Aussie Group Flights Team - Barossa Valley Tour

Join us as we take off from Parafield(YPPF) and take a journey around the Barossa Valley, stopping in on some small strips along the way until we return to Parafield airport. The Barossa Valley is home to many famous wine makers and we will overfly many vinyards.

Maybe enjoy a small wine at our half time break on this occasion. Feel free to share your wine favourites or stories.

Details to follow. Hope you can join us.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS FOR FLIGHT SIMULATION USE ONLY.

Regards, Paul

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Some background information on the Wine industry in the Barossa Valley …

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Might be a good excuse to pick up YPPF which is currently discounted in marketplace.

This is local for me, it would be fun to join but I don’t know if timing is going to work out for me with family etc.

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ATTENTION Aussie Flight Group Participants …

Group Flight: 2022-06-24T10:00:00Z

PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.

Route: Parafield(YPPF) Substation(SUB) South Para Reservoir(SPR) Lyndoch(YLYK) Tanunda(TUND) Nuriootpa(NUPA) Truro(TRUO) Sedan(YSEA) Cambari(CBRA) Sanderston(SSTO) Mount Pleasant(MPT) Harrogate(HGTE) Claremont(YCLB) Lobethal(LBET) Birdwood(BDWD) Warren Reservoir(WRR) Dam Wall(DMW) Parafield(YPPF).

Take off from Parafield(YPPF)
Track 041 deg to Substation(SUB) 5.2nm
Track 059 deg to South Para Reservoir(SPR) 8.2nm
Track 023 deg to Lyndoch Airport(YLYK) 4.6nm
Touch and Go at Lyndoch Airport(YLYK)
Track 019 deg to Tanunda(TUND) 5.7nm
Track 021 deg to Nuriootpa(NUPA) 3.4nm
Track 046 deg to Truro(TRUO) 7.3nm
Track 124 deg to Sedan(YSEA) 14.2nm
Full Stop Landing at Sedan(YSEA) +++ 10 min break +++
Take off from Sedan(YSEA)
Track 198 deg to Cambrai(CBRA) 5.9nm
Track 187 deg to Sanderston(SSTO) 5.3nm
Track 251 deg to Mount Pleasant(MPT) 10.1nm
Track 180 deg to Harrogate(HGTE) 10.8nm
Track 234 deg to Claremont Airbase(YCLB) 5nm
Touch and Go at Claremont Airbase(YCLB)
Track 324 deg to Lobethal(LBET) 6.3nm
Track 037 deg to Birdwood(BDWD) 6.5nm
Track 341 deg to Warren Reservoir(WRR) 7nm
Track 246 deg to Dam Wall(DMW) 10.9nm
Track 236 deg to Parafield(YPPF) 4.8nm
Full Stop Landing at Parafield(YPPF)

Altitude: The route can be flown up to 3,500’ to be clear of terrain.

Airport details

Parafield(YPPF)
Elev: 57’
RW 03L/21R Asphalt
RW 03R/21L Asphalt
RW 08L/26R Asphalt
RW 08R/26L Asphalt

Lyndoch Airport(YLYK)
Elev: 767’
RW 12/30 Dirt

Sedan(YSEA)
Elev: 271’
RW 01/19 Dirt
RW 12/30 Dirt

Claremont Airbase(YCLB)
Elev: 1,461’
RW 08/26 Asphalt

Aircraft: C172 or similar.

IMPORTANT: In the interest of keeping it REAL, please refrain from selecting inappropriate aircraft, like airliners. This only detracts from the immersion of the flight.

Seeing Aircraft Correctly: You need to do two things to ensure you can see the other pilots in the event and see them in the aircraft they selected.

Select the same server: To do this, proceed as follows:

From the Welcome Screen, click on your Username (top right)
From the list of servers, under Servers, select WEST USA

Turn off Generic Planes: To do this, proceed as follows:

From the Welcome Screen, click on OPTIONS
Click on GENERAL
With TRAFFIC selected, scroll down to the last option and set USE GENERIC PLANE MODELS to OFF

Turning off Crash/Damage:

Select Options/Assistance
Expand Failure & Damage
Disable Crash Damage
Disable Aircraft Stress Damage
Disable Engine Stress Damage
Accept the changes

Voice Room: My personal Discord server is used for voice comms. If you haven’t already joined my server, click on the below link to request access. I will set you up as a Member so you can access the server. Ensure you do this prior to the flight, as latecomers will need to wait for the next event.

Link to join the Voice Room: Aussie Group Flights Team - On-line Flying
Note: this link is only valid for 7 days from posting.

Weather/Time: We will set the time to 8am. This will allow us to fly in daylight and choose REAL weather so that the winds are correct.

From the World Map view, click on Flight Conditions (upper right of screen)
Click on All Players, Live Traffic, Custom
Under Weather and Time, select Live Weather and move the time slide bar to show 8:00am. 
Click Close and Fly from the World Map view.

We can start departing from 10:00z. There will be no need for official radio calls. Lets just have some fun taking in the scenery and the social aspects of the event.

Turning on Points of Interest

Select Options/Assistance
Expand POI
Set Landmark Markers to ON
Set City Markers to ON
Set Airport Markers to ON
Accept the changes

Turning on Name Tags (This will assist you in following the group if you get disoriented):

Select Options/GeneralTraffic
Set Show Traffic Nameplates to On
Accept the settings

Still confused, check out the multiplayer video tutorial from SimHangar Flight Simulation: MSFS | MULTIPLAYER | How To Guide | Everything You Need To Know | Fly in events coming soon. - YouTube

Let me know if there’s anything else that I’ve missed that you need to know.,

Regards, Paul

Flight plans for the event …

Little NavMap: IFR Parafield (YPPF) to Parafield (YPPF).lnmpln (4.1 KB)

MSFS: IFR Parafield (YPPF) to Parafield (YPPF).pln (6.3 KB)

Print this flight card out for your easy reference during the flight (Note: only available up to the date of the flight): Dropbox - Flight Card.pdf - Simplify your life

Chart: Dropbox - Chart.jpg - Simplify your life

Event reminder …

Here is a touring guide for wineries in the area: Dropbox - 2021 Barossa Touring Map_LR2.pdf - Simplify your life

Mid-flight break.

The rumours of pilots imbibing the local products have been strenuously denied …

Follow the leader …

Up close …

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