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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 : 204 nm Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Beechcraft Baron, Cessna Caravan or similar capable of 165 to 185 kias. Altitude : Upto A9500 Flightplan File as : YHUG YTCK YPND YCHT YDOP YBTL GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. 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. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details HUGHENDEN [YHUG] Takeoff elev : 1043 rwy : 12/30 asphalt rwy : 06/24 gravel CTAF : 126.70 NDB : HUG HUGHENDEN 371.0 TORRENS CREEK [YTCK] T&G - H-081° D-44 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1575 rwy : 8/26 dirt CTAF : 122.80 PENTLAND [YPND] T&G - H-046° D-26 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1374 rwy : 6/24 dirt CTAF : 122.80 CHARTERS TOWERS [YCHT] T&G - H-052° D-58 elev : 955 rwy : 06/24 asphalt rwy : 01/19 gravel CTAF : 126.70 DONNINGTON AIRPARK [YDOP] T&G - track via A6 Flinders Highway (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 250 rwy : 11/29 dirt CTAF : 126.70 TOWNSVILLE INTL [YBTL] Land - VIA EITHER STUART VFR ROUTE or UPPER ROSS VFR ROUTE elev : 18 rwy : 07/25ns 01/19ns asphalt CTAF/TWR : 118.30 VOR/DME : TL TOWNSVILLE 114.10 TACAN : TVL TOWNSVILLE 113.50 NDB : TVL TOWNSVILLE 276.0 WAN Chart Townsville 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 : 204 nm Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Beechcraft Baron, Cessna Caravan or similar capable of 165 to 185 kias. Altitude : Upto A9500 Flightplan File as : YBTL TNP YSTD YNMN YMLE YWDV YHUG GPS Flightplan is available for FSX, P3D, FS2020 as a 'pln' file and X-Plane as an 'fms' file. The original Plan-G flightplan is also included for those that find this useful. These are 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. Communications Australia uses CTAF (Common Traffic Advisory Frequency) for radio comms at uncontrolled airfields. Now that VATSIM has introduced AFV (Audio For VATSIM) CTAF can now be used across all VATSIM approved pilot clients. Pilots are requested to tune to the published frequency as detailed in the flight details for an event when operating in or around an aerodome to make and monitor CTAF broadcasts. Pilots should also be aware that it is a VATSIM COC (Code of Conduct) requirement that all pilots at uncontrolled airfields should monitor Unicom (Australia 122.80). It is highly recommended that pilots ensure that at least one of their "on board" COM radios (COM 2 being the most likely) is tuned to receive unicom transmissions in addition to transmitting and receiving on the published CTAF frequency. Please Note. All pilots should also be vigilant regarding the receipt of text on both unicom and CTAF. If it is discovered there is a pilot participating that is unable to receive voice transmissions, pilots should arrange to also broadcast via text to ensure those pilots without the benefit of voice is able to receive appropriate broadcasts. VATSIM provides an update guide for getting AFV working on each of the approved pilot clients. 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. Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery OZX Libraries 1.2 (required for all OZX scenery) X-Plane 10/11 Bazz's Australian and PNG Scenery for X-Plane Flight Details TOWNSVILLE INTL [YBTL] Takeoff elev : 18 rwy : 07/25ns 01/19ns asphalt CTAF/TWR : 118.30 VOR/DME : TL TOWNSVILLE 114.10 TACAN : TVL TOWNSVILLE 113.50 NDB : TVL TOWNSVILLE 276.0 THORNTON GAP [TNP] Overfly - Track via VFR route THORNTON NORTH or THORNTON SOUTH STAR LANDING AREA [YSTD] T&G - H-266° D-17 via D744 not above 7000 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1077 rwy : 3/21 dirt CTAF : 122.80 NEW MOON [YNMN] T&G - H-283° D-24 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1087 rwy : 16/34 dirt CTAF : 122.80 MARYVALE (QLD) [YMLE] T&G - H-224° D-37 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1513 rwy : 5/23 grass CTAF : 122.80 WANDO VALE [YWDV] T&G - H-248° D-22 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1895 rwy : 11/29 dirt CTAF : 122.80 HUGHENDEN [YHUG] Land - H-201° D-78 elev : 1043 rwy : 12/30 asphalt rwy : 06/24 gravel CTAF : 126.70 NDB : HUG HUGHENDEN 371.0 Townsville VTC WAN 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 : 152 nm Est Flight