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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 : 120 nm Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins Aircraft : Single engine aircraft such as Orion Maule, Cessna 172 or similar capable of 115 to 135 kias. Altitude : Remain below Williamtown restricted airspace Flightplan File as : YPMQ YCNH YLKS YTRE WDU GCR SRO DUNGOG EGT YMND 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D Port Macquarie ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details PORT MACQUARIE [YPMQ] Takeoff elev : 15 rwy : 03/21 asphalt CTAF : 118.10 NDB : PMQ PORT MACQUARIE 395.0 CAMDEN HAVEN AIRFIELD [YCMH] T&G - H-193° D-15.1 nm T& elev : 20 rwy : 12/30ns grass CTAF : 118.10 THE LAKES [YLKS] T&G - H-182° D-3.1 nm elev : 2 rwy : 16/34ns bitumen CTAF : 118.10 TAREE [YTRE] T&G - H-214° D-14.9 nm elev : 38 rwy : 12/30 04/22 asphalt CTAF : 118.10 WIRRADGURIE [WDU] Overfly - H-256° D-22.8 nm GLOUCESTER [GCR] Overfly - visual via "the worm" STROUD ROAD [SRO] Overfly - visual via "the worm" DUNGOG Overfly - visual via "the worm" EAST GRETA [EGT] Overfly - visual via "the worm" MAITLAND [YMND] Land - H-298° D-3.3 nm elev : 85 rwy : 08/26 05/23 sealed rwy : 18/36 dirt CTAF : 122.65 Chart
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    Event Details A Christmas Day event for those that may have no family commitments (for those forced to isolate ;). This event departs from Indonesian airport Husein Sastranegara-Bandung Airport and flies south west over the ocean below oceanic controlled airspace to Christmas Island Australia. Since the majority of the flight is over water and lacks any visual references, pilots will be required use instrument navigation to complete the flight. Modern GPS is discouraged for this flight and as such no flightplan will be provided. Instead pilots are encouraged to navigate "old school" making use of modest radio navigation. As such, older classic twin engine aircraft are a good choice for use on this flight. Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight. Weather : Real World weather as the flight is easily undertaken in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) as IFR. Distance : 240 nm Est Flight Time : approx 75 mins Aircraft : Twin engine aircraft of 'yester-year' such as Douglas DC-3, Aerocommander AC-56 or similar capable of 160 to 190 kias. Altitude : Initially 9000ft to clear terrain but can cruise an altitude at pilot's discretion based on the performance of the aircraft being flown and accompanying traffic. Flightplan File as : WICC DCT YPXM (can be either VFR or IFR) GPS Flightplan is NOT available for this particular flight, however for new pilots looking for a "leg up", one can be easily created within their respective simulators. Navigation : Pilots are encouraged to utilise onboard radio navigation, preferably VOR and DME, however pilots wishing to truly challenge themselves might opt to fly using ADF to track via NDBs. Both the departure and arrival airports are equipped with long range VOR/DME so pilots will be able to reference at least one of these during all phases of the flight. Those taking the NDB challenge will need to dead reacon the latter phase since Christmas Island is not equipped with an NDB. If they are lucky it might be possible to source a VHF transmitter instead. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio coms at uncontrolled airfields. This flight will also assume similar operation within Indonesia and adopt the tower frequency as the CTAF when they are uncontrolled. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D West Australian Scenery Pack by Kim Burton (extract Christmas Island and install into Addon scenery) Default scenery X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details HUSEIN SASTRANEGARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Take Off elev : 2,436 ft RWY : 11/29 asphalt VOR/DME : BND BANDUNG 117.0 NDB : OY 300.0 NDB : YY 205.0 CTAF/TWR : 118.65 Pilots are encouraged to tune, monitor and broadcast their positions at various milestones using unicom 122.80 (which is coincidentally Christmas Island CTAF). Recommended milestones include; establishing outbound radial Bandung VOR/DME (BND) 117.0 - Provide [Radial][DME][Altitude passing and intended altitude (9000)][tracking radial "outbound"][indicated airspeed] establishing or leaving an altitude - (same as above without passing altitude) reaching 150, 120, 90, 60 DME values inbound XMX VOR/DME - (same as above now referencing inbound radial XMX. For the 90 and 60 DME calls, if the DME instrument provides an estimate then include the time estimate to arrive over YPXM as the final part of the broadcast) announce position and intended approach around 30 DME. eg [Position] + Join Circuit for Visual Approach, if inclement weather then announce the intended Instrument Approach. report reaching various points in the approach. ie circuit legs, or for instrument approach the "Initial Point", "Outbound leg", "final approach" etc... Track SW to intercept any outbound radial in the range of 205° to 215° BND (117.0) and climb to not below 9,000 ft, the lowest safe altitude as indicated in the accompanying chart. Track the chosen radial until clear of terrain. A 40 DME range will place the aircraft at or near water allowing the aircraft to adopt a lower cruise altitude if so preferred. Keep monitoring for receipt of Christmas Island (XMX) VOR/DME 112.40. Once XMX Christmas Island VOR/DME is reliably received, track the inbound radial directly to the VOR/DME CHRISTMAS ISLAND [YPXM] - Land elev : 916 ft rwy : 18/36 asphalt VOR/DME : XMX CHRISTMAS ISLAND 112.40 NDB : XMX 341.0 (decommissioned) vhf : 6 ABC Radio 1422.0 dependent upon simulator CTAF : 122.80 Available Instrument Charts AERODROME CHART VOR RWY 18 VOR-Y RWY 36 VOR-Z RWY 36 RNAV (GNSS) RWY 18 (unavailable to aircraft not equipped with GPS) RNAV (GNSS) RWY 36 (unavailable to aircraft not equipped with GPS) Chart departing Husein Sastranegara International Airport Chart arriving Christmas Island
