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Capt Casper
20th Apr 2011, 07:49
C705/11
AMD DAH DATED 18 NOVEMBER 2010 SECTION 22 AND ERSA DATED 10 MARCH
2011 SECTION GEN 'IFR WAYPOINTS'
WITH EFFECT FROM 1103091600 UTC (10 MARCH 2011):
DELETE SWITA/WPT
ADD NEW IFR TACTICAL WAYPOINT:
VITAA S35 02 57 E138 08 15
FROM 01 312336 TO PERM

Pleased to see they explain the time now in simple english, but does anyone know what a "TACTICAL WAYPOINT" might be?
Jepps define a waypont in - Introduction - Chart Glossary as " A specified geographical location used to define an area navigation route or the flight path of an aircraft employing area navigation".
Seems Airservices Australia have moved on from there?

CaptainMidnight
20th Apr 2011, 09:30
A tactical waypoint (can be referred to as a floating waypoint) is one that is not part of an air route.

It will appear in databases (Jepp etc.) as a waypoint, and so is available to be flight planned and available to track to.

Quite a few of the waypoints used for flex tracks are this type.

In this case it is the entry point to one of the IFR training areas west of ADL.