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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

Event Details Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight. Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations. Distance : 165 nm Est Flight Time : approx 85 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Beechcraft Baron, Mooney Bravo or similar capable of 155 to 185 kias. 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 : Remain clear of Canberra CTA. If Canberra ATC active contact them prior to entering the CTA for a touch and go. Flightplan File as : YCOM YPFT MHGO YSCB LGGS LBT YGLB FITZROY.FALLS YWOL 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 : Pilots familiar with the area can navigate visually, for those less familiar the accompanying GPS Flightplan is the recommended method of navigating the flight plan. NOTE : Following the GPS flighplan will result in pilots entering restricted airspace. Allowances will be required to avoid entering restricted airspace. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Wollongong Airport [YWOL] ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details * NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr" COOMA-SNOWY MOUNTAINS [YCOM] Takeoff elev : 3106 rwy : 18/36 asphalt CTAF : 118.10 DME : COM COOMA 114.00 NDB : COM COOMA 293.0 COOMA POLO FLAT [YPFT] T&G - H-052° D-9 elev : 2701 rwy : 18/36 asphalt CTAF : 118.10 MICHELAGO [MHGO] Overfly - H-336° D-31 Inbound reporting point prior to entering Canberra CTA CANBERRA [YSCB] T&G - H-350° D-25 elev : 1886 rwy : 12/30 17/35 asphalt CTAF : 118.70 NDB : CB CANBERRA 263.0 VOR/DME : CB CANBERRA 116.70 LAKE GEORGE SOUTH [LGGS] Overfly - H-047° D-12 LAKE BATHURST [LBT] Overfly - H-043° D-16 GOULBURN [YGLB] T&G - H-355° D-15 elev : 2141 rwy : 04/22 asphalt rwy : 08/26 grass CTAF : 127.15 NDB : GLB GOULBURN 407.0 FITZROY FALLS Overfly - H-064° D-39 WOLLONGONG [YWOL] Land - H-058° D-16 elev : 31 rwy : 08/26ns 16/34ns asphalt CTAF : 127.30 NDB : WOL WOLLONGONG 239.0 VNC VTC WAN

Event Details Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight. Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations. Distance : 155 nm Est Flight Time : approx 75 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Beechcraft Baron, Mooney Bravo or similar capable of 155 to 185 kias. 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 : YWOL KMA CONG WOI WDN UDA YMRY YPFT YCOM 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 : Pilots familiar with the area can navigate visually, for those less familiar the accompanying GPS Flightplan is the recommended method of navigating the flight plan. NOTE : Following the GPS flighplan will result in pilots entering restricted airspace. Allowances will be required to avoid entering restricted airspace. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Wollongong Airport [YWOL] ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details * NOTE Frequency 131.25 - "rw1.vatpac.org/virtualvfr" WOLLONGONG [YWOL] Takeoff elev : 31 rwy : 08/26ns 16/34ns asphalt CTAF : 127.30 NDB : WOL WOLLONGONG 239.0 KIAMA [KMA] Overfly - Nowra VFR corridor D-7 COMERONG ISLAND [CONG] Overfly - Nowra VFR corridor D-14 WOOLLAMIA [WOI] Overfly - Nowra VFR corridor D-9 WANDANDIAN [WDN] Overfly - Nowra VFR corridor D-8 ULLADULLA [UDA] Overfly - Nowra VFR corridor D-16 MORUYA [YMRY] T&G - coastal D-37 elev : 17 rwy : 18/36 asphalt rwy : 04/22 bitumen CTAF : 126.70 POLO FLAT [YPFT] T&G - H-234° D-52 elev : 2701 rwy : 18/36 asphalt CTAF : 118.10 COOMA-SNOWY MOUNTAINS [YCOM] Land - H-232° D-9 elev : 3106 rwy : 18/36 asphalt CTAF : 118.10 DME : COM COOMA 114.00 NDB : COM COOMA 293.0 VNC VTC WAN