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    Event Details Aerial Fire Suppression Training Exercise - Snowy Mountains NOTE : This special event comes at the cost of multi-simulator support. This event requires installation of custom scenery that overlays smoke targets onto existing X-Plane 11 scenery. FS2020 lacks the ability for aircraft to dump and load additional payloads. P3D does support this however the author of this flight lacks a copy of the simulator and more importantly its "Software Development Kit", the component that allows for the creation of customised P3D scenery. (Someone wanting to use P3D that has the knowledge to create the scenery is welcome to PM me to obtain the coordinates of the target zones). Those pilots not flying X-Plane 11 will be at a severe disadvantage for the majority of this flight. All but a single airport related target can be visually located without accompanying scenery. Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight. Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations. Distance : 110 nm Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins Altitude : Upto A9500 Aircraft : Twin engine aircraft capable of carrying two tanks of water/retardant able to be dumped together or independently. The aircraft should also be capable of "scooping" its load of water from a suitable body of water thus allowing it to operate continuously without the need to land and reload. Examples of such suitable aircraft include the Consolidated PBY Catalina X-Plane 11 and is the preferred aircraft type for this event. The Canadair CL415 (X-Plane)/CL215 represents a potential fallback alternative however the X-Plane 11 variant has some inconvenient limitations. (refer to "Know Your Water Bombing Aircraft" below). Know your water bombing aircraft Whichever aircraft is chosen, pilots should familiarise themselves with the technicalities of ; deploying/retracting the scoop and using this to refill tanks. (X-Plane CL415 mandates use of a hotkey to deploy/retract scoop) dumping the contents of each tank designating whether both or a single tank is to be dumped (X-Plane CL415 is not capable of dropping partial payloads) Aircraft Familiarisation The provided smoke target scenery has an additional target located in WA. The target is situated at the Barbagello Raceway, east of RAAF Base Pearce. Southwest of the raceway targets is Lake Jandaloop and is an excellent location to practice scooping up the necessary water payloads. The target and water body are conveniently located and offer ample opportunity for pilots to tune their skills and aircraft in preparation for the event. Enjoy! Flightplan File as : YCRG YGEI AIRWORK YCRG GPS Flightplan IS NOT provided for this event. Navigation : This flight will be challenging to navigate visually. Use the accompanying map and leverage the other event aircraft to assist with the task of searching and locating targets. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D <<<<< No custom scenery to provide target visuals >>>>> ORBX YSCB Canberra Airport ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 <<< Event Specific Smoking Airframe Targets >>> May adversely affect frame rates in some installations. Reduce "Number of World Objects" in Graphics settings until the simulation rate becomes acceptable. Remove immediately after the event. Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details This flight can be undertaken in any manner that best accomplishes the target objectives. No navigational references are provided thus visual acquisition will be necessary. Use the CTAF frequencies provided and treat the targets as airfields. Make standard CTAF circuit calls whilst conducting water bombing operations. Pilots are encouraged to monitor target CTAF communications to obtain guidance in locating the various targets. Base of Operations CORRYONG [YCRG] elev : 963 rwy : 06ns/24 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 *** Tanks can be fully loaded on departure *** Pilots are free to determine the best water bodies to use as a scooping source to refill drop tanks. NOTE Airfields/Airports are not available as sources of water. Targets and objectives Can be undertaken in whatever order a pilot deems optimal for the weather conditions at the time of the event GEEHI LANDING GROUND [YGEI] elev : 1389 rwy : 15/33 grass CTAF : 125.20 MAJOR FIRE - Each aircraft must lay at least 3 tank payloads (2 passes). Requires at least a single refill and return to accomplish this objective. TARGET FIRE A MINOR FIRE - Single tank (1/2 load) CTAF : 126.10 TARGET FIRE B MODERATE FIRE - Two tanks (full load in one pass or two passes releasing a 1/2 load each) CTAF : 126.20 TARGET FIRE C MINOR FIRE - Single tank (1/2 load) CTAF : 126.30 TARGET FIRE D MINOR FIRE - Single tank (1/2 load) CTAF : 126.40 Chart OpenTopoMap sourced from LittleNavMap
