (FSINN 126.70) NDB : CUN CUNDERDIN 293.0 BROOKLANDS [YBLD] Overfly - H-242° D-24.5 nm pos : PH R-082 43.4 BEVERLEY [YBEV] T&G - H-158° D-19.7 nm pos : PH R-104 51.4 elev : 685 rwy : 08/26 grass rwy : 16/34 dirt CTAF : 131.25 MOUNT DALE [MUE] Overfly - H-271° D-33.2 nm pos : PH R-124 20.3 CANNING DAM [CDM] Overfly - H-259° D-8.9 nm pos : PH R-148 15.2 SIX SOUTH [SIXS] Overfly - H-265° D-9.8 nm FORRESTDALE LAKE [FDL] Overfly - H-341° D-0.5 nm pos : PH R-188 12.9 JANDAKOT [YPJT] Land - H-326° D-4.5 nm elev : 99 rwy : 12/30 06R/24L 06L/24R asphalt CTAF : 118.10 NDB : JT JANDAKOT 281.0 Southern Cross to Jandakot WAN Jandakot VTC

  34. Perth Jandakot to Southern Cross

    Russell Diehl posted a calendar event in VFR Operations

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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 : 278 nm Est Flight Time : approx 90 mins Aircraft : Single or twin turboprop aircraft such as Beechcraft King Air, Beechcraft King Air C-90, Pilatus PC-12 or similar capable of 225 to 250 kias. Communications : Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. 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. For pilots connecting to VATSIM using VPilot, there is a work around that enables these pilots to also take advantage of online voice CTAF. Refer to this informative VATPAC Forum post to learn how to implement the work around. Similarly, this work around has been reported to be successfully adopted for X-Plane using the X-Squawkbox client. As of yet there are no available instructions for doing this. Altitude : Below Perth Class C steps Flightplan File as : YPJT YGB LTOM YMUL YDWG YNRG YCOR YSCR GPS Flightplan is available for FSX/P3D 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 Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery Flight Details JANDAKOT [YPJT] Takeoff elev : 99 rwy : 12/30 06R/24L 06L/24R asphalt CTAF : 118.10 NDB : JT JANDAKOT 281.0 YANGEBUP LAKE [YGB] Overfly - H-243° D-2.8 nm LAKE THOMSON [LTOM] Overfly - H-177° D-1.9 nm MURRAY FIELD [YMUL] T&G - H-180° D-21.4 nm pos : PH R-192 33.3 elev : 56 rwy : 05ns/23 asphalt rwy : 09ns/27 dirt CTAF : 119.10 DWELLINGUP [YDWG] T&G - H-134° D-16.4 nm pos : PH R-174 45.2 elev : 912 rwy : 04/22 dirt CTAF : 131.25 NARROGIN AIRFIELD [YNRG] T&G - H-108° D-52.6 nm pos : PH R-138 81.8 elev : 1080 rwy : 10/28 bitumen rwy : 18/36 grass CTAF : 134.00 COROWA [YCOR] T&G - H-049° D-51.8 nm pos : PH R-106 97.7 elev : 469 rwy : 14/32 05/23 asphalt CTAF : 132.45 NDB : COR COROWA 380.0 SOUTHERN CROSS [YSCR] Land - H-051° D-102.1 nm pos : PH R-079 178.8 elev : 1163 rwy : 09/27 14/32 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 Jandakot VTC Jandakot to Southern Cross WAN

  35. World Discovery - New Zealand North Island Tour

    Daniel Mckee posted a calendar event in VFR Operations

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    This Weeks Flight for Wednesday 10rd April 2019 commencing NEW TIME 8.00pm AEST Flight created by YMA555 New Zealand North Island Tour Flight commences clockwise tour of NZ North Island. Leg 1 being Wellington to Tiahape The tour can be flown in FSX, P3D and X-Plane 11.30 All scenery for FSX and P3D can easily be located via Orbx North Island product. All airports appear to be already in XP11.30 with some other versions downloadable from Xplane.Org This is left to pilots discretion.. Flight Details: NZWN-NZVR Aircraft: Capable of 150 kias Comms: Tune Radio to 122.80MHz - Unless Advised by ATC or further detailed hereunder Flight Plan: NZWN NZPP NZMS NZPM NZWU NZVR suggested Altitude: Follow flight plan Distance: 168nm Weather: Real time weather, fair weather if conditions are not suitable for VFR Flying. Flight Plan:(NZWN-NZVR)< Just click on this link for Flight Plan for FSX or PlanG BELOW: MAP OF ROUTE THANKS FOR FLYING VATPAC WORLD DISCOVERY FLIGHTS JOIN US IN FLIGHT, IN OUR CHAT ROOM "DAILY FOCUS VFR" IN TEAMSPEAK 3.

