The Great Australian Crawl: In this event we explore Australia by circumnavigating the continent but still getting a good feel for the terrain, vegetation and civilisation throughout this great land down under.
The series will cover forty events (colour coded by state) around Australia as follows:
Leg 36 Cambridge to Flinders Is.
Details to follow. Hope you can join us.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS INFORMATION IS FOR FLIGHT SIMULATION USE ONLY.
Regards, Paul
Group Flight: 2023-07-14T10:00:00Z
PLEASE DO NOT SPAWN ON THE RUNWAY. ENSURE YOU SELECT THE STARTING POSITION ON THE RAMP.
Route: Canbridge(YCBG) Triabunna(YTUA) Swansea(YSWA) Launceston(YMLT) Georgetown(YGTO) Bridport(YBDP) Swan Is(YSWI) Cape Barren Is(YCBN) Murray Holloway(YT08) Flinders Is(YFLI).
Take off from Cambridge(YCBG)
Track 030 deg to Triabunna(YTUA) 27nm
Touch and Go at Triabunna(YTUA)
Track 002 deg to Swansea(YSWA) 26nm
Touch and Go at Swansea(YSWA)
Track 295 deg to Launceston(YMLT) 51nm
Full Stop Landing at Launceston(YMLT) +++ 10min Break +++
Take off from Launceston(YMLT)
Track 314 deg to Georgetown(YGTO) 33nm
Touch and Go at Georgetown(YGTO)
Track 069 deg to Bridport(YBDP) 26nm
Touch and Go at Bridport(YBDP)
Track 047 deg to Swan Is(YSWI) 36nm
Touch and Go at Swan Is(YSWI)
Track 333 deg to Cape Barron Is(YCBN) 21nm
Touch and Go at Cape Barron Is(YCBN)
Track 028 deg to Murray Holloway(YT08) 14.9nm
Touch and Go at Murray Holloway(YT08)
Track 287 deg to Flinders Is(YFLI) 13.1nm
Full Stop Landing at Flinders Is(YFLI).
Altitude: The route can be flown up to 5,500’ to be clear of terrain.
Airport details
Cambridge(YCBG)
Elev: 67’
RW 09/27 Asphalt
RW 12/30 Asphalt
RW 14/32 Asphalt
Triabunna(YTUA)
Elev: 33’
RW 12/30 Grass
RW 04/22 Grass
Swansea(YSWA)
Elev: 10’
RW 03/21 Grass
Launceston(YMLT)
Elev: 562’
RW 14R/32L Asphalt
Georgetown(YGTO)
Elev: 120’
RW 06/24 Asphalt
RW 07/25 Grass
RW 10/28 Grass
Bridport(YBDP)
Elev: 41’
RW 10/28 Dirt
Swan Is(YSWI)
Elev: 11
RW 09/27 Grass
Cape Barren Is(YCBN)
Elev: 133’
RW 08/26 Cement
RW 02/20 Grass
RW 12/30 Grass
Murray Holloway(YT08)
Elev: 33’
RW 15/33 Dirt
RW 09/27 Dirt
Flinders Is(YFLI)
Elev: 33’
RW 14/32 Bituminous
RW 05/23 Bituminous
For comprehensive airport details refer: Aeronautical Information Package - Airservices .
The information is available under the latest ERSA. Simply search for the airport.
Aircraft: Bonanza.
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: VFR Cambridge Aerodrome (YCBG) to Flinders Island (YFLI).lnmpln (3.0 KB)
MSFS: VFR Cambridge Aerodrome (YCBG) to Flinders Island (YFLI).pln (3.8 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_GAC.pdf - Simplify your life
Event reminder …