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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 : 100 nm Est Flight Time : approx 70 to 80 mins depending on whether a touch and go is conducted at NZAA Aircraft : Single engine piston aircraft such as Cessna 172 or similar capable of 105 to 135 kias. This flight is also suitable for helicopter operations as well should the pilot wish to get close and personal to the local scenery. Altitude : Remain outside Auckland International CTA for the most part. Obtain ATC clearance prior to overflying or executing a touch and go at Auckland. 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. Communications New Zealand uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX New Zealand North Island X-Plane 10/11 Auckland VFR 1.0.0 NZAA Auckland 1.6 Ardmore GA Airport Observe entry and departure corridors whilst operating in the airport's airspace. Auckland International Airport Observe altitude restrictions whilst in close proximity to the airport. Obtain ATC clearance if active prior to entering the CTA Recommended Scenery Flight Details NORTH SHORE [NZNE] Takeoff elev : 212 rwy : 09/27 03/21 asphalt CTAF : 118.00 WAIHEKE [NZKE] T&G - H-095° D-22.6 nm elev : 445 rwy : 17/35 dirt CTAF : 120.40 BROOKBY Overfly - H-184° D-11.5 nm Note : Inbound VISUAL REFERENCE for entry into Ardmore ARDMORE [NZAR] T&G - H-178° D-2.8 nm elev : 111 rwy : 07/25 03/21 asphalt CTAF : 118.10 Depart to the south abeam "RED HILL" MERCER [NZME] T&G - H-134° D-15.3 nm elev : 30 rwy : 09/27 dirt CTAF : 119.20 PUKEKOHE Overfly - H-270° D-10.6 nm TAIHIKI RIVER ESTUARY Overfly - H-271° D-6 nm INBOUND VISUAL REFERENCE for entry into Auckland International. Make inbound ATC call with reference to this VRP/ALT and NZAA ATIS IDENTIFIER to either transition to the North via Auckland CBD or Touch and Go departing NE via Auckland CBD AUCKLAND INTL [NZAA]Overfly OR T&G at Pilot's discretion - H-322° D-9.2 nm elev : 23 rwy : 05R/23L asphalt CTAF : 122.80 VOR/DME : AA AUCKLAND 114.80 AUCKLAND CBD Overfly - H-331° D-8.9 nm ALBANY Overfly - H-319° D-8.8 nm NORTH SHORE [NZNE] Land - H-315° D-4.6 nm elev : 212 rwy : 09/27 03/21 asphalt CTAF : 118.00 Chart
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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 : 135 nm Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins Aircraft : Single engine piston aircraft such as Cessna 172 or similar capable of 105 to 135 kias. This flight is also suitable for helicopter operations as well should the pilot wish to get close and personal to the local scenery. Altitude : Remain outside Auckland International CTA Flightplan File as : NZNE NZHB BLOCKHOUSE.BAY NZMB HORWICK NZKE NZCX NZAG NZGR NZNE 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. Communications New Zealand uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX New Zealand North Island X-Plane 10/11 Auckland VFR 1.0.0 NZAA Auckland 1.6 Auckland International Airport Observe altitude restrictions whilst in close proximity to the airport Flight Details NORTH SHORE [NZNE] Takeoff elev : 212 rwy : 09/27 03/21 asphalt CTAF : 118.00 HOBSONVILLE AERO [NZHB] T&G - H-157° D-8 nm elev : 59 rwy : 05/23 10/28 14/32 grass CTAF : 122.80 HENDERSON Overfly - H-181° D-5.3 nm GREEN BAY Overfly - H-127° D-4.2 nm BLOCKHOUSE BAY Overfly - H-048° D-1.3 nm MECHANICS BAY HELIPORT [NZMB] Overfly - H-023° D-6.2 nm CTAF : 122.80 HORWICK Overfly - H-088° D-7 nm WAIHEKE [NZKE] T&G - H-041° D-8.8 nm elev : 445 rwy : 17/35 dirt CTAF : 120.40 COROMANDEL [NZCX] T&G - H-068° D-20.3 nm elev : 13 rwy : 12/30 dirt CTAF : 124.50 MATARANGI [NZAG] T&G - H-042° D-7.7 nm elev : 6 rwy : 03/21 grass CTAF : 122.80 GREAT MERCURY AIRPORT [NZGR] T&G - H-016° D-9.7 nm elev : 177 rwy : 14/32 grass CTAF : 122.80 FLETCHER BAY Overfly - H-273° D-19.6 nm NORTH SHORE [NZNE] Land - H-234° D-37 nm elev : 212 rwy : 09/27 03/21 asphalt CTAF : 118.00 Chart
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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 : 140 nm Est Flight Time : approx 75 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Cessna 185, Britten Islander or similar capable of 120 to 135 kias. Altitude : Not above FL125 Flightplan File as : YERN YAMT YMUP ULURU YAYE 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. FSX/P3D : The OZX Ernabella scenery is not included in the airport database on these two platforms. As such the airport is not a valid departure point within a flightplan. To work around this the flightplan has been created to depart YAYE Ayres Rock/Conellan airport and the first waypoint is Ernabella the true departure airport for this flight. See the note below regarding the consequences of this to the inability to spawn at Ernabella on the FSX/P3D platforms. 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". Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery (Essential as it packages the departure airport) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Note to FSX and P3D pilots The Ozx scenery depicting YERN Ernabella the departure airport is not in the simulation database and as such pilots will be unable to spawn themselves at the departure airport. For those that flew on Friday and remembered to save the situation can use this to place themselves at the airport. For those without a saved situation a work around is to spawn at any airport, load the accompanying FSX/P3D flightplan and accept being located at the departure airport. Doing this will place the plane at YAYE Ayres Rock/Conellan the destination for the flight. From that location, open the simulation map then drag the plane to the first waypoint in the depicted plan. Close the map by clicking okay to confirm the repositioning. This should relocate the plane in the vicinity of the airport in the scenery. Use slew and an overhead view to place the aircraft at the departure airport. Flight Details * NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr" ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) [YERN] Takeoff elev : 2319 rwy : 05/23 dirt CTAF : 126.70 AMATA [YAMT] T&G - H-276° D-54 elev : 2279 rwy : 14/32 dirt CTAF : 126.70 MULGA PARK [YMUP] T&G - H-060° D-28 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 2008 rwy : 07/25 dirt CTAF : 126.70 (FSINN 131.25) ULURU [ULURU] Overfly - H-309° D-47 AYERS ROCK/CONELLAN [YAYE] Land - H-336° D-10 elev : 1626 rwy : 13/31ns asphalt CTAF : 126.90 NDB : AYE AYERS ROCK 233.0 DME : AYE AYERS ROCK 117.10 Chart