  36. Notice of Town Hall Meeting - 7 April 2019

    David Zhong replied to David Zhong's topic in NOTAMs

    Thanks to all that attended. Some of the highlights from last night... Q: are there plans for the smaller procedural airports to have local instructions? A: Yes, but not at the top of the list Q: What does the non exec directors do A: We currently have a young but passionate executive team leading the organisation. The role of the non execs is to support that team by providing them with guidance and wisdom and challenge their ideas. Q: Are there any plans for implementing a training system where controllers may access their own training notes and or use a roster a roster such as seeing other controllers and what rating they are A: Yes, we are developing a system that will allow students to access their training record. A controller roster will not be developed as this duplicates CERT. Members can access the latter by contacting VATSIM Membership. Q: Can e.g. a centre controller access tower information in Moodle without having to enrol in each course? E.g. quick reference guide as PDF A: We will explore this Q: Is there any plans for doing any Iron Mic's for pacific area airports such as Fiji, New Cali, Vanauatu and PNG airports? A: Yes, this is in consideration Q: Would the training department contemplate making the Procedural endorsement one that you have to do at least one sweatbox with? If I had done a sweatbox rather than just an exam or even mentoring sessions that would have been extremely useful. A: We are considering this at the moment Q: Any updates on discord A: A survey has been done recently on community views. The Board is continuing to consider this issue and there are a number of matters that the Board requires to be resolved before making a decision including how moderation will be improved. Q: Any updates on new codec A: VATSIM has announced that an open beta will commence soon. Applications are currently open to join this beta program.
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  39. Notice of Town Hall Meeting - 7 April 2019

    David Zhong replied to David Zhong's topic in NOTAMs

    Below you will find a link to "VATPAC 2019" our organisational plan for 2019. At this evening's Town Hall, the Board will elaborate and take questions on this. VATPAC 2019.pdf

  40. Teamspeak Townhall

    Trent Hopkinson posted a calendar event in Events Calendar

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    Town Hall Meeting Sunday 7 April 2019 at 1030 UTC/2030 AEST/2000 ACST/1730 AWST Via Teamspeak (Instructions) Call to Order / Welcome Board to present 2019 plan Questions to the board If you have any questions that you would like the Board to answer, you can either mail them to me at director at vatpac dot org or ask them during the Q&A. We will publish a list of answers to questions in writing so that is a way to get your question in if you can't attend. Please note that in daylight savings states, daylight savings ends on this day. All times listed above are in standard time.

  41. Online Chat Facilities Survey

    Sam Hall posted a topic in NOTAMs

    Hello All, The VATPAC Board has compiled a survey with questions regarding which online chat facilities members use. The results from this survey will be taken into account in future board decisions. You can find the survey at the link below: Online Chat Facilities Survey Form
  42. Joshua Micallef is attending Saturday Australia Tour (YLRE - YBMA)

