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Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 40 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: 132 nm Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min. Aircraft: Cessna 172 or similar aircraft capable of 110 kias. Altitude: Not above FL125. Suggested 2000 ft. Flight plan File as: YESP YMYU YMTS YNRV 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 Ravensthorpe in OzXP and for other airports. Flight details ESPERANCE [YESP] Takeoffelev: 471 rwy: 11/21 asphalt rwy: 03/21 gravel CTAF: 126.7 VOR/DME: ESP 114.2 NDB: ESP 326 MYRUP [YMYU] T&G - visual along the Esperance Highway and Myrup Road elev: 42 rwy: 04/22 13/31 dirt CTAF: 126.7 PINK LAKE overfly - visual along Goldfields Road and Pink Lake Road MOUNT SHORT [YMTS] T&G - visual along the South Coast Highway elev: 1007 rwy: 11/29 17/35 dirt CTAF: 126.7 RAVENSTHORPE [YNRV] Land - visual along Hopetoun-Ravensthorpe Roadelev: 209 rwy: 06/24 asphalt rwy: 14/32 gravel CTAF: 126.7 Chart

Circumnavigation of Australia - Stage 39 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: 151 nm Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min. Aircraft: Any GA aircraft capable of 130 kias. Altitude: Not above FL125. Suggested 2500 ft. Flight plan File as: YKBL YNSM YESP 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 (this includes Salmon Gums which is not in default X-Plane). Flight details KAMBALDA [YKBL] Takeoffelev: 1059 rwy: 16/34 gravel CTAF: 126.6 NORSEMAN [YNSM] T&G - visual along the Goldfields Highway and Esperance Highwayelev: 866 rwy: 01/19 gravel CTAF: 126.7 SALMON GUMS T&G - visual along the Esperance Highway Note: Salmon Gums does not have an ICAO or local code but is identified in the GPS flight plan as YSALMelev: 820 rwy: 03/21 dirt CTAF: 126.7 GRASS PATCH overfly - visual along the Esperance Highway ESPERANCE [YESP] Land - visual along the Esperance Highwayelev: 471 rwy: 11/21 asphalt rwy: 03/21 gravel CTAF: 126.7 VOR/DME: ESP 114.2 NDB: ESP 326 Chart