Airband freqs for Innisfail after cyclone

[BlueMurder]

Hey guys. I live next to the airport at Innisfail, and as you can imagine at the moment there is a fair bit of air traffic going on with the cyclone recovery effort. Mostly helicopters full of TV crews but the Premiers plane has flown in a few times lately and the odd RAAF Hercules comes in also.
What i'm chasing off anybody who can help is some basic frequencies to tune into.
Thanks guys

[Comint]

What i'm chasing off anybody who can help is some basic frequencies to tune into.
Thanks guys

Seems it is an 'uncontrolled' airport, so no Control Tower.

Try
CTAF 126.7 MHz
Brisbane Centre - 124.6 MHz in Circuit Area.

CTAF = Common Traffic Advisory Frequency

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Comint

[BlueMurder]

Few Pictures i have taken since yesterday afternoon
The Hercules flew in yesteday afternoon with a jeep and trailer on it, pretty sure it was loaded with fuel and water
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 5314_n.jpg
This Chinook flew in last night with something slung under it
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 5369_n.jpg
Turns out this is what was in the crate
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 8246_n.jpg
And this is just a big centre fed dipole right outside my back yard
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 8990_n.jpg

[Comint]

And this is just a big centre fed dipole right outside my back yard
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos- ... 8990_n.jpg

Although I can't see the details properly, my guess is that it is the NDB on 212 kHz. The transmitter is in the box at the base of the vertical.

And it is NOT a dipole, but a capacitive loaded vertical, with the top horizontal part providing capacitive loading to the vertical antenna, allowing for a shorter antenna. Otherwise the vertical would have to be about 354 metres.

NDBs (non-directional beacons) need to be omni-directional (360 degrees), whereas dipoles tend to be directional at right angles to the dipole.

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Comint

[BlueMurder]

It is a centre fed dipole. Out of curiosity a while back i did a search on the site details and it is registered to Queensland police service and is listed as HF coastal station and the freqs listed to it include HF freqs for police and queensland transport i believe. I should have said before that i knew what it was.

The NDB site is over the other side of the paddock and does look very similar. It however has a much larger shed attached to it. Been there longer than the coastal station.

Below is ACMA link for site
http://web.acma.gov.au/pls/radcom/site_ ... E_ID=21404

When the weather clears up i'll get some better photos of it.

In relation to the OP i think traffic control may be run out of cairns so if anybody has details on that it would be good. I have had traffic on the two freqs Comint gave earlier but seem to be brisbane area only.

[Comint]

Below is ACMA link for site
http://web.acma.gov.au/pls/radcom/site_ ... E_ID=21404

Interesting. Some of the Police frequencies have been licensed since 1976.

In relation to the OP i think traffic control may be run out of cairns so if anybody has details on that it would be good. I have had traffic on the two freqs Comint gave earlier but seem to be brisbane area only.

Google for ERSA Air Services Australia.

ERSA = EnRoute Supplement Australia, which lists details for most of the airports in Australia. You can download the 6 pages for Cairns.

CTAF should be Local Traffic.

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Comint

[Phantom]

Cairns will not provide control for that area.

The airport is uncontrolled (by air traffic controllers) - basically the pilots arrange their own traffic separation. If there is any information to be passed on - it would be done by Brisbane centre.

[vk2gel]

From public NOTAM:

TEMPO RESTRICTED AREA ACT
WITHIN 10 NM OF INNISFAIL AERODROME.
FLIGHTS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH CYCLONE RELIEF SHOULD PLAN TO AVOID
THE TRA.
MILITARY ATC PROVIDING CLASS D ATS.

IFR TRAFFIC INFORMATION AND SAR ALERTING PROCEDURES FOR
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES REMAIN AS PER AIP.
CONTACT BRISBANE CENTRE ON AREA VHF/HF
OR ERSA PHONE 07 38663868.

INNISFAIL CTAF FREQUENCY 126.7 NOT AVBL DURING TOWER HOURS.

ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES.
ALL AIRCRAFT INTENDING TO OPR IN TRA ARE TO PROVIDE
FLIGHT DETAILS TO INNISFAIL TOWER NOT LESS THAN 10 MINS PRIOR
TO TRA BOUNDARY OR TAXI.

CTC 'INNISFAIL TOWER' ON 123.3 FOR CLEARANCE

CONTROLLING AUTHORITY: DEPT OF DEFENCE - OFFICER IN CHARGE
CTC: 0458 699 154 OR 0290832567
SFC TO 3500FT AMSL
FROM 02 070124 TO 02 180915 EST
DAILY 2130/0915

C0225/11
TEMPO RESTRICTED AREA ACT
A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREA IS ACTIVE WI 5NM OF TULLY AD. FLIGHTS NOT
ASSOCIATED WITH CYCLONE RELIEF SHOULD PLAN TO AVOID THE TRA.
MILITARY ATC PROVIDING CLASS D ATS. IFR TRAFFIC INFORMATION AND SAR
ALERTING PROCEDURES FOR ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES REMAIN AS PER AIP.
CONTACT BRISBANE CENTRE ON AREA VHF/HF OR PHONE 07 38663868.
CTC 'TULLY TOWER' ON 121.0MHZ (PRIMARY) 126.3MHZ (SECONDARY) FOR
CLEARANCE.

CONTROLLING AUTHORITY: DEPT OF DEFENCE - OFFICER IN CHARGE
CTC: 0408 875 655
SFC TO 3500FT AMSL
FROM 02 072100 TO 02 180900 EST
DAILY 2100/0900

[Phantom]

Interesting to see the DoD setup TRAs around these areas.

Was a similar setup when the floods were on in RK (except ASA controlled the tower). There was a TRA around RK aswell

Goes to show it proves to read the NOTAMs!!!

I suppose class D procedures are better than CTAF.