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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 : 170 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. Altitude : Not above FL125 Flightplan File as : YAYE ULURU YCSP YIMA YMBZ YERN 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. 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". Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery essential for the inclusion of the destination at Ernabella X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details * NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr" AYERS ROCK/CONELLAN [YAYE] Takeoff elev : 1626 rwy : 13/31ns asphalt CTAF : 126.90 NDB : AYE AYERS ROCK 233.0 DME : AYE AYERS ROCK 117.10 ULURU [ULURU] Overfly - H-156° D-10 CURTIN SPRINGS [YCSP] T&G - H-084° D-39 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1617 rwy : 12/30 dirt CTAF : 126.70 (FSINN 131.25) IMANPA [YIMA] T&G - H-070° D-46 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1663 rwy : 14/32 dirt CTAF : 126.70 (FSINN 131.25) MOUNT EBENEZER [YMBZ] T&G - H-117° D-5 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1571 rwy : 12/30 dirt CTAF : 126.70 (FSINN 131.25) ERNABELLA (PUKATJA) [YERN] Land - H-196° D-70 elev : 2319 rwy : 05/23 dirt CTAF : 126.70 NOTE : FSX/P3D pilots need to save their position if intending to make the return flight Sunday. Ernabella is not in the FSX/P3D database and as such pilots can not spawn at the airport at start up. Chart
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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 : 43 nm Est Flight Time : approx 65 mins Aircraft : Light sport, vintage bi-plane, rotary wing or similar limited to 60-100kias. X-Plane 11 pilots might want to consider leaving their comfort zone and opting for the highly recommended Autogyro ELA07-S. Altitude : Upto A9500 Flightplan File as : YLHI BALLS.PYRAMID YLHI ROACH.ISLAND SOUTH.ISLAND YLHI GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details LORD HOWE ISLAND [YLHI] Takeoff elev : 17' rwy : 10/28ns asphault * ns - non standard right circuit CTAF : 126.70 DME : LHI 114.30 NDB : LHI 272.0 SOUTH HEAD [STHED] Overfly - H-173° D-3.5 GOWER ISLAND [GOWISL] Overfly - H-129° D-0.3 BALLS PYRAMID [BALLP] Overfly - H-122° D-13.1 KING POINT [KING] Overfly - H-302° D-13.1 RED POINT [RED] Overfly - H-028° D-2.0 MUTTON BIRD ISLAND [MUTTN] Overfly - H--002° D-1.9 MUTTON BIRD POINT [MUTTP] Overfly - H-238° D-0.7 LORD HOWE ISLAND [YLHI] T&G - H-284° D-1.0 NORTH HEAD [NTHED] Overfly - H-281° D-2.3 FISHY POINT [FISHY] Overfly - H--011° D-0.6 MALABAR HILL [MALBA] Overfly - H-079° D-1.2 ROACH ISLAND [ROACH] Overfly - H-003° D-0.9 SOUTH ISLAND [SOUTH] Overfly - H-111° D-0.4 NEDS BEACH [NEDS] Overfly - H-187° D-1.0 CLEAR PLACE POINT [CLEAR] Overfly - H-109° D-1.0 LORD HOWE ISLAND [YLHI] Land - H-182° D-0.7 Chart
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    Event Details Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight. Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations. Distance : 130 nm Est Flight Time : approx 75 mins Aircraft : Single engine aircraft such as Cessna 172 or similar capable of 105 to 125 kias. Altitude : Once clear of Gold Coast CTA remain below the Brisbane and Gold Coast CTA steps Flightplan File as : YWCK YCHB YSPE KYOGLE YXNU SBK YBCG GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details WARWICK [YWCK] Takeoff elev : 1526 rwy : 09/27 asphalt CTAF : 127.85 CHERRABAH [YCHB] T&G - H-145° D-19 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 2199 rwy : 11/29 dirt CTAF : 122.80 STANTHORPE [YSPE] T&G - H-194° D-13 elev : 2934 rwy : 08/26 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 KYOGLE Overfly - H-079° D-54 NUMINBAH [YXNU] T&G - H-011° D-29 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 436 rwy : 15/33 dirt CTAF : 122.80 SPRINGBROOK [SBK] Overfly - H-108° D-3 GOLD COAST INBOUND REPORTING POINT - If ATC active contact tower/app to request clearance and include the latest ATIS identifier in the call GOLD COAST [YBCG] Land - H-071° D-13 elev : 21 rwy : 17/35 asphalt rwy : 14/32 bitumen CTAF : 118.70 VOR/DME : CG GOLD COAST 112.30 NDB : CG GOLD COAST 278.0 Local VNC Gold Coast VTC
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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 : 136 nm Est Flight Time : approx 75 mins Aircraft : Single engine aircraft such as Cessna 172 or similar capable of 105 to 125 kias. Altitude : Once clear of Gold Coast CTA remain below the Brisbane and Gold Coast CTA steps Flightplan File as : YBCG YMUR YNOB NTT YKBN YBOA YCFN YWCK GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS - Boonah Airport OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details GOLD COAST [YBCG] Takeoff elev : 21 rwy : 17/35 asphalt rwy : 14/32 bitumen CTAF : 118.70 VOR/DME : CG GOLD COAST 112.30 NDB : CG GOLD COAST 278.0 MURWILLUMBAH [YMUR] T&G - H-194° D-11 elev : 249 rwy : 18/36 shale CTAF : 126.70 NOBBY'S CREEK [YNOB] T&G - H-284° D-5 elev : 68 rwy : 01/19 sealed CTAF : 122.80 NIMBAN TV TOWERS [NTT] Overfly - H-176° D-15 KOORALBYN [YKBN] T&G - H-308° D-36 elev : 308 rwy : 12ns/30 sealed CTAF : 126.65 BOONAH [YBOA] T&G - H-284° D-10 elev : 324 rwy : 04/22 grass CTAF : 122.75 CLIFTON [YCFN] T&G - H-266° D-45 elev : 1450 rwy : 06ns/24 dirt CTAF : 126.70 WARWICK [YWCK] Land - H-147° D-14 elev : 1526 rwy : 09/27 asphalt CTAF : 127.85 Gold Coast VTC Local VNC
