Welcome to Shepparton.
Coming up on today's episode.
I discover I'm an idiot as I realise why my glideslope indicator was failing on my last
flight.
Oh I'm an idiot, I've just realised what I did last week which is why I didn't get the
glideslope coming up on the ILS.
We fly an ILS approach into Essendon.
Cleared ILS runway 26 approach report established.
And landing at Shepparton, an uncontrolled country airport in Victoria.
Shepparton traffic Tango Delta Sierra on final runway 18 full stop.
Tango Delta Sierra cleared for takeoff.
Cleared for takeoff Tango Delta Sierra.
Tango Delta Sierra further right heading 040.
Right 040 Tango Delta Sierra.
So right 040.
I'm just going to check something with Avalon from last week.
Oh I'm an idiot.
I've just realised what I did last week which is why I didn't get the glideslope coming
up on the ILS.
So we'll fly the ILS here but then when we get to Shepparton I'll explain what I think
I've done.
So this is the chart for Essendon and you'll see the Essendon ILS the frequency is 109.9
so pretty straightforward.
Tune in 109.9 identify with the morse, and you've got the localiser and the glideslope
indications from the ILS into Essendon.
So now let's have a look at the chart for Avalon.
So this is the approach plate for the ILS runway 18 at Avalon.
Notice anything different?
There are two frequencies.
One for the ILS 109.5, but the other one for the VOR 116.1 and what I did is I tuned this
one in.
I tuned in the VOR.
I identified this correctly, but this was the morse that I was after.
And that's basically it, it just came down to basic pilot error.
I tuned in the wrong navaid.
Nothing to do with the plane, sorry plane, everything to do with the pilot.
Ok let's go.
Tango Delta Sierra turn left heading 290 to join the localiser you're a mile and a half
south cleared ILS runway 26 approach report established.
Left 290 cleared ILS 26 Tango Delta Sierra.
So we can flaps down.
Trim forward and we can pick up the glideslope.
And over to tower.
Essendon Tower, Tango Delta Sierra final left 3000.
Tango Delta Sierra Essendon Tower.
Tango Delta Sierra for the missed approach remain East of the runway 26 threshold, turn
right heading 030 visual climb to 3000.
Right 030 visual climb 3000 Tango Delta Sierra.
So going around, full power, aviate first.
Flaps away.
Tango Delta Sierra in the missed approach.
Tango Delta Sierra.
Of course we're being vectored out by Melbourne ATC cos over my left shoulder I can see A380s
and 737s and all sorts for Melbourne Tullamarine.
That is, that is seriously cool.
I wish you could see that on the GoPros but it will never pick it up but we've got a Qantas
737 coming in to land just off our left wing tip.
Shepparton traffic Tango Delta Sierra an IFR Cirrus is 10 miles to the south inbound, estimate
circuit time 14 Shepparton.
Shepparton traffic Tango Delta Sierra turning base runway 18, Shepparton.
So we've got the landing aircraft in sight, just give him a little bit of room here.
Shepparton traffic Tango Delta Sierra on final runway 18 full stop, Shepparton.
There's loads of planes here it's really cool.
There's a Piper Cub back there which I just saw and someone's got an army jeep in their
hangar as well, that's pretty awesome.
Let's have a look down here.