  43. Saturday Australia Tour (YLRE - YBMA)

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    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 (13/04/2019) from 0900z - 1200z: This week, depart from the beautiful inland town of Longreach inbound the regional town of Mount Isa. 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: LRE J89 MA 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 B738/A321) Charts: Charts for Longreach can be found here. Charts for Mount Isa 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) Ants Aussie Airports Complete (YLRE), FSX - https://www.antsairplanes.com/scenery.html (FREEWARE) Flukeys Mount Isa (YBMA), FSX/P3D - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1H2412h1wGsmGUhS6TF2EH8NDB8kK1uRE (FREEWARE) P3Dv4 OZx Libraries, P3Dv4 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DQUv9je5k_PJjlbr1W3jsQCfOQ_AMOSY/view (FREEWARE) Avsim Library (YBMA), FSX/P3D - https://library.avsim.net/download.php?DLID=120183 (FREEWARE) If you have any questions or feedback, please email Joshua Micallef - [email protected] or use feedback.vatpac.org with your feedback, we would be happy to hear any feedback you have!
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  45. VATSIM OCEANIA REGION invites applications for the position of Divisional Director Australia VATPAC1. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. The Division Director is an important link between the "front line" of the network and VATSIM Oceania Region. The duties below are intended for further delegation in part but ultimate responsibility lies with the Division Director. Reports to: VATSIM Oceania Regional Director Direct Reports: Director, ATC Training Director, Operations Director, Events & Communications Director, IT Duties: Responsible for overall smooth operation of the VATPAC Division of VATSIM Establishes and publishes VATPAC policies and duties of VATPAC Board of Directors Conducts and chairs periodic meetings with VATPAC Board of Directors Oversees the continued growth and maintenance of VATPAC information systems Works directly with other Division Directors to foster international cooperation and the exchange of ideas Communication to VATPAC Board of Directors and members Monitor progress of ongoing procedures (Training, Membership, Events, IT, etc) Monitor ATC ID Upgrades Maintains an on line presence on the VATSIM Network Produces a quarterly report to the VATSIM Oceania Regional Director Attends quarterly conference with VATNZ Divisional Director and VATSIM Oceania Regional Director Position Holder Attributes and Requirements: Be a member of the OCEANIA Region of VATSIM for a period longer than 12 months (prerequisite) Be a member of good standing in VATSIM for more than two years at the time of application (prerequisite) Be rated on VATSIM to no less than Controller Level (prerequisite) Have good knowledge of the VATSIM Code of Conduct and Code of Regulations Have proven ability in the management of a small group of people Be able to work well within a voluntary organisation Have proven ability with the use of VATSIM Approved Controller Client Software Have proven ability with the use of Flight Simulation and VATSIM Approved Pilot Client Software Members interested in being considered for the role should apply by outlining their experience and suitability for the role and providing information addressing each of the Position Holder Attributes and Requirements listed above via email with "Application for VATPAC1" in the subject line to [email protected] APPLICATIONS IN STRICTEST CONFIDENCE CLOSE AT 23:59 hours AEST on Sunday 28th April 2019

