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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 : 160 nm Est Flight Time : approx 80 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 : Below East Sale Restricted Airspace Flightplan File as : YWSL VFR.ROUTE.TWO FYN YLTV YYRM JSK VFR.ROUTE.THREE LSR YBNS YLKE YGRL YGRL YORB 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 FSX / P3D Orbost YORB by JohnO 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" WEST SALE [YWSL] Takeoff elev : 93' rwy : 09ns/27 asphalt rwy : 14ns/32 05ns/23 grass * ns : non standard right circuits R328 ACTIVE - APPR : 123.30 / CTAF : 118.30 FLYNN [FYN] Overfly - VFR ROUTE TWO LATROBE VALLEY [YLTV] T&G - H-253° D-10 elev : 180' rwy : 03/21 sealed rwy : 09/27 gravel CTAF : 126.0 NDB : LTV 486.0 YARRAM [YYRM] T&G - H-136° D-25 elev : 60' rwy : 05/23 grass rwy : 09/27 dirt/sand CTAF : 126.70 JACK SMITH LAKE [JSK] Overfly - H-058° D-12 LOCH SPORT [LSR] Overfly - VFR ROUTE THREE BAIRNSDALE [YBNS] T&G - H-343° D-10 elev : 165' rwy : 13/31 sealed rwy : 04/22 gravel CTAF : 126.70 LAKES ENTRANCE/KALIMNA [YLKE] T&G - H-071° D-18 elev : 220' rwy : 08/26 unsealed CTAF : 126.70 GREAT LAKES [YGRL] T&G - H-063° D-2 elev : 260' rwy : 08/26 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 ORBOST [YORB] Land - H-071° D-29 elev : 94' rwy : 07/25 sealed CTAF : 126.70 VNC Chart 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 : 135 nm Est Flight Time : approx 75 mins Aircraft : Single engine aircraft 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. 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 : Below East Sale Restricted Airspace Flightplan File as : YORB YGRL YLKE YBNS LOWS VFR.ROUTE.ONE COWR YLTV FYN VFR.ROUTE.TWO YWSL 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 FSX / P3D Orbost YORB by JohnO 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" ORBOST [YORB] Takeoff elev : 94' rwy : 07/25 sealed CTAF : 126.70 GREAT LAKES [YGRL] T&G - H-251° D-29 elev : 260' rwy : 08/26 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 LAKES ENTRANCE/KALIMNA [YLKE] T&G - H-243° D-2 elev : 220' rwy : 08/26 unsealed CTAF : 126.70 BAIRNSDALE [YBNS] T&G - H-250° D-18 elev : 165' rwy : 13/31 sealed rwy : 04/22 gravel CTAF : 126.70 LINDENOW SOUTH [LOWS] Overfly - H-286° D-7 STRATFORD [STRAT] Overfly - VFR ROUTE ONE HEYFIELD [HEYF] Overfly - VFR ROUTE ONE COWWARR [COWR] Overfly - VFR ROUTE ONE LATROBE VALLEY [YLTV] T&G - H-210° D-16 elev : 180' rwy : 03/21 sealed rwy : 09/27 gravel CTAF : 126.0 NDB : LTV 486.0 FLYNN [FYN] Overfly - H-073° D-10 WEST SALE [YWSL] Land - VFR ROUTE TWO elev : 93' rwy : 09ns/27 asphalt rwy : 14ns/32 05ns/23 grass * ns : non standard right circuits R328 ACTIVE - APPR : 123.30 / CTAF : 118.30 WAN Chart VNC 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 : 151 nm Est Flight Time : approx 85 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Beechcraft Baron, Cessna Caravan, Mooney Bravo or similar capable of 155 to 185 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. Similarly, this work around has been reported to be successfully adopted for X-Plane using the X-Squawkbox client. As of yet there are no available instructions for doing this. Altitude : Not above A9500 and below Albury Class D CTA Steps 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. Recommended Scenery ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery Orbost YORB by JohnO Flight Details ALBURY [YMAY] Takeoff elev : 539 rwy : 07ns/25 asphalt CTAF/TWR : 123.25 (FSINN 124.20) VOR/DME : AY ALBURY 115.60 GRANYA [GRAA] Overfly - H-087° D-17.6 nm CORRYONG [YCRG] T&G - H-087° D-28.2 nm elev : 963 rwy : 06ns/24 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 GEEHI [YGHI] T&G - H-119° D-18.3 nm elev : 1389 rwy : 18/36 dirt CTAF : 131.25 ORBOST [YORB] Land - H-154° D-87 nm elev : 94 rwy : 07/25 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 Albury 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 : 145 nm Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Beechcraft Baron, Cessna Caravan, Mooney Bravo or similar capable of 155 to 185 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. Similarly, this work around has been reported to be successfully adopted for X-Plane using the X-Squawkbox client. As of yet there are no available instructions for doing this. Altitude : Not above A9500 and below Albury Class D CTA Steps 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. Recommended Scenery ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery Orbost YORB by JohnO Flight Details ORBOST [YORB] Takeoff elev : 94 rwy : 07/25 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 MOUNT HOTHAM [YHOT] T&G - H-293° D-75.3 nm elev : 4260 rwy : 11/29ns asphalt CTAF : 126.75 MT BEAUTY [YMBT] T&G - H-325° D-20.7 nm elev : 1107 rwy : 14/32ns sealed CTAF : 126.00 (FSINN 126.70) MITTA MITTA [YITT] T&G - H-023° D-15.9 nm elev : 820 rwy : 14/32 gravel CTAF : 126.70 HUME WEIR WALL [HWW] Overfly - H-314° D-29 nm ALBURY [YMAY] Land - H-296° D-4.2 nm elev : 539 rwy : 07ns/25 asphalt CTAF/TWR : 123.25 (FSINN 124.20) VOR/DME : AY ALBURY 115.60 WAN Chart Albury VTC