FNO Downunder

Airport(s)	YMML,YSSY,YBBN
Started	2024-08-30 23:00
Ended	2024-08-31 03:00
Total movements	423

Melbourne International Airport (YMML)

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (YSSY)

Brisbane International Airport (YBBN)

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, Melbourne and Brisbane from 2300z on the 30th to 0300z on the 31st (0900-1300 AEST).

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] "Melbourne Delivery, Qantas 436 with PDC readback."
[ML_DEL] "Qantas 436 g'day Melbourne Delivery, go ahead with PDC readback"
[PILOT] "Qantas 436 is cleared to Sydney, DOSEL1 departure, runway 27, squawk 4457; bay C3"
[ML_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 Melbourne 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"

Aerodrome and Departure/Approach charts are available for free within Australia which can be found here.

YBBN - Brisbane Airport:
Payware - ORBX (P3D v4.5+)
Payware - ORBX (MSFS)
Payware - ORBX (X-Plane 11)
Freeware - Ray Smith (P3D/FSX)
Freeware - CDG (X-Plane)

YSSY - Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport:
Payware - FlyTampa v2 (FSX/P3D)
Payware – FlyTampa (MSFS)
Payware - TaiModels (X-Plane 11)
Freeware - AVSIM (FSX/P3D)
Freeware - Gateway (X-Plane 11/12)

YMML - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport:
Payware - ORBX (MSFS)
Payware - ORBX (P3D / FSX)
Freeware - Robert Catehrall (P3D / FSX)
Freeware - Gateway (X-Plane 11/12)