  46. FNO Down-Under

    Sam Hall posted a calendar event in Events Calendar

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    Ladies and Gentleman, On Saturday 20th April 2019, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane welcomes VATUSA to Friday Night Ops. Kicking off at Friday 19th April 2019 at 2330z , So drop the juice box or the glass of whiskey and get your flight plans filed. VATPAC has your ATC Covered manning airspace between Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane! We invite and encourage you to fly between the three airports, In any order you wish. You should allow approx 1.5-2.5 hours flying time for Jets between any given pair. Flight Planning In Australia, flight plans are filed in the ICAO method, with the SID/STAR not included with the initial filing. This will be provided by ATC on contact with clearance delivery (for departure) and with Centre, usually just prior to initial descent clearance. In Sydney each different runway has it's own set of SID's, which can be hard to predict ahead of time. Due to this, the outbound route should start with "TESAT". TESAT is an RNAV waypoint located on the airfield, replacing the old VOR "SY" which has since been decommissioned in the real world as part of the Navigation Rationalization project which removed 179 ground-based navigation aids on the 26th of May 2016, meaning GNSS is now the primary means of navigation for all instrument flight rule aircraft and flight plans. Knowledge about deleting waypoints and closing route discontinuities in your FMS will be useful. Cheats include knowing the 2nd waypoint along the initial airway. Additionally be aware that ATC is likely to ammend the text of your route when giving clearance in the same manner as the Electronic Flight Strip is used in the real world. Once you file it, it's theirs. Flight Plan Route To help with filing your flight plan, we reccomend Simbrief as a free service additionally there is a number of payware flightplaning software Simbrief Flight Planning Software Recommended Routes With everything that has been said above VATPAC wishes to recommend a few routes to pilots that will be fully staffed during the event. YBBN - YPAD DCT HUUGO Q116 NBR Q53 WOONA Q60 BLACK DCT YBBN - YSSY DCT HUUGO H62 CORKY H12 BOREE DCT YPAD - YBBN DCT SEDAN Y19 PARRY Y195 GLENN DCT YPAD - YSSY DCT PANKI H247 CULIN Y59 RIVET DCT YSSY - YBBN DCT ENTRA H245 BANDA H185 CG DCT YSSY - YPAD DCT KADOM H44 MAXEM Q60 BLACK DCT Pilot Information FNO Downunder Pilot Information.pdf Charts Necessary charts for YPAD, YBBN and YSSY can be found in the pilot information PDF above. Additionally the real world Air Services Australia website provides charts for all airports in Australia, free of charge, on their Aerodrome and Procedure Charts website. http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/dap/AeroProcChartsTOC.htm Information for Air Traffic Controllers ATC Applications are now open for this event. You can apply here. The amount of positions published will depend strongly upon the amount of applications. As previous trends have shown, This event attracts close to if not more than 80-100 Pilots. As such, We would love to have a large amount of controller positions rostered. Due to the length of the event, We have split the roster into two, 2 hour periods. The positions which will be allocated first are below: Name Login Identifier Radio Callsign Frequency Adelaide Approach (West) AD_APP Adelaide Approach 124.200 Adelaide Clearance Delivery AD_DEL Adelaide Delivery 126.100 Adelaide SMC AD_GND Adelaide Ground 121.700 Adelaide Tower AD_TWR Adelaide Tower 120.500 Adelaide ATIS YPAD_ATIS 134.500 Brisbane Approach (North) BN_APP Brisbane Approach 124.700 Brisbane Clearance Delivery BN_DEL Brisbane Delivery 118.600 Brisbane SMC BN_GND Brisbane Ground 121.700 Brisbane Tower BN_TWR Brisbane Tower 120.500 Brisbane ATIS YBBN_ATIS 125.500 Brisbane Centre (Downs) BN-DOS_CTR Brisbane Centre 135.600 Brisbane Centre (Mudgee) BN-MDE_CTR Brisbane Centre 133.000 Melbourne Centre (Bourke) ML-BKE_CTR Melbourne Centre 128.200 Melbourne Centre (Tailem Bend) ML-TBD_CTR Melbourne Centre 125.300 Melbourne Centre (Wollongong) ML-WOL_CTR Melbourne Centre 125.000 Sydney Approach North SY_APP Sydney Approach 124.400 Sydney Clearance Delivery SY_DEL Sydney Delivery 133.800 Sydney SMC SY_GND Sydney Ground 126.500 Sydney Tower SY_TWR Sydney Tower 120.500 Sydney ATIS YSSY_ATIS 126.250 If we have a large number of applications, We will additionally roster the below positions: Name Login Identifier Radio Callsign Frequency Adelaide Approach East AD_DEP Adelaide Appraoch 118.200 Brisbane Centre (Maitland) BN-MLD_CTR Brisbane Centre 132.350 Brisbane Centre (Armadale) BN-ARM_CTR Brisbane Centre 130.900 Brisbane Centre (Grafton) BN-GRN_CTR Brisbane Centre 120.300 Brisbane Departures (North) BN_DEP Brisbane Departures 128.300 Brisbane SMC (South) BN-S_GND Brisbane Ground 122.250 Melbourne Centre (Mungo) ML-MUN_CTR Melbourne Centre 132.600 Melbourne Centre (Oxley) ML-OXL_CTR Melbourne Centre 128.500 Melbourne Centre (Griffith) ML-GTH_CTR Melbourne Centre 122.750 Sydney Departures (North) SY_DEP Sydney Departures 123.000 Sydney Director (West) SY-D_APP Sydney Director 126.100 Sydney SMC (East) SY-E_GND Sydney Ground 121.700 Sydney Tower (East) SY-E_TWR Sydney Tower 124.700 ATC Applications for this event will close on March 13th. The roster will be published thereafter March 14th. Scenery - Adelaide Airport Scenery (YPAD) Payware Adelaide Scenery Freeware Adelaide Scenery Freeware X-Plane Adelaide Scenery - Sydney Kingsford Smith Intl (YSSY) Payware FlyTampa YSSY Freeware YSSY FSX Freeware YSSY P3D Freeware YSSY X-Plane - Brisbane International (YBBN) Payware YBBN ORBX Direct Freeware YBBN Aussie Ants FSX/P3D Freeware YBBN X-Plane Should you have any questions, queries or suggestions, please contact the events department via the VATPAC forums or by emailing [email protected] We look forward to seeing you at this not to be missed Event!
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