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The TPC Flight Operations Team and VATUSA cordially invite you to participate in the Friday Night Operations group flight. 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).
YBBN-YSSY (Airliners only)
Date/Time: 4 April 2025, 8p EDT (23:59z)
Host: Stuart | TPC73
ATC / Level: VATSIM / Experienced Pilots
VATSIM Event Link: HERE
Internal Comms: TPC Discord /Event Voice Channel
Suggested Routing (Airliners/Bizjets): YBBN SANEG2 SANEG H91 IGDAM H652 BOREE BORE4A YSSY
Suggested Routing (GA ): N/A
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"
⚠️ Make sure you have read SOP
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