Balmoral Air Dassault Falcon 2000LX Bizjet VH-WIO Pops into Hamilton Island Airport - Plus More!

On Monday 4 September, Balmoral Air Dassault Falcon 2000LX bizjet VH-WIO flew up from Bankstown to Hamilton Island Airport.  It then flew down to Coffs Harbour and then back to Bankstown.

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Meanwhile, also on Monday 4 September, McDermott Aviation Group / Machjet International Beech B200 King Air VH-ZPY as "Machflight 73" flew up from the Sunshine Coast to the Labona Station Airstrip within Adani Australia's (Bravus Mining & Resources) Carmichael Coal Mine site and then to Townsville. During the afternoon it flew back to Labona where it seemed to be spending the night.

UPDATE!  VH-ZPY as "Machflight 73" flew from Labona to Rockhampton Airport on Tuesday (pictured), Wednesday and Thursday before then flying from Labona to Cairns on