David Z - 1027224 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 NOTAM 31OCT15 - WORLDFLIGHT 2015 PROCEDURES WITHIN VATPAC ADMINISTERED AIRSPACE 1. INTRODUCTION On 1 November 2015 AEDT, the WorldFlight group will commence their annual around-the-world flight. This will commence in Sydney and will pass through Adelaide, Perth and Learmonth before leaving VATPAC-administered airspace to Jakarta. On 7 November 2015 AEDT, the WorldFlight group will re-enter VATPAC-administered airspace from Honolulu, en route to Nadi, then via Noumea and Brisbane before returning to Sydney. It is anticipated that significant traffic levels will be present along these routes. Past events have seen in excess of 200 aircraft on the first leg with the last flights departing Sydney over 2 hours after the official departure time. This NOTAM will provide pilots with information about ATC requirements with regard to air traffic management. Pilots should endeavour to comply with these requirements to minimize delays and disruption. This NOTAM cancels and replaces a previous NOTAM issued for the same effective date titled "WorldFlight 2015 Departure Legs". 2. ABBREVIATED CLEARANCES ATC may elect to issue an abbreviated clearance instead of a normal airways clearance. This is only available to pilots of jet aircraft that have planned via the routes listed in Appendix A. When abbreviated clearances are in use, pilots will be notified by ATIS: "ABBREVIATED CLEARANCES AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT IN RECEIPT OF AN ABBREVIATED CLEARANCE SHALL MAINTAIN 5000 FEET AND DEPART VIA RUNWAY 34L KATOOMBA TWO DEPARTURE OR RUNWAY 34R MARUB FIVE DEPARTURE RADAR TRANSITION" In order to reduce radio congestion, pilots of eligible aircraft shall contact airways clearance delivery and request "ABBREVIATED CLEARANCE" with the ATIS identifier. ATC will respond with one of the following: "QFA25, RUNWAY 34L, SQUAWK 2034" (if abbreviated clearance is available) or "QFA25, ABBREVIATED CLEARANCE NOT AVAILABLE, CLEARED TO ADELAIDE VIA KATOOMBA FLIGHT PLAN ROUTE..." (if abbreviated clearance is unavailable) Please note that ATC will not be actively checking flight planned routes for conformance. Pilots must not use this procedure unless they have planned via an approved route. Failure to do so will result in the clearance being invalid and may result in a loss of separation. 3. SYDNEY AIRWAYS CLEARANCE DELIVERY Two airways clearance delivery frequencies will be in use at Sydney. To balance radio traffic and workload, it is essential that pilots use the correct frequency for their parking location. Aircraft parked west of Runway 16R/34L - use 133.80 MHz Aircraft parked east of Runway 16R/34L - use 127.60 MHz 4. REPORTING "READY" Pilots should not report "ready" to the Tower controller until: (a) the aircraft is at or approaching the holding point for departure (b) the aircraft is the first aircraft at the holding point © the aircraft is configured such that the pilot can taxi the aircraft onto the runway and take-off without delay 5. AIRCRAFT CLIMB AND DESCENT SPEEDS After departure, pilots of jet aircraft are expected to utilize either a standard, NADP1 or NADP2 climb profile. In any case, upon passing 3000 FT above aerodrome level, pilots are expected to accelerate to 250 KT or minimum clean speed (which ever is higher) without delay. Pilots should notify ATC immediately if they expect to deviate significantly from a normal climb profile. On descent, pilots of jet aircraft are expected to descend at Mach 0.78 into 280 KT above 10 000 FT AMSL. Pilots must comply with Standard Terminal Area Arrival Speeds (STAAS) listed on STAR charts unless an alternative clearance is issued by ATC. Pilots must notify ATC immediately if they are unable to comply with STAAS or other speed restriction issued by ATC. 6. HOLDING FUEL During legs within VATPAC-administered airspace, ATC anticipate a maximum airborne delay of 1 hour. Pilots should carry sufficient holding fuel to absorb this delay. 7. CONTACT For operational matters, contact David Zhong, VATPAC Director Operations, at [email protected] 8. DISTRIBUTION This NOTAM is issued by VATSIM Australia Pacific (VATPAC) and shall be distributed via: (a) VATPAC Forums (b) VATSIM Forums © WorldFlight Forums 9. CANCELLATION This NOTAM self-cancels at 7 November 2015 1200 UTC. APPENDIX A. ROUTES ELIGIBLE FOR ABBREVIATED CLEARANCE YSSY-YPAD: TESAT H44 MAXEM Q60 BLACK V454 AD YPAD-YPPH: AD A585 HAWKY H54 MTP Q32 GRABL Q10 HAMTN Q158 PH YPAD-YPPH: AD Q12 ESP Q158 PH YPPH-YPLM: PH H17 LM YPLM-WIII: LM G209 XMX R206 LADIR PHNL-NFFN: CARRP A579 NN NFFN-NWWW: NN B599 MESUS NWWW-YBBN: LTO B578 MULET Q93 SAVER YBBN-YSSY: BN H62 CORKY H12 TESAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B - 903254 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Aircraft parked west of Runway 16R/34L - use 133.80 MHz Aircraft parked east of Runway 16L/34R - use 127.60 MHz What's the frequency for aircraft parked between the two runways? :think::evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy S - 848725 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 What's the frequency for aircraft parked between the two runways? :think::evil: Dot Wallop?:teeth: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Z - 1027224 Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 Pilots, please note that this NOTAM has been revised. Changes are highlighted in red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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