Australia Southeastern - Canberra to Melbourne
The southeastern corner of Australia offers a broad multitude of sights from the air, including exquisite architecture, long stretches of coastline, and the country’s highest mountains.
Lifting off from Canberra, Australia’s capital city, you’ll explore the best that this planned urban area has to offer before setting off to the hills and peaks of the Australian Alps.
Explore vast stretches of rolling terrain woven into valleys, broad plains, and plateaus until you reach Mount Kosciuszko. The country’s high point at 7,310 feet above sea level, Kosciuszko is surrounded by lakes and reservoirs, each with its own unique character.
After passing over the crowning heights of Australia, you’ll explore the urban center of Melbourne, including some of the most spectacular skyscrapers in the country.
The journey comes to an end after visiting Port Melbourne on the northern extremity of Port Phillip Bay.
Assistance on the trip will be available in the form of a 'Back on Track' button on the VFR Map -- however, be advised that using this will disable achievements tied to the activity.
Total Legs: 4 Total Distance: 323 Total Time(125kts): 2 hours 35 minutes
Leg 1
Canberra to Cooma-Snowy Mountains
Leg Distance: 81.56 Approximate time at 125kts: 39 minutes.
Canberra(YSCB) to Mount Ainslie(POI1)
Distance: 2.69NM Bearing: 310° 1 minutes
After lifting into the sky from Canberra Airport, head to the northwest to Mount Ainslie, a 2,766-foot-high peak that lies to the north of and overlooks Canberra.
Mount Ainslie(POI1) to City Hill(POI2)
Distance: 1.74NM Bearing: 236° 1 minutes
Turn to the southwest and fly over City Hill, a key point of the Parliamentary Triangle of Canberra.
City Hill(POI2) to Lake Burley Griffin(POI3)
Distance: 0.88NM Bearing: 237° 0 minutes
Continue to the southwest to Lake Buley Griffin, an artificial lake formed by the damming of the Molonglo River that is the centerpiece of Canberra.
Lake Burley Griffin(POI3) to National Museum of Australia(POI4)
Distance: 0.56NM Bearing: 116° 0 minutes
Turn to the southeast to visit the National Museum of Australia, which lies at the end of a prominent peninsula in Lake Buley Griffin.
National Museum of Australia(POI4) to Parliament House(POI5)
Distance: 0.92NM Bearing: 156° 0 minutes
Parliament House, seat of the legislative branch of the Australian Government, lies to the south-southeast of the National Museum of Australia.
Parliament House(POI5) to Royal Australian Mint(POI6)
Distance: 1.67NM Bearing: 235° 1 minutes
Turn to the southwest and follow Adelaide Avenue to the Royal Australian Mint.
Royal Australian Mint(POI6) to Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex(POI7)
Distance: 7.45NM Bearing: 216° 4 minutes
From the Royal Australian Mint, fly to the southwest, passing over a number of small hills and then the Murrumbidgee River, to reach the Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex.
Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex(POI7) to Tantagara Reservoir(POI8)
Distance: 26.21NM Bearing: 204° 13 minutes
Continue on a southwest heading, flying over low mountains and gentle valleys, to reach the Tantagara Reservoir.
Tantagara Reservoir(POI8) to Eucumbene River(POI9)
Distance: 11.92NM Bearing: 177° 6 minutes
Turn to the south and pass over rolling, forested peaks of the Snowy Mountains of the Australian Alps to reach the Eucumbene River.
Eucumbene River(POI9) to Lake Eucumbene(POI10)
Distance: 10.58NM Bearing: 138° 5 minutes
Follow the valley carved by the Eucumbene River to Lake Eucumbene, on of Australia’s largest reservoirs.
Lake Eucumbene(POI10) to Cooma-Snowy Mountains(YCOM)
Distance: 16.94NM Bearing: 122° 8 minutes
Turn to the southeast at Lake Eucumbene and land at Cooma-Snowy Mountains Airport (YCOM).