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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 : 180 nm Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Beechcraft Baron, Mooney Bravo or similar capable of 145 to 165 kias. Altitude : Up to 9500. Flightplan File as : YBHI YYAW YACS YNUN YKAY YALN YTIB 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. 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. 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 BROKEN HILL [YBHI] Takeoff elev : 959 rwy : 05/23 asphalt rwy : 14/32 sand CTAF : 126.70 VOR/DME : BHI BROKEN HILL 114.20 NDB : BHI BROKEN HILL 332.0 YALCAWINNA [YYAW] T&G - H-036° D-24 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 711 rwy : 1/19 6/24 dirt CTAF : 122.80 ACACIA DOWNS AIRPORT [YACS] T&G - H-007° D-18 elev : 617 rwy : 14/32 dirt CTAF : 122.80 NUNTHERUNGIE [YNUN] T&G - H-030° D-48 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 687 rwy : 13/31 17/35 9/27 dirt CTAF : 122.80 KAYRUNNERA [YKAY] T&G - H-008° D-9 elev : 598 rwy : 02/20 12/30 dirt CTAF : 122.80 ALLANDY [YALN] T&G - H-004° D-18 elev : 424 rwy : 13/31 dirt CTAF : 122.80 TIBOOBURRA [YTIB] Land - H-323° D-63 elev : 584 rwy : 02/20 15/33 asphalt 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 : 197 nm Est Flight Time : approx 80 mins Aircraft : Single or twin engine aircraft such as Cessna Caravan, Beechcraft Duke Turbine or similar capable of 175 to 195 kias. Altitude : Up to 9500. Flightplan File as : YTIB YYAA YWSD YNQI UNK YBHI 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. 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. 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 TIBOOBURRA [YTIB] Takeoff elev : 584 rwy : 02/20 15/33 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 YANDAMA [YYAA] - H-239° D-33 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) WESTWARD DOWNS [YWSD] T&G - H-174° D-64 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 349 rwy : 8/26 7/25 18/36 dirt CTAF : 122.80 NEW QUINAMBIE [YNQI] T&G - H-235° D-26 (Scenery not depicted in P3D) elev : 217 rwy : 16/34 6/24 dirt CTAF : 122.80 UNIDENTIFIED AIRFIELD Overfly - H-160° D-58 (Scenery not depicted in P3D/X-Plane) BROKEN HILL [YBHI] Land - H-113° D-17 elev : 959 rwy : 05/23 asphalt rwy : 14/32 sand CTAF : 126.70 VOR/DME : BHI BROKEN HILL 114.20 NDB : BHI BROKEN HILL 332.0 Chart

Event Details This week VFR Operations departs Tibooburra and returns to Broken Hill visiting a couple of small isolated airfields. FSX and P3D fliers will no airport scenery to view, however it is possible those flying in X-Plane who have installed appropriate Australian scenery will have somewhere to execute a touch and go at their discretion. Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight. Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations. Distance : 186 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. 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 FL125 Flightplan File as : YTIB YANDAMA CORONA.STATION YBHI 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 OZx YBHI Broken Hill ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery Flight Details TIBOOBURRA [YTIB] Takeoff elev : 584 rwy : 02/20 15/33 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 YANDAMA AIRPORT Overfly - H-238° D-35.8 nm CORONA STATION Overfly - H-171° D-96.5 nm UMBERUMBERKA RESERVIOR Overfly - H-194° D-36.4 nm BROKEN HILL [YBHI] Land - H-113° D-17.4 nm elev : 959 rwy : 05/23 asphalt rwy : 14/32 sand CTAF : 126.70 VOR/DME : BHI BROKEN HILL 114.20 NDB : BHI BROKEN HILL 332.0 Chart

Event Details This week VFR Operations departs Broken Hill and flies via a number of small isolated airfields to Tibooburra. FSX and P3D fliers will no airport scenery to view, however it is possible those flying in X-Plane who have installed appropriate Australian scenery will have somewhere to execute a touch and go at their discretion. Simulation Date/Time : Current date set to daylight. Weather : Real World / Fair weather if real world is unsuitable for VFR operations. Distance : 187 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. 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 FL125 Flightplan File as : YBHI YACS YKAY YALN UNK YTIB 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 OZx YBHI Broken Hill ORBX Australia ANTS AUSSIE AIRPORTS OZX 3.5 AU Scenery Flight Details BROKEN HILL [YBHI] Takeoff elev : 959 rwy : 05/23 asphalt rwy : 14/32 sand CTAF : 126.70 VOR/DME : BHI BROKEN HILL 114.20 NDB : BHI BROKEN HILL 332.0 Acacia Downs Airport [YACS] T&G - H-023° D-41.2 nm Scenery not available in FSX/P3D elev : 617 rwy : 14/32 dirt CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25) Kayrunnera [YKAY] T&G - H-028° D-55.4 nm Scenery not available in FSX/P3D elev : 598 rwy : 02/20 12/30 dirt CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25) Allandy [YALN] T&G - H-006° D-17.8 nm Scenery not available in FSX/P3D elev : 424 rwy : 13/31 dirt CTAF : 122.80 (FSINN 131.25) "UNKNOWN AIRFIELD" [UNK] Overfly - H-020° D-16.1 nm TIBOOBURRA [YTIB] Land - H-310° D-56.1 nm elev : 584 rwy : 02/20 15/33 asphalt CTAF : 126.70 Chart