Back in Black - Club comp

There was a task held for the BMHGC club comp this weekend. 3/8 pilots made goal in Lithgow. Another reason to join the club. Che, Kacper and Andy made it to Lithgow. Well done guys!

High Cloud: TASK 1

Radio prociedures for flying around Bathurst - from the Bathurst soaring club

For all pilots flying from sites around Bathurst and Orange, please have a read of these radio procedures shared from the Bathurst Soaring club. It is complicated and busy airspace with several regular public transport flights through the area plus three airfields. There is a handy map at the end that shows which frequencies to use in which areas. The icom Air Band Transceiver that we all use can be programmed with these frequencies, making it easier to switch between the different frequencies if you transition from one region to another (I have saved them as Bathurst, Pipers and Orange). I would advise all pilots to follow these same radio procedures if flying from Mt Rankin or Mt Ovens so we can be in communication with the other airspace users in the region. Pipers airfield is in the center of the black circle on the map. This is the airfield that is located just south of Mt Rankin.

http://www.bathurstsoaringclub.com.au/images/documents/Airspace_Procedures_Pipers_Airfield_v6.pdf

Please let me know if this link goes dead in the future.

Alex.

ACP 112-17 MILEX Black Dagger 15-23 March 2018

While it is unlikely that any flights from BMHGC sites will be reaching the airspace used in this exercise, there is usually an increase in activity by aircraft operating out of Richmond. I think Andy has a good story with a close encounter with a big air-force transporter flying out of Richmond. So stay alert in the lead up to, during and following on from this exercise.

The airspace activated is all in the lower hunter and around Singleton (R564A, R564B, R583B, D600 and R971), not those further west reaching Mudgee. You can find them on the airspace charts (previous post) or on the flight check page on www.xcaustralia.org. I can't post the .pdf with detail here, but if you really need a copy send me an email.