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Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 13 Simulation Date/Time: Current date set to daylight. Weather: Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations. Please note Rule B13 in the VATSIM Code of Conduct regarding weather. Distance: 120 nm Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min. Departure times may be staggered to avoid congestion. Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 100 kias. Altitude: Not above FL125. Suggested 1500 ft. Flight plan File as: YKII YAPO LORN ANG YTQY YBRS GPS flight plan is available for FSX/P3D .pln, MFS2020 .pln, X-Plane .fms and Little Navmap. Navigation: Pilots are encouraged to navigate visually. For those less familiar the GPS flight plan is the recommended method of navigation. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. During an event, Pilots are requested to broadcast intentions on the published CTAF. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM CoC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor UNICOM on 122.800. Pilots should ensure that at least one of their radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive UNICOM transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF. 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. Scenery Due to the plethora of simulation platforms now being used, scenery is left to the discretion of each pilot. Updated X-Plane scenery is available for King Island in OzXP and for Barwon Heads. Flight details KING ISLAND [YKII] Takeoffelev: 132 rwy: 10/28 asphalt rwy: 16/35 gravel CTAF: 126.85 NDB: KII 332 CAPE WICKHAM overfly - visual along the coast (faster aircraft may optionally fly anticlockwise around the east coast of the island - this adds appox 40 nm to the route) POINT FRANKLIN overfly - H-326° D-48 nm APOLLO BAY [YAPO] T&G - visual along the coastelev: 0 rwy: 09/27 asphalt CTAF: 126.7 LORNE [LORN] overfly - visual along the coast ANGLESEA [ANG] overfly - visual along the coast TORQUAY [YTQY] T&G - visual along the coastelev: 30 rwy: 09/27 asphalt CTAF: 119.0 BARWON HEADS [YBRS] Land - visual along the coast and Black Rock Roadelev: 50 rwy: 18/38 asphalt rwy: 09/27 grass CTAF: 119.0 Charts

Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 14 Simulation Date/Time: Current date set to daylight. Weather: Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations. Please note Rule B13 in the VATSIM Code of Conduct regarding weather. Distance: 121 nm Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min. Departure times may be staggered to avoid congestion. Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 100 kias. Altitude: Remain in Class G airspace outside Moorabbin CTR. See waypoint notes below. Flight plan File as: YBRS PIPS YTYA YYM YTDN YDRN DRN YLOY YBUP GEK CKT CARE GMH YMMB GPS flight plan is available for FSX/P3D .pln, MFS2020 .pln, X-Plane .fms and Little Navmap. Navigation: Pilots are encouraged to navigate visually. For those less familiar the GPS flight plan is the recommended method of navigation. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. During an event, Pilots are requested to broadcast intentions on the published CTAF. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM CoC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor UNICOM on 122.800. Pilots should ensure that at least one of their radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive UNICOM transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF. 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. Scenery Due to the plethora of simulation platforms now being used, scenery is left to the discretion of each pilot. Updated X-Plane scenery is available for Barwon Heads and Tooradin. Flight details BARWON HEADS [YBRS] Takeoffelev: 50 rwy: 18/38 asphalt rwy: 09/27 grass CTAF: 119.0 PORT PHILIP HEADS [PIPS] overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along the coast DROMANA overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along the coast BITTERN overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Bittern-Dromana Road TYABB [YTYA] T&G - visual along Frankston-Flinders Roadelev: 88 rwy: 17/35 asphalt rwy: 08/26 grass CTAF: 128.0 YARINGA YACHT MARINA [YYM] overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along the coast Faster aircraft may optionally fly anticlockwise around French Island. TOORADIN [YTDN] T&G - visual along the coastelev: 10 rwy: 04/26 asphalt rwy: 14/32 gravel CTAF: 124.2 BAYLES TOWNSHIP overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Koo Wee Rup-Longwarry Road DROUIN [YDRN] T&G - visual along Koo Wee Rup-Longwarry Roadelev: 330 rwy: 09/27 grass CTAF: 126.7 DROUIN [DRN] overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Main South Road LONGWARRY [YLOY] T&G - visual along Drouin-Longwarry Roadelev: 154 rwy: 10/28 grass CTAF: 126.7 BUNYIP [YBUP] T&G - visual along Drouin-Longwarry Roadelev: 275 rwy: 09/27 grass CTAF: 126.7 Tune DME to Melbourne VOR/DME (ML 114.1) GEMBROOK [GEK] overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Gembrook-Tonimbuk Road COCKATOO [CKT] overfly not above 8500 ft - visual along Belgrave-Gembrook Road CARDINIA RESERVOIR [CARE] overfly not above 8500 ft - H-240° D-4 nm Not above 4500 ft within 30 DME ML. GMH [GMH] overfly not above 4500 ft - H-225° D-6.5 nm *** Inbound reporting point *** Not above 2500 ft within Moorabbin CTR. MELBOURNE/MOORABBIN [YMMB] Land - visual along the Dandenong Bypass or as directed by ATCelev: 55 rwy: 04/22 13L/31R 13R/31L 17L/35R 17R/35L asphalt TWR/CTAF: 118.1 NDB: MB 398 Charts