Ladies and Gentleman, On Friday 14th July 2017, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane welcomes VATUSA to Friday Night Ops. Kicking off at 2300z, The sun will have started heating up the Winter temperatures of the Australian East Coast.
VATPAC has your ATC Covered manning airspace between Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane! We invite and encourage you to fly between the three airports, In any order you wish. You should allow approx 1.3-1.5 hours flying time for Jets between any given pair.
Scenery- Melbourne Tullamarine International (YMML)Payware YMML ORBX DirectFreeware YMML FSXFreeware YMML X-Plane- Sydney Kingsford Smith Intl (YSSY)Payware FlyTampa YSSYFreeware YSSY FSXFreeware YSSY P3DFreeware YSSY X-Plane- Brisbane International (YBBN)Payware YBBN ORBX DirectFreeware YBBN Aussie Ants FSX/P3DFreeware YBBN X-Plane
Flight PlanningIn Australia, flight plans are filed in the ICAO method, with the SID/STAR not included with the initial filing. This will be provided by ATC on contact with clearance delivery (for departure) and with Centre, usually just prior to initial descent clearance.
In Sydney each different runway has it's own set of SID's, which can be hard to predict ahead of time. Due to this, the outbound route should start with "TESAT". TESAT is an RNAV waypoint located on the airfield, replacing the old VOR "SY" which has since been decommissioned in the real world as part of the Navigation Rationalization project which removed 179 ground-based navigation aids on the 26th of May 2016, meaning GNSS is now the primary means of navigation for all instrument flight rule aircraft and flight plans.
An IFR Aircraft flying from Sydney to Melbourne will file TESAT H65 RAZZI Q29 ML regardless of the runways in use. Indeed some aircraft may well be assigned the WOL9 departure from runway 34L, and others the MARUB5 departure from runway 34R given northerly prevailing winds. Both of these departures join the H65 airway at WOL (Wollongong), however the SID tracks are very different, with one starting with a Left turn off runway 34L, and the MARUB5 departure from runway 34R starting with a Right turn.
Knowledge about deleting waypoints and closing route discontinuities in your FMS will be useful. Cheats include knowing the 2nd waypoint along the initial airway. Additionally be aware that ATC is likely to ammend the text of your route when giving clearance in the same manner as the Electronic Flight Strip is used in the real world. Once you file it, it's theirs.
Flight Plan RouteTo help with filing your flight plan, VATPAC provides the Flight Planning Tool at
https://www.vatpac.org/pilots/pilot-tools/flight-planning/
ChartsAdditionally the real world Air Services Australia website provides charts for all airports in Australia, free of charge, on their Aerodrome and Procedure Charts website
http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/current/dap/AeroProcChartsTOC.htmYSSY Sydney airport ground chart, and the areas various airlines typically use.
Note: International on the west (left) side and Dometic on the east (right) side, including freight.
In most FSX sceneries (including default) the Domestic side gates start with the letter "D", and the international side has no alphabetic prefix.
YMML Melbourne airport ground chart, and the areas various airlines typically use.
YBBN Brisbane Airport, Ground chart with typical parking area's of airlines.
Should you have any questions, Queries or suggestions, please contact the events department via myself c.strawbridge(at)vatpac.org
We look forward to seeing you at this not to be missed Event!