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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 : 115 nm Est Flight Time : approx 75 mins Aircraft : Single engine aircraft such as Cessna 172 or similar capable of 105 to 125 kias. Altitude : Upto A9500 Flightplan File as : YCOM YBUY YPFT YMER YMCO GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details COOMA-SNOWY MOUNTAINS [YCOM] Takeoff elev : 3106 rwy : 18/36 asphalt CTAF : 118.10 DME : COM COOMA 114.00 NDB : COM COOMA 293.0 BUNYAN [YBUY] T&G - H-026° D-13 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 2583 rwy : 12/30 16L/34R 10/28 16R/34L grass CTAF : 122.80 COOMA POLO FLAT [YPFT] T&G - H-161° D-6 elev : 2701 rwy : 18/36 asphalt CTAF : 118.10 MERIMBULA [YMER] T&G - H-126° D-55 elev : 7 rwy : 03/21 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 DME : MER MERIMBULA 117.70 NDB : MER MERIMBULA 395.0 MALLACOOTA [YMCO] Land - H-179° D-42 elev : 102 rwy : 18/36ns asphalt rwy : 07/25 gravel CTAF : 126.70 Chart
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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 : 125 nm Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins Aircraft : Single engine aircraft such as Cessna 172 or similar capable of 105 to 125 kias. Altitude : Upto A9500 Flightplan File as : YMCO YDEG YBOM YJIN YCOM GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details MALLACOOTA [YMCO] Takeoff elev : 102 rwy : 18/36ns asphalt rwy : 07/25 gravel CTAF : 126.70 DELEGATE [YDEG] T&G - H-297° D-49 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 2543 rwy : 1/19 grass CTAF : 122.80 BOMBALA [YBOM] T&G - H-037° D-15 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 2296 rwy : 10/28 18/36 grass CTAF : 126.70 JINDABYNE [YJIN] T&G - H-301° D-40 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 3375 rwy : 12/30 grass rwy : 09/27 dirt CTAF : 126.90 COOMA-SNOWY MOUNTAINS [YCOM] Land - H-052° D-20 elev : 3106 rwy : 18/36 asphalt CTAF : 118.10 DME : COM COOMA 114.00 NDB : COM COOMA 293.0 Chart
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    Event Details Those pilots intending to fly this flight in FSX/P3D please note the departure airport "Golden Grove YGGE" requires the installation of additional Alan Blencowe scenery. Refer to the links in the scenery section below. 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 80 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Beechcraft Baron, Cessna Caravan or similar capable of 165 to 185 kias. Altitude : Upto A9500 Flightplan File as : YGGE YKAR YPJI YMRW YTHS YMEW YDRA YGEL GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D Alan Blencowe's Complete Scenery Collection - Required for Golden Grove [YGGE] ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details GOLDEN GROVE [YGGE] Takeoff elev : 1183 rwy : 11/29 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 KARARA [YKAR] T&G - H-209° D-31 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1019 rwy : 12/30 sealed CTAF : 126.90 PERENJORI [YPJI] T&G - H-239° D-25 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 966 rwy : 14/32 9/27 dirt CTAF : 122.80 MORAWA [YMRW] T&G - H-315° D-19 elev : 902 rwy : 09/27 15/33 gravel CTAF : 126.70 THREE SPRINGS [YTHS] T&G - H-204° D-21 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 882 rwy : 1/19 dirt CTAF : 122.80 MINGENEW [YMEW] T&G - H-305° D-27 elev : 999 rwy : 18/36 gravel CTAF : 122.80 DONGARA [YDRA] T&G - H-266° D-27 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 23 rwy : 17/35 dirt CTAF : 122.80 GERALDTON [YGEL] Land - H-339° D-32 elev : 121 rwy : 14/32 bitumen rwy : 08/26 gravel rwy : 03/21 asphalt CTAF : 126.80 NDB : GEL GERALDTON 359.0 VOR/DME : GEL GERALDTON 113.90 Chart
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    Event Details Those pilots intending to fly this flight in FSX/P3D please note the destination airport "Golden Grove YGGE" requires the installation of additional Alan Blencowe scenery. Refer to the links in the scenery section below. 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 or twin engine aircraft such as Cessna 172, Maule or similar capable of 105 to 125 kias. Altitude : Upto A9500 Flightplan File as : YGEL YMWA YGUL YYAL YGGE GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D Alan Blencowe's Complete Scenery Collection - Required for Golden Grove [YGGE] ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details GERALDTON [YGEL] Takeoff elev : 121 rwy : 14/32 bitumen rwy : 08/26 gravel rwy : 03/21 asphalt CTAF : 126.80 NDB : GEL GERALDTON 359.0 VOR/DME : GEL GERALDTON 113.90 MULLEWA [YMWA] T&G - H-068° D-47 elev : 960 rwy : 05/23 sealed CTAF : 126.70 GULLEWA [YGUL] T&G - H-105° D-43 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1034 rwy : 9/27 15/33 dirt CTAF : 122.80 YALGOO [YYAL] T&G - H-048° D-26 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1039 rwy : 12/30 6/24 dirt CTAF : 122.80 GOLDEN GROVE [YGGE] Land - H-148° D-29 elev : 1183 rwy : 11/29 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 Chart
