Australian Country Choice Properties Cessna 560 Citation V Encore Bizjet VH-ACC Spotted at Bowen Airport - Plus Many More Corporate Movements at Hamilton Island Airport

Again, on Friday 25 September, quite a few corporate bizjet and other light General Aviation (GA) aircraft were noted coming and going at Central Queensland Airports.

Australian Country Choice Properties (Brisbane) Cessna 560 Citation V Encore bizjet VH-ACC was spotted at Bowen Airport.

VH-ACC looked to arrive from and then later depart back to its Archerfield base.

While over on Hamilton Island Airport, the bizjet and corporate action continued with another nice selection of Australian-based aircraft to be noted visiting.

Machjet (Machjet International) Cessna 525A Citation CJ2 bizjet VH-ZIY was noted visiting from its Sunshine Coast base.

Avcair Embraer 500 Phenom 100EV bizjet VH-NJR looked to complete two visits from its Brisbane base with it appearing to have stayed on Hamo for at least the night.

UPDATE!  On Monday 28 September, VH-NJR departed Hamilton Island Airport and returned to Brisbane.

While perhaps the nicest of the visitors was brand new Pilatus PC-24 jet VH-VTF which is operated by Brisbane-based Poolhurst Aviation Air Charter Services.  It flew into Hamilton Island Airport from Archerfield and the Gold Coast and later departed back to its Archerfield base.

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It appears that brand new PC-24 jet was only delivered into Australia as HB-VSC at Adelaide on Monday 7 September with it then registered as VH-VTF on Friday 11 September.  It appears that VH-VTF flew across from Adelaide to its new Archerfield home only on Thursday 24 September.

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Of interest, the 'old' VH-VTF - a Pilatus PC-12/47E - was re-registered in late August as VH-PLE and has visited various CQ Airports since then - see Blog posts below.

While the 'visiting' Mineralogy Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express XRS bizjet VH-UPH again looked to fly from Hamilton Island Airport to Townsville and back!

UPDATE!  It appears that VH-UPH may have then returned to Townsville later in the evening.

Meanwhile, some slightly smaller turboprop visitors into Hamilton Island Airport, also on Friday 25 September, included FKG Air (Redjet Aviation) Hawker Beechcraft B200GT VH-FKB which flew up from Toowoomba to Hamo before heading to Charters Towers Aerodrome.  Later, it then returned to Toowoomba.

While Brisbane-based Cessna T303 VH-TFA was noted arriving into Hamo from Archerfield.

And after arriving the previous day, Brescon (Toowoomba) Beech B200 King Air VH-WXN departed Hamilton Island Airport and returned to Toowoomba-Wellcamp.

Away from the Whitsundays, also on Friday 25 September, AAA Aircraft / Flight Options (Australia) Cessna 550 Citation II Bravo VH-HVM looked to fly up from the Sunshine Coast towards Bundaberg.  It then completed a practice emergency descent before landing at Bundaberg Airport for a short time.  VH-HVM then flew down to Maryborough Airport before returning to the Sunny Coast.

I note that VH-HVM was due to fly into Maryborough Airport from the Sunshine Coast on Monday 21 September but ended up returning to the Sunshine Coast with a problem.

Finally, Townsville Airlines Beech 1900D VH-RUE looked to fly from Cairns and Townsville to Mackay and Rockhampton Airports before it continued to Brisbane.  It then returned to Cairns.

While the Queensland Police Service (Airwing) (State of Queensland) Cessna 208 Caravan VH-PSQ was noted passing through Rockhampton Airport, arriving from the North and departing to the South.

Photos taken by James Kirk and Tony Haynes  ©