South-East Helicopters / Trecked Pty Ltd (New South Wales) Kawasaki BK117 B-2 VH-FHD Passes Through CQ Airports - Plus More!

On Sunday 6 August, South-East Helicopters / Trecked Pty Ltd (New South Wales) Kawasaki BK117 B-2 VH-FHD landed at Longreach Airport from Mount Isa and then departed to Roma Airport.  It had flown across from Darwin the previous day.

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UPDATE!  On Monday 7 August, it looked like VH-FHD continued down from Roma Airport to Bankstown.

And New South Wales based lighties - Rockwell Commander 114B VH-CXE and Cessna 182 VH-MVL - both arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Caloundra before they then departed to the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour.  Both flew up from Maitland on Friday 4 August.

Piper PA-32-300 Saratoga VH-CDK landed at Gladstone Airport from Caloundra before later also departing to Shute Harbour.  It had flown up from Bankstown on Friday 4 August.

Meanwhile, on Saturday 5 August, Aerlink (formerly Hevilift) ATR 72-500 VH-FVI was noted visiting Rockhampton Airport on what appears to be a closed sports team charter. It arrived from and then later departed (after dark) back to Townsville as HT701/2.

Edwards Coaches Cessna 441 Conquest II VH-OXY also visited Rockhampton Airport but from Armidale and Archerfield.

Finally, late on Friday 4 August, LifeFlight (Aeromed) Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 bizjet VH-OFC "Ambulance 634" arrived into Longreach Airport from Cairns before later departing to Brisbane.  It had earlier flown up to Cairns from Brisbane and Winton.

Photo taken by John Lee  ©