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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 : 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. Altitude : Remain below Launceston CTA until after TARGA GAP 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 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 FSX / P3D ORBX Launceston [YMLT] (P3D/FSX) Flinders Island (P3D/FSX) ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details 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 : 122.80 PALANA T&G - H-016° D-7 (Scenery not depicted in X-Plane) elev : 250 rwy : 09/27 grass CTAF : 122.80 LADY BARRON [YLDB] T&G - H-138° D-30 elev : 43 rwy : 07/25 dirt CTAF : 122.80 CAPE BARREN ISLAND [YCBN] T&G - H-208° D-16 pos : LT R-014 78.0 R-DPO R-044 R-85.6 elev : 152 rwy : 08/26 gravel rwy : 02/20 12/30 grass CTAF : 122.80 CLARKE ISLAND [YCKD] T&G - H-133° D-9 pos : LT R-020 74.0 R-DPO R-050 R-86.0 elev : 185 rwy : 11/29 05/23 09/27 grass CTAF : 122.80 SWAN ISLAND [YSWI] T&G - H-168° D-13 pos : LT R-026 62.6 R-DPO R-058 R-80.5 elev : 41 rwy : 09/27 grass CTAF : 122.80 BRIDPORT [YBDP] T&G - H-227° D-36 elev : 54 rwy : 10/28 gravel CTAF : 122.80 TARGA GAP [TAP] Overfly - H-175° D-18 NUNAMARA [NUA] Overfly - H-195° D-5 LAUNCESTON [YMLT] Land - H-189° D-10 elev : 562 rwy : 14R/32L asphalt rwy : 18/36 14L/32R grass CTAF/TWR : 118.70 NDB : LT LAUNCESTON 242.0 VOR/DME : LT LAUNCESTON 112.60 Chart
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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 : 150 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. Altitude : Once clear of Launceston, remain below Launceston CTA Flightplan File as : YMLT TID GVH BNE YGTO YBDP YICE YPSI YLDB YFLI 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 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Launceston [YMLT] (P3D/FSX) Flinders Island (P3D/FSX) ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details LAUNCESTON [YMLT] Takeoff elev : 562 rwy : 14R/32L asphalt rwy : 18/36 14L/32R grass CTAF/TWR : 118.70 NDB : LT LAUNCESTON 242.0 VOR/DME : LT 112.60 TAMAR ISLAND [TID] Overfly - H-315° D-11 pos : LT R-314 11.4 R-DPO R-100 R-31.9 GRAVELLY BEACH [GVH] Overfly - H-305° D-8 pos : LT R-310 18.7 R-DPO R-093 R-25.2 BATMAN BRIDGE [BNE] Overfly - H-315° D-5 pos : LT R-311 23.5 R-DPO R-084 R-21.7 GEORGE TOWN [YGTO] T&G - H-324° D-9 pos : LT R-314 32.5 R- R-DPO R-060 R-19 elev : 131 rwy : 14/32 11/29 grass rwy : 06/24 bitumen CTAF : 127.30 BRIDPORT [YBDP] T&G - H-083° D-26 pos : LT R-002 32.4 R-DPO R-066 R-45.1 elev : 54 rwy : 10/28 gravel CTAF : 122.80 ICENA [YICE] T&G - H-060° D-35 pos : LT R-032 58.6 R-DPO R-064 R-80 elev : 108 rwy : 09/27 dirt CTAF : 122.80 PASSAGE ISLAND [YPSI] T&G - H-007° D-23 pos : LT R-025 80 R-DPO R-052 R-95.3 elev : 121 rwy : 14/32 09/27 grass CTAF : 122.80 LADY BARRON [YLDB] T&G - H-332° D-19 pos : LT R-016 93.3 R-DPO R-042 R-100 elev : 43 rwy : 07/25 dirt CTAF : 122.80 FLINDERS ISLAND [YFLI] Land - H-285° D-13 pos : LT R-008 94 R-FLI R-296 R-DPO R-035 R-95.8 elev : 34 rwy : 05ns/23 14ns/32 sealed CTAF : 127.80 Chart
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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 : 228 nm Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins Aircraft : WWII military fighter aircraft such as P51 Mustang, Supermarine Spitfire or similar capable of 190 to 250 kias Altitude : Upto A9500 Flightplan File as : YSRI BRY YSCN YWOL YGLB GUNN ASST YCTM YTEM GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details RICHMOND MILITARY [YSRI] Takeoff elev : 67 rwy : 10/28 asphalt CTAF : 135.50 TACAN : RIC RICHMOND 110.70 NDB : RIC RICHMOND 347.0 BRINGELLY [BRY] Overfly - H-175° D-21 *INBOUND REPORTING POINT for CAMDEN if TWR active : CAMDEN TOWER, [CALLSIGN][AIRCRAFT TYPE] BRINGELLY 1700 RECEIVED INFORMATION [ATIS IDENTIFIER] INBOUND TOUCH AND GO DEPARTURE SOUTH CAMDEN [YSCN] T&G - H-186° D-6 elev : 230 rwy : 06/24 asphalt rwy : 10/28 grass CTAF : 120.10 WOLLONGONG [YWOL] T&G - H-158° D-32 elev : 31 rwy : 08/26ns 16/34ns asphalt * ns : non-standard right circuit CTAF : 127.30 NDB : WOL WOLLONGONG 239.0 GOULBURN [YGLB] T&G - H-241° D-55 elev : 2141 rwy : 04/22 asphalt rwy : 08/26 grass CTAF : 127.15 NDB : GLB GOULBURN 407.0 GUNNING [GUNN] Overfly - H-262° D-23 YASS TOWNSHIP [ASST] Overfly - H-244° D-18 COOTAMUNDRA [YCTM] T&G - H-274° D-46 elev : 1110 rwy : 16/34 asphalt rwy : 10/28 clay CTAF : 126.70 TEMORA [YTEM] Land - H-283° D-28 elev : 921 rwy : 09/27 18/36 05/23 asphalt CTAF : 126.15 Visual Terminal Chart WAN Chart
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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 : 204 nm Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Beechcraft Baron, Cessna Caravan or similar capable of 165 to 185 kias. Altitude : Upto A9500 Flightplan File as : YHUG YTCK YPND YCHT YDOP YBTL GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details HUGHENDEN [YHUG] Takeoff elev : 1043 rwy : 12/30 asphalt rwy : 06/24 gravel CTAF : 126.70 NDB : HUG HUGHENDEN 371.0 TORRENS CREEK [YTCK] T&G - H-081° D-44 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1575 rwy : 8/26 dirt CTAF : 122.80 PENTLAND [YPND] T&G - H-046° D-26 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1374 rwy : 6/24 dirt CTAF : 122.80 CHARTERS TOWERS [YCHT] T&G - H-052° D-58 elev : 955 rwy : 06/24 asphalt rwy : 01/19 gravel CTAF : 126.70 DONNINGTON AIRPARK [YDOP] T&G - track via A6 Flinders Highway (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 250 rwy : 11/29 dirt CTAF : 126.70 TOWNSVILLE INTL [YBTL] Land - VIA EITHER STUART VFR ROUTE or UPPER ROSS VFR ROUTE elev : 18 rwy : 07/25ns 01/19ns asphalt CTAF/TWR : 118.30 VOR/DME : TL TOWNSVILLE 114.10 TACAN : TVL TOWNSVILLE 113.50 NDB : TVL TOWNSVILLE 276.0 WAN Chart Townsville VTC