Time : approx 85 mins Aircraft : Single engine aircraft such as Cessna 172, Piper Warrior or similar capable of 105 to 125 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 : 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. TOWNSVILLE VFR PROCEDURES Townsville is a class C civil and military aerodrome and is located in close proximity to high terrain. An excellent source of information for Townsville VFR operations inbound and outbound can be found in CASA's "Ontrack" Online Reference Resource. Pilots unfamiliar with Townsville Operations are encouraged to visit the site and review available information (video is very informative) prior to operating within Cairns. In particular, review Outbound to Palm Island Inbound from s-e via Clevedon VFR Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D 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" TOWNSVILLE INTL [YBTL] Takeoff elev : 18 rwy : 07/25ns 01/19ns asphalt CTAF/TWR : 118.30 VOR/DME : TL TOWNSVILLE 114.10 TACAN : TVL TOWNSVILLE 113.50 NDB : TVL TOWNSVILLE 276.0 RADAR SITE [RDRS] Overfly - visual D-3 WEST POINT [WEP] Overfly - visual D-4 PALM ISLAND [YPAM] T&G - H-325° D-25 elev : 30 rwy : 14/32 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 WHITE ROCK [WTRK] Overfly - H-092° D-8 ORCHARD ROCKS [ORKS] Overfly - H-147° D-22 MAGNETIC ISLAND [YMCI] Overfly - H-200° D-4 CAPE CLEVELAND [CCL] Overfly - H-090° D-9 AYR [YAYR] T&G - H-135° D-30 elev : 39 rwy : 01/19 asphalt rwy : 11/29 grass CTAF : 126.70 GIRU [GIRU] Overfly - H-281° D-13 CLEVEDON [CEN] Overfly - visual D-8 TOWNSVILLE INTL [YBTL] Land - visual D-17 elev : 18 rwy : 07/25ns 01/19ns asphalt CTAF/TWR : 118.30 VOR/DME : TL TOWNSVILLE 114.10 TACAN : TVL TOWNSVILLE 113.50 NDB : TVL TOWNSVILLE 276.0 Townsville VTC Ayr VNC

Event Details Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight. Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations. Distance : 130 nm Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins Aircraft : Single engine aircraft such as Cessna 172, Piper Warrior or similar capable of 105 to 125 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 : YBTL STUART.VFR YDOP YCHT YBEG TNP THORNTON.SOUTH.VFR YBTL 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. TOWNSVILLE VFR PROCEDURES Townsville is a class C civil and military aerodrome and is located in close proximity to high terrain. An excellent source of information for Townsville VFR operations inbound and outbound can be found in CASA's "Ontrack" Online Reference Resource. Pilots unfamiliar with Townsville Operations are encouraged to visit the site and review available information (video is very informative) prior to operating within Cairns. In particular, review Outbound to the south via stuart VFR Route Inbound from west via Thornton North and South Recommended Scenery FSX / P3D 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" TOWNSVILLE INTL [YBTL] Takeoff elev : 18 rwy : 07/25ns 01/19ns asphalt CTAF/TWR : 118.30 TACAN : TVL TOWNSVILLE 113.50 NDB : TVL TOWNSVILLE 276.0 VOR/DME : TL TOWNSVILLE 114.10 STUART [SUA] Overfly - visual STUART.VFR D-7 ANTILL PLAINS [ANP] Overfly - visual STUART.VFR D-5 DONNINGTON AIRPARK [YDOP] T&G - visual STUART.VFR D-11 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 250 rwy : 11/29 dirt CTAF : 126.70 (FSINN 131.25) CHARTERS TOWERS [YCHT] T&G - H-223° D-41 elev : 955 rwy : 01/19 gravel rwy : 06/24 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 BENING FIELD [YBEG] T&G - H-347° D-23 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 1015 rwy : 7/25 dirt CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25) THORNTON GAP [TNP] Overfly - H-021° D-20 MT MARGARET [MMT] Overfly - visual THORNTON.SOUTH.VFR D-8 TOWNSVILLE INTL [YBTL] Land - visual THORNTON.SOUTH.VFR D-11 elev : 18 rwy : 07/25ns 01/19ns asphalt CTAF/TWR : 118.30 VOR/DME : TL TOWNSVILLE 114.10 TACAN : TVL TOWNSVILLE 113.50 NDB : TVL TOWNSVILLE 276.0 Chart

It's time for Spilled Milk Run Monday, Today we will man YBBN and YBTL. Welcome to sunny Townsville, In lovely northern Queensland! As Townsville has no STAR's expect radar vectors to challenge pilots and controllers alike in the approach phase into this tropical paradise. Traffic levels traditionally start to pick up at around 7:30pm AEST / AEDT and generally peak between 8:30pm and 9:30pm AEST / AEDT.