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.