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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 : 204 nm Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Beechcraft Baron, Cessna Caravan or similar capable of 165 to 185 kias. Altitude : Upto A9500 Flightplan File as : YBTL TNP YSTD YNMN YMLE YWDV YHUG GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details TOWNSVILLE INTL [YBTL] Takeoff elev : 18 rwy : 07/25ns 01/19ns asphalt CTAF/TWR : 118.30 VOR/DME : TL TOWNSVILLE 114.10 TACAN : TVL TOWNSVILLE 113.50 NDB : TVL TOWNSVILLE 276.0 THORNTON GAP [TNP] Overfly - Track via VFR route THORNTON NORTH or THORNTON SOUTH STAR LANDING AREA [YSTD] T&G - H-266° D-17 via D744 not above 7000 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1077 rwy : 3/21 dirt CTAF : 122.80 NEW MOON [YNMN] T&G - H-283° D-24 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1087 rwy : 16/34 dirt CTAF : 122.80 MARYVALE (QLD) [YMLE] T&G - H-224° D-37 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1513 rwy : 5/23 grass CTAF : 122.80 WANDO VALE [YWDV] T&G - H-248° D-22 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1895 rwy : 11/29 dirt CTAF : 122.80 HUGHENDEN [YHUG] Land - H-201° D-78 elev : 1043 rwy : 12/30 asphalt rwy : 06/24 gravel CTAF : 126.70 NDB : HUG HUGHENDEN 371.0 Townsville VTC WAN Chart
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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 : 172 nm Est Flight Time : approx 85 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as DHC6 Twin Otter, Cessna Caravan or similar capable of 165 to 185 kias. Altitude : Upto A9500 Flightplan File as : YLEC YLYH YBEE AU19 YWLN YARK YBLC YWEO YLEC GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details LEIGH CREEK [YLEC] Takeoff elev : 856 rwy : 11/29ns asphalt rwy : 02ns/20 bitumen CTAF : 126.70 NDB : LEC LEIGH CREEK 287.0 LYNDHURST [YLYH] T&G - H-344° D-20 elev : 482 rwy : 13/31 dirt CTAF : 126.70 BEVERLEY URANIUM MINE [YBEE] T&G - H-078° D-62 elev : 382 rwy : 01/19 dirt CTAF : 126.70 TENNECO STATION 5 [AU19] T&G - H-143° D-11 EPIC ENERGY [YEPG] (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 682 rwy : 18/36 dirt CTAF : 126.70 WOOLTANA [YWLN] T&G - H-243° D-13 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 266 rwy : 10/28 dirt CTAF : 122.80 ARKAROOLA [YARK] T&G - H-272° D-5 elev : 797 rwy : 03/21 dirt CTAF : 126.70 BALCANOONA [YBLC] T&G - H-176° D-8 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 474 rwy : 05/23 asphalt CTAF : 127.60 WERTALLOONA [YWEO] T&G - H-170° D-7 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 362 rwy : 11/29 15/33 dirt CTAF : 122.80 LEIGH CREEK [YLEC] Land - H-266° D-47 elev : 856 rwy : 11/29ns asphalt rwy : 02ns/20 bitumen CTAF : 126.70 NDB : LEC LEIGH CREEK 287.0 Chart
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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 : 190 nm Est Flight Time : approx 85 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as DHC6 Twin Otter, Cessna Caravan or similar capable of 165 to 185 kias. Altitude : Upto A9500 Flightplan File as : YLEC YBLM PARACHILAN.GORGE PARACHILNA BRACHINA.GORGE YORP YWPD WILPENA YRYK YMTW MT.HACK YLEC GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details LEIGH CREEK [YLEC] Takeoff elev : 856 rwy : 11/29ns asphalt rwy : 02ns/20 bitumen CTAF : 126.70 NDB : LEC LEIGH CREEK 287.0 BLINMAN [YBLM] T&G - H-147° D-35 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1972 rwy : 14/32 04/22 dirt CTAF : 126.70 PARACHILNA GORGE Overfly - H-259° D-10 PARACHILNA Overfly - H-261° D-7 BRACHINA GORGE Overfly - H-143° D-14 ORAPARINNA [YORP] Overfly - H-114° D-12 WILPENA POUND AIRSTRIP [YWPD] T&G - H-222° D-7 elev : 1707 rwy : 10/28 dirt CTAF : 122.80 WILPENA POUND Overfly - H-220° D-4 RAWNSLEY PK STN [YRYK] T&G - H-153° D-6 elev : 1384 rwy : 03/21 dirt CTAF : 122.80 MARTINS WELL [YMTW] T&G - H-060° D-28 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 564 rwy : 15/33 11/29 dirt CTAF : 126.70 ARAWAPA CREEK Overfly - H-305° D-16 MOUNT HACK Overfly - H-344° D-32 LEIGH CREEK [YLEC] Land - H-291° D-22 elev : 856 rwy : 11/29ns asphalt rwy : 02ns/20 bitumen CTAF : 126.70 NDB : LEC LEIGH CREEK 287.0 Chart
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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 : 160 nm Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Beechcraft Baron, Cessna Caravan or similar capable of 155 to 165 kias. Altitude : Below Perth CTA steps and remain clear of Pearce Restricted Airspace Flightplan File as : YPJT VFR.4 LANCELIN.ISL VFR.1 YCVS VFR.2 VFR.1 YJUR YLEA GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D Required for Destination YLEA - Alan Blencowe's Complete Scenery Collection ORBX Perth Jandakot [YPJT] ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Voz1.8 (Vista Australis) for X-Plane Jandakot Aerodrome Jandakot Aerodrome services general aviation aircraft located in close proximity to Perth Internation Airport and Pearce Airbase further to the north. For this flight we depart Jandakot to the north and track the VFR Route 4 along the coast to our destination of Leeman. For the purposes of this flight it will be assumed Pearce restricted airspace R146A is active will and require the use of VFR 1/VFR 2 to avoid infringing the airspace. Scenery limitations Jandakot recently underwent some changes when the 12/30 runway was