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Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 79 Note new start time due to the start of daylight savings in most states. Simulation Date/Time: Current date set to daylight. Weather: Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations. If not using live weather, please be mindful of others who are using live weather and will be taking off and landing into the wind. Distance: 175 nm Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min Aircraft: Beechcraft Baron or similar aircraft capable of 160 kias. Altitude: Not above FL125. Suggested 2000 ft. Flight plan File as: YNPE YHTL YMOT YBTV YARC YCOE 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 here. Flight details NORTHERN PENINSULA [YNPE] Takeoff elev: 34 rwy: 13/31 asphalt CTAF: 126.5 HEATHLANDS [YHTL] T&G - visual along Bamaga Road elev: 417 rwy: 10/28 dirt CTAF: 126.7 MORETON [YMOT] T&G - visual along Bamaga Road elev: 158 rwy: 14/32 dirt CTAF: 126.7 BATAVIA DOWN [YBTV] T&G - visual along Bamaga Road elev: 282 rwy: 07/24 dirt CTAF: 126.7 ARCHER RIVER [YARC] T&G - visual along Peninsula Development Road elev: 348 rwy: 01/19 dirt CTAF: 126.7 COEN [YCOE] Land - visual along Peninsula Development Road elev: 533 rwy: 11/29 asphalt CTAF: 126.7 NDB: COE 404 Chart