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We're off to the (slightly delayed) Brisbane Airshow! 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: 121 nm Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min Aircraft: Cessna 172, light sport aircraft or similar capable of 100-110 kias. Altitude: Remain in Class G airspace. See waypoint notes below. Flight plan File as: YSPT OFD MVT UQLD CABO YCAB YLAB KLCY YKLC SMD YWSG 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 SOUTHPORT [YSPT] Takeoffelev: 5 rwy: 01/19 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 19] CTAF: 119.0 Depart circuit from mid downwind. All circuit departures to the west. OXENFORD [OFD] overfly not above 3500 ft - track over Coombabah Lake until reaching the Pacific Motorway Tune DME to Brisbane VOR/DME (BN 113.2). BEENLEIGH overfly not above 3500ft - visual along the Pacific Motorway LOGALHOLME INTERCHANGE overfly not above 2500 ft - visual along the Pacific Motorway Not above 2000 ft within 15 DME BN. EIGHT MILE PLAINS INTERCHANGE overfly not above 2000 ft - visual along the Pacific Motorway If Brisbane APP is active, pilots may optionally request flight following on the UNIVAT VFR route from Mount Gravatt to University of Queensland. MOUNT GRAVATT [MVT] overfly not above 1000 ft - visual along the Pacific Motorway UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSAND [UQLD] overfly not above 1000 ft - H-302° D-4.5 nm MOUNT COOT-THA QUARRY overfly not above 1500 ft - H-269° D-2.5 nm NORTH PINE DAM overfly not above 1500 ft - H-341° D-12.2 nm Not above 2500 ft within 15 DME BN. Not above 3500 ft within 22 DME BN. CABOOLTURE [CABO] overfly not above 3500 ft - visual parallel to the railway CABOOLTURE [YCAB] T&G - visual along King Street and Bribie Island Roadelev: 40 rwy: 06/24 11/29 grass [RH circuit RWY 29. Straight in approach not permitted RWY 06 and 11.] CTAF: 125.85 Not above 4500 ft within 30 DME BN. BEERBURRUM overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along the Bruce Highway and Steve Irwin Way Not above 7500 ft within 40 DME BN. BEERWAH overfly not above 7500 ft - visual along Steve Irwin Way LANDSBOROUGH [YLAB] T&G - visual along Steve Irwin Wayelev: 102 rwy: 10/28 grass CTAF: 126.7 MALENY overfly not above 7500 ft - visual along Landsborough-Maleny Road CRUICE PARK (WOODFORD FOLK FESTIVAL SITE) overfly not above 7500 ft - visual along Maleny-Stanley River Road and Kilcoy-Beerwah Road KILCOY TOWNSHIP [KLCY] overfly not above 7500 ft - visual along the D'Aguilar Highway KILCOY [YKCY] T&G - visual along Esk-Kilcoy Roadelev: 400 rwy: 09/27 grass CTAF: 126.7 SOMERSET DAM [SMD] overfly not above 7500ft - visual along Esk-Kilcoy Road WATTS BRIDGE [YWSG] Land - visual along Esk-Kilcoy Roadelev: 300 rwy: 03/21 12L/30R 12R/30L grass [RH circuits RWY 12R and 30R. Contra circuits.] CTAF: 127.3 Chart

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: 119 nm Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min Aircraft: Cessna 172 or similar aircraft capable of 100-110 kias. Altitude: Remain in Class G airspace. See waypoint notes below. Flight plan File as: YWSG LKON YGAS TORN PLW LOOH YBOA YKGU OFD YSPT 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 Kagaru which is not in default X-Plane). Flight details WATTS BRIDGE [YWSG] Takeoffelev: 300 rwy: 03/21 12L/30R 12R/30L grass [RH circuits RWY 12R and 30R. Contra circuits.] CTAF: 127.3 Tune DME to Amberley TACAN (AMB 108.1) Not above 4500 ft within 35 DME AMB. ESK overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along Kilcon-Esk Road LAKE CLARENDON [LKON] overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along Gatton-Esk Road GATTON AIRPARK [YGAS] T&G - visual along Gatton-Esk Roadelev: 460 rwy: 01/19 dirt CTAF: 126.7 THORNTON [TORN] overfly: - Visual along the railway and Mulgowie Road - not above 2500 ft within 20 DME AMB if following these roads; OR - Direct track H-143° D-15 nm, not above 4500 ft. PALM MEADOWS [PLW} overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along Surveyors Creek (direct track H-163° D-13 nm) LAKE MOOGERAH [LOOH] overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along the Cunningham Highway BOONAH [YBOA] T&G - visual along Mount Alford Roadelev: 330 rwy: 04/22 grass CTAF: 122.75 Tune DME to Brisbane VOR/DME (BN 113.2) Not above 7500 ft within 40 DME BN. WYARALONG DAM overfly not above 7500 ft - visual along Beaudesert-Boonah Road KAGARU [YKGU] T&G - visual along Teviot Brookelev: 158 rwy: 18/36 grass CTAF: 126.7 Not above 4500 ft within 30 DME BN. JIMBOOMBA overfly not above 4500 ft - visual along the Logan River Not above 7500 ft beyond 30 DME BN. TAMBORINE VILLAGE overfly not above 7500 ft - H-111° D-6.8 nm NORTH TAMBORINE overfly not above 6500 ft - visual along Tamborine Mountain Road OXENFORD [OFD] overfly not above 3500 ft - visual along Tamborine-Oxenford Road All Southport arrivals from the west. Join circuit mid downwind. SOUTHPORT [YSPT] Land - track over Coombabah Lakeelev: 5 rwy: 01/19 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 19] CTAF: 119.0 Charts