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Event Details Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight. Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations. Distance : 250 nm Est Flight Time : approx 90 mins Aircraft : Single or twin turboprob engine aircraft such as PC12, Beechcraft King Air or similar capable of 210 to 250 kias (limited below A10,000). Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. FSCopilot/FSInn VATSIM pilots connecting to the network using FSCOPILOT/FSINN can install an additional file that provides the ability to tune the CTAF frequency and make voice announcements to other pilots on frequency. These files can be obtained via this link. Swift Swift is a recent VATSIM Pilot Client alternative now released to the public as a beta release candidate. This pilot client is a one fits all alternative and will work with FSX, P3D V3/V4 and XPlane in either 32 bit Windows or 64 bit Windows, Mac and Linux. This client, once installed and configured (not for the faint of heart - some guidance can be found in this video tutorial for those with X-Plane on Windows x64), also provides a capability for pilots to designate a private voice channel to allow communication with other pilots in the same voice channel. However, to do this requires a frequency over ride to be set allowing the client to ignore the set frequency instead providing text entry into a text box. Into this box the name of the voice room needs to be entered to enable voice communication. A voice room is typically in the form of "some.server.org/<Airport ICAO>". The server component is ALWAYS "rw1.vatpac.org". So this week's departure would use "rw1.vatpac.org/<Airport ICAO>". For airports without an airport ICAO it is typical to use VATPAC VFR Virtual voice room acccessed using 131.25 in FSINN. The equivalent for SWIFT is "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr". Altitude : Not above FL125 Flightplan File as : YFTZ YMGR YHLC WOLFE.CREEK YBIL YBGO GPS Flightplan is available for FSX and X-Plane FMS and also provided is the original Plan-G flightplan for those that find this useful all enclosed within a Zip archive. Navigation : The accompanying GPS Flightplan is recommended method of locating Wolfe Creek Crater. From the air this feature can be difficult to identify. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery Ozx Balgo Hill YBGO Ozx Fitzroy Crossing YFTZ Alan Blenco Margaret River Station X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details * NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr" FITZROY CROSSING [YFTZ] Takeoff elev : 368 rwy : 01/19 bitumen CTAF : 126.70 MARGARET RIVER STATION [YMGR] T&G - H-106° D-80 elev : 374 rwy : 02/20 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 HALLS CREEK [YHLC] T&G - H-059° D-50 elev : 1346 rwy : 04/22 asphalt rwy : 08/26 clay CTAF : 126.70 NDB : HLC HALLS CREEK 245.0 WOLFE CREEK CRATER Orbit the rim then continue - H-170° D-57 NOTE : Each sim is likely to depict this differently. In FSX with OZX the crater is painted into the surface and is flat with no relief. X-Plane renders the crater as a part of its mesh. Unknown for those using ORBX AU V2 BILLILUNA [YBIL] T&G - H-194° D-24 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 997 rwy : 10/28 dirt CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25) BALGO HILL [YBGO] Land - H-150° D-40 elev : 1440 rwy : 15/33 gravel CTAF : 126.70 Chart

Event Details Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight. Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations. Distance : 250 nm Est Flight Time : approx 90 mins Aircraft : Single or twin turboprob engine aircraft such as PC12, Beechcraft King Air or similar capable of 210 to 250 kias (limited below A10,000). Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. FSCopilot/FSInn VATSIM pilots connecting to the network using FSCOPILOT/FSINN can install an additional file that provides the ability to tune the CTAF frequency and make voice announcements to other pilots on frequency. These files can be obtained via this link. Swift Swift is a recent VATSIM Pilot Client alternative now released to the public as a beta release candidate. This pilot client is a one fits all alternative and will work with FSX, P3D V3/V4 and XPlane in either 32 bit Windows or 64 bit Windows, Mac and Linux. This client, once installed and configured (not for the faint of heart - some guidance can be found in this video tutorial for those with X-Plane on Windows x64), also provides a capability for pilots to designate a private voice channel to allow communication with other pilots in the same voice channel. However, to do this requires a frequency over ride to be set allowing the client to ignore the set frequency instead providing text entry into a text box. Into this box the name of the voice room needs to be entered to enable voice communication. A voice room is typically in the form of "some.server.org/<Airport ICAO>". The server component is ALWAYS "rw1.vatpac.org". So this week's departure would use "rw1.vatpac.org/<Airport ICAO>". For airports without an airport ICAO it is typical to use VATPAC VFR Virtual voice room acccessed using 131.25 in FSINN. The equivalent for SWIFT is "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr". Altitude : Not above FL125 Flightplan File as : YBGO A006 WOLFE.CREEK YCRK YCAJ YFTZ GPS Flightplan is available for FSX and X-Plane FMS and also provided is the original Plan-G flightplan for those that find this useful all enclosed within a Zip archive. Navigation : The accompanying GPS Flightplan is recommended method of locating Wolfe Creek Crater. From the air this feature can be difficult to identify. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery Ozx Balgo Hill YBGO Ozx Fitzroy Crossing YFTZ X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details * NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr" BALGO HILL [YBGO] Takeoff elev : 1440 rwy : 15/33 gravel CTAF : 126.70 STURT CREEK [A006] T&G - H-007° D-60 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1058 rwy : 08/26 dirt CTAF : 122.80 WOLFE CREEK CRATER Orbit the rim then continue - H-265° D-22 NOTE : Each sim is likely to depict this differently. In FSX with OZX the crater is painted into the surface and is flat with no relief. X-Plane renders the crater as a part of its mesh. Unknown for those using ORBX AU V2 CHRISTMAS CREEK STN [YCRK] T&G - H-276° D-107 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 537 rwy : 14/32 7/25 dirt CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25) CADJEBUT [YCAJ] T&G - H-345° D-11 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 522 rwy : 10/28 asphalt CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25) FITZROY CROSSING [YFTZ] Land - H-324° D-36 elev : 368 rwy : 01/19 bitumen CTAF : 126.70 Chart