extended. Any documentation at Air Services Australia in recent AIRACs will reflect these changes. Sadly, simulation scenery for P3D/FSX and X-Plane has failed to keep pace. Both simulations still depict Jandakot as displayed in the accompanying CASA manuevring chart displayed below. Airport Diagram is extracted from CASA Jandakot manoeuvring area map Circuit Directions Note : Circuit runway 24L/06R is only available when ATC is active Tower Active RWY 06L - Left RWY 06R - Right RWY 24L - Left RWY 24R - Right RWY 12 - Left RWY 30 - Left ATC may at their discretion alter these. Also, when parallel operations are in progress, there may be one tower dedicated to the circuit runway 06R/24L as well as a tower dedicated to the main 06L/24R runway. Check with Jandakot ATIS pior to starting. Tower Inactive RWY 06L - Right RWY 12 - Left RWY 24R - Left RWY 30 - Left RWY 24L/06R - Unavailable Frequencies CTAF : 118.10 TWR : 118.10 / 119.40 SMC : 124.30 ATIS : 128.65 / 281 NDB : JT 281.0 Flight Details JANDAKOT [YPJT] Takeoff elev : 99 rwy : 12/30 06R/24L 06L/24R asphalt CTAF : 118.10 NDB : JT JANDAKOT 281.0 IF ATC ACTIVE CALL - '[AIRCRAFT TYPE][CALLSIGN] [NORTHERN APRON|CENTRAL APRON|SOUTHERN APRON] REQUEST TAXI RUNWAY [DUTY RUNWAY] VFR DEPARTURE VIA Fremantle Golf Course' At the hold point of the duty runway - "Ready hold point [DUTY RUNWAY] received [ATIS ID] for departure via Fremantle Golf Course [#]Persons On Board" LANCELIN ISLAND Overfly - Coastal via VFR.4 D-72 SOUTH MARKER [SOUTH] Overfly - VFR.1 D-9 NORTH MARKER [NORTH] Overfly - VFR.1 D-11 CERVANTES [YCVS] T&G - VFR.1 D-20 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 9 rwy : 16/34 dirt CTAF : 122.80 NAMBUNG [NAMBU] Overfly - VFR.2 D-9 JURIEN BAY [YJUR] Overfly - VFR.1 D-18 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) LEEMAN [YLEA] Land - H-351° D-20 elev : 14 rwy : 02/20 13/31 dirt CTAF : 122.80 PERTH Visual Navigation Chart (VNC) JANDAKOT Visual Terminal Chart (VTC)
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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 : 183 nm Est Flight Time : approx 75 mins Aircraft : WWII military multi-engine bomber/attack aircraft such as Beaufighter, Mosquito or similar capable of 160 to 200 kias. Altitude : Upto A9500 Flightplan File as : YTEM YYNG YCWR YBTH KRMD YSRI GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details TEMORA [YTEM] Takeoff elev : 921 rwy : 09/27 18/36 05/23 asphalt CTAF : 126.15 YOUNG [YYNG] T&G - H-064° D-38 elev : 1267 rwy : 01/19 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 COWRA [YCWR] T&G - H-027° D-31 elev : 973 rwy : 15/33 asphalt rwy : 03/21 grass CTAF : 126.70 NDB : CWR COWRA 299.0 BATHURST [YBTH] T&G - H-051° D-57 elev : 2435 rwy : 17/35ns asphalt rwy : 08/26 gravel CTAF : 127.35 NDB : BTH BATHURST 383.0 KURMOND [KRMD] Overfly - H-088° D-53 RICHMOND MILITARY [YSRI] Land - H-112° D-5 elev : 67 rwy : 10/28 asphalt CTAF : 135.50 TACAN : RIC RICHMOND 110.70 NDB : RIC RICHMOND 347.0 WAN Chart Visual Terminal Chart
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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 : 120 nm Est Flight Time : approx 75 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Cessna 172 or similar capable of 105 to 125 kias. Altitude : Upto A9500 Flightplan File as : YMTO YMUA YBUD YCDS YPAC YHBA GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details MONTO [YMTO] Takeoff elev : 757 rwy : 16/34 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 MONDURAN [YMUA] T&G - H-080° D-44 elev : 159 rwy : 02/20 grass CTAF : 122.80 BUNDABERG [YBUD] T&G - H-084° D-22 elev : 107 rwy : 14/32 asphalt rwy : 07/25 clay CTAF : 126.90 NDB : BUD BUNDABERG 302.0 CHILDERS [YCDS] T&G - H-167° D-21 elev : 157 rwy : 10/28 dirt CTAF : 122.80 PACIFIC HAVEN [YPAC] T&G - H-076° D-11 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 16 rwy : 2/20 asphalt CTAF : 122.80 HERVEY BAY [YHBA] Land - H-095° D-19 elev : 60 rwy : 11/29 asphalt CTAF : 126.55 Area VNC
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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 : 138 nm Est Flight Time : approx 75 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Cessna 172 or similar capable of 105 to 125 kias. Altitude : Upto A9500 Flightplan File as : YHBA GOODWIN DUNDATHU YMYB YBIN YGAY YMDA YESD YMTO GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. Pilots also should read this post regarding the implications of using VATSIM UNICOM for CTAF. It provides some insight into potential pitfalls for the unwary when monitoring 122.80 in a CTAF environment. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details HERVEY BAY [YHBA] Takeoff elev : 60 rwy : 11/29 asphalt CTAF : 126.55 GOODWIN FIELD T&G - H-213° D-5 (Scenery not depicted in X-Plane) elev : 3 rwy : 09/27 18/36 grass CTAF : 122.80 DUNDATHU T&G - H-209° D-7 (Scenery not depicted in X-Plane) elev : 10 rwy : 15/33 04/22 grass CTAF : 122.80 MARYBOROUGH [YMYB] T&G - H-192° D-3 elev : 38 rwy : 17/35 asphalt rwy : 12/30 grass CTAF : 126.55 BIGGENDON [YBIN] T&G - H-258° D-36 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 388 rwy : 4/22 grass CTAF : 122.80 GAYNDAH [YGAY] T&G - H-245° D-24 elev : 372 rwy : 06/24 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 MUNDUBBERA [YMDA] T&G - H-263° D-17 elev : 400 rwy : 17/35 dirt CTAF : 126.70 EIDSVOLD [YESD] T&G - H-311° D-18 elev : 869 rwy : 16/34 dirt CTAF : 126.70 MONTO [YMTO] Land - H-348° D-29 elev : 757 rwy : 16/34 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 Area VNC
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