Event Details This easter weekend, VATPAC concludes it's Iron Mic attempt at Sydney. VFR Operations flies out and returns to Sydney Bankstown to add some GA traffic to the weekend's mix. Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight. Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations. Distance : 108 nm Est Flight Time : approx 70 mins Aircraft : Single Engine Piston such as Cessna 172 or similar capable of 105 to 125 kias. Communications : Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. 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. Altitude : remain outside Sydney class C airspace Flightplan File as : YSBK YWBN YWOL YMIG PIC YSCN PSP YSBK Navigation : Unless pilots are visually familiar with this area, the accompanying GPS Flightplan is recommended. GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, FS9 and X-Plan FMS and also provided is the original Plan-G flightplan for those that find this useful all enclosed within a Zip archive. Recommended Scenery X-Plane - Sydney Bankstown by By Robert Fluke (Flukey), Ben Odonnell (FBK289) & Garry Moore(GAZZA) ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX AU Scenery BANKSTOWN PROCEDURES Bankstown is a general aviation class D aerodrome and is located in close proximity to Sydney International Airport and RAAF Airbase Richmond. An excellent source of information for Bankstown VFR operations inbound and outbound can be found in CASA's "Ontrack" Online Reference Resource. Pilots unfamiliar with Bankstown Operations are encouraged to visit the site and review available information prior to operating within Bankstown airspace. Flight Details PILOTS SHOULD ENSURE THEY SET THEIR TRANSPONDER TO MODE "C" (normal) AS THEY ENTER THE RUNWAY SO ATC WILL SEE AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE IN THEIR SCOPE BANKSTOWN [YSBK] Takeoff elev : 34' rwy : 11C/29C 11R/29L 11L/29R asphalt TWR/CTAF : 132.80 NDB : BK 416.0 WEDDERBURN [YWBN] T&G - H-197° D-17.8 elev : 850' rwy : 17/35 sealed CTAF : 122.55 WOLLONGONG [YWOL] T&G - H-170° D-22.8 elev : 31' rwy : 16/34ns 08/26ns asphalt * ns - non-standard right circuit CTAF : 127.30 NDB : WOL 239.0 MITTAGONG [YMIG] T&G - H-282° D-15.9 elev : 1840' rwy : 06/24ns unsealed * ns - non-standard right circuit CTAF : 126.70 PICTON [PIC] Overfly - H-007° D-17.6 Inbound reporting point for Camden. If TWR active set transponder 3000 and Call "CAMDEN TOWER [AIRCRAFT TYPE][CALLSIGN] Picton A1700 RECEIVED [ATIS ID] INBOUND" DO NOT ENTER CONTROL ZONE UNLESS TWR HAS PROVIDED JOIN INSTRUCTIONS CAMDEN [YSCN] T&G - H-023° D-8.8 elev : 230' (circuit A1200) rwy : 06/24ns asphalt rwy : 10/28ns grass * ns - non-standard right circuit TWR/CTAF : 120.10 NDB : CN 281.0 PROSPECT RESERVOIR [PSP] Overfly - H-027° D-17.6 Inbound reporting point for Bankstown. If TWR active set transponder 3000 and Call "BANKSTOWN TOWER [AIRCRAFT TYPE][CALLSIGN] Prospect Reservoir A1500 RECEIVED [ATIS ID] INBOUND" DO NOT ENTER CONTROL ZONE UNLESS TWR HAS PROVIDED JOIN INSTRUCTIONS BANKSTOWN [YSBK] Land - H-151° D-7.4 Sydney VTC

Event Details Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight. Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations. Distance : 150 nm Est Flight Time : approx 75 mins Aircraft : Single engine piston aircraft such as Mooney Bravo or similar capable of 145 to 165 kias. Communications : Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. 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. For pilots connecting to VATSIM using VPilot, there is a work around that enables these pilots to also take advantage of online voice CTAF. Refer to this informative VATPAC Forum post to learn how to implement the work around. Altitude : Not above FL125 Flightplan File as : YGLB YMIG YWOL KMA CONG WOI WDN UDA BATB YMRY 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 : Pilots familiar with the area can navigate visually, for those less familiar the accompanying GPS Flightplan is the recommended method of navigating the flight plan. Recommended Scenery ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX AU Scenery and Moruya YMRY (Site is Temporarily unavailable) Flight Details GOULBURN [YGLB] Takeoff elev : 2141 rwy : 04/22 asphalt rwy : 08/26 grass CTAF : 127.15 NDB : GLB GOULBURN 407.0 MITTAGONG [YMIG] T&G - H-049° D-43.7 nm elev : 1840 rwy : 06/24ns dirt CTAF : 126.70 WOLLONGONG [YWOL] T&G - H-102° D-15.9 nm elev : 31 rwy : 08/26 16/34 asphalt CTAF : 127.30 NDB : WOL WOLLONGONG 239.0 KIAMA [KMA] Overfly - H-141° D-7 nm COMERONG ISLAND [CONG] Overfly - H-191° D-14.2 nm WOOLLAMIA [WOI] Overfly - H-191° D-9 nm WANDANDIAN [WDN] Overfly - H-229° D-8 nm ULLADULLA [UDA] Overfly - H-173° D-16.1 nm BATEMANS BAY [BATB] Overfly - H-201° D-26.4 nm MORUYA [YMRY] Land - H-177° D-11 nm elev : 17 rwy : 18/36 asphalt rwy : 04/22 bitumen CTAF : 126.70 Chart