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General => Events => Topic started by: Vi Jackson on March 15, 2025, 12:07:52 PM
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VATUSA in partnership with VATPAC invites you to Friday Night Ops: Downunder! Join us as we light up the skies between Sydney, Adelaide & Brisbane on Friday the 4th of August (Saturday morning Downunder).
Event Details:
Friday Night Ops is a weekly event run by VATUSA; normally visiting places all around the United States. This time around, Friday Night Ops are coming to the land down under within the famous 'J-Curve'. Fly anywhere between Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane from 2300z on the 4th to 0300z on the 5th (1000-1400 ADST).
Flight Planning:
In Australia, flight plans are filed in the ICAO format. SIDs & STARs are not included in the filed flight plan. This will be provided by ATC on contact with clearance delivery (for departures) and with the Centre controller prior to top of descent.
Pre-Departure Clearances (PDCs) are used in Australia. Pilots are required to readback PDCs to the delivery controller. However, when reading back the PDC you do not need to read back everything. Just the SQUAWK, DEPARTURE PROCEDURE, RUNWAY and BAY.
[PILOT] "Sydny Delivery, Qantas 436 with PDC readback."
[SY_DEL] "Qantas 436 g'day Sydney Delivery, go ahead with PDC readback"
[PILOT] "Qantas 436 is cleared to Brisbane, OLSEM1 departure, runway 16R, squawk 4457; bay D3"
[SY_DEL] "Qantas 436" or "Qantas 436 contact ground 121.7 for push"
If you do not receive a PDC, you can request airways clearance on VHF with the Delivery controller. However, you are required to readback the entire clearance by voice.
[PILOT] "Brisbane Delivery, Qantas 535"
[BN_DEL] "Qantas 535 g'day Brisbane Delivery, go ahead"
[PILOT] "Qantas 535 request clearance"
[BN_DEL] "Qantas 535, cleared to Sydney via SANEG flight planned route. SANEG 1 departure runway 01R. Climb via SID 6000(ft). Squawk 4457 departures 133.45"
[PILOT] "Cleared to Sydney via SANEG flight planned route. SANEG 1 departure runway 01R. Climb via SID 6000(ft). Squawk 4457 departures 133.45, bay 18 Qantas 535."
[BN_DEL] "Qantas 535, when ready for push contact ground 121.7"
VATPAC recommends the following routes between Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney:
YBBN – YSSY:
DCT SANEG H91 IGDAM H652 BOREE DCT
YBBN – YPAD:
DCT SANEG Q4 PAVBI Q16 MIA Q4 WOONA Q60 KAKLU H309 AD DCT
YPAD – YBBN:
DCT UPROT Y27 IGIPA Y46 EMTID Y27 BN DCT
YPAD – YSSY:
DCT AD H247 CULIN Y59 TESAT DCT
YSSY – YBBN:
DCT TESAT H252 OLSEM Y193 BANDA H252 BN DCT
YSSY – YPAD:
DCT KADOM H44 MAXEM Q60 KAKLU H309 AD DCT
Pilots are still welcome to fly other routes, however you must make sure your flight plan is compliant with Flight Planning Requirements. You can use our Pilot Assist Tools 'Route Finder' (https://vatpac.org/membership-hub/tools (https://vatpac.org/membership-hub/tools)) function to find current valid routings.
Aerodrome and Departure/Approach charts are available for free within Australia which can be found at https://vatpac.org/membership-hub/tools/charts (https://vatpac.org/membership-hub/tools/charts)
Recommended Scenery:
YBBN - Brisbane Airport:
Payware - ORBX (P3D v4.5+)
Payware - ORBX (MSFS)
Payware - ORBX (X-Plane 11)
Freeware - Ray Smith (P3D/FSX)
Freeware - CDG (X-Plane)
YSSY - Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport:
Payware - FlyTampa v2 (FSX/P3D)
Payware – FlyTampa (MSFS)
Payware - TaiModels (X-Plane 11)
Freeware - AVSIM (FSX/P3D)
Freeware - Gateway (X-Plane 11/12)
YPAD - Adelaide:
Payware - Impulse Simulations (MSFS)
Payware – AUSCENE 2 (P3D/FSX)
Freeware - Gateway (X-Plane)