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We're off to Wings Over Illawarra! 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: 169 nm Est Flight Time: Approx 75 min. Departure times may be staggered to avoid congestion. Aircraft: Vintage aircraft, warbird or GA aircraft capable of 140 kias. This flight would particularly suit a DC-3. Altitude: Not above 8500 ft. Suggested 4500 ft. Flight plan File as: YTEM YYNG YCRL YSHL 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 TEMORA [YTEM] Takeoffelev: 921 rwy: 05/23 18/36 asphalt rwy: 09/27 gravel CTAF: 126.15 MILVALE TOWNSHIP overfly - visual along Millvale Road YOUNG [YYNG] T&G - visual along the Millvale Roadelev: 1267 rwy: 01/19 asphalt CTAF: 126.7 BOOROWA TOWNSHIP overfly - visual along Murringo Road NARRAWA TOWNSHIP overfly - visual along Rugby Road YURARABA [URAR] overfly - visual along the Narrawa Road CROOKWELL [YCRL] T&G - visual along the Cunningham Highwayelev: 2953 rwy: 10/28 grass CTAF: 126.7 TARLO GAP overfly - visual along the Tarlo River MARULAN SUBSTATION overfly - visual along the Wollondilly River HODDES CROSS ROADS overfly - visual along Canyonleigh Road MOSS VALE GOLF COURSE overfly - visual along the Illawarra Highway ROBERTSON TOWNSHIP overfly - visual along the Illawarra Highway SHELLHARBOUR [YSHL] Land - visual along Illawarra Highway Note: Shellharbour may be in older navigation databases as YWOL Wollongongelev: 31 rwy: 08/26 16/34 asphalt [RH circuit RWY 26 and 34] CTAF: 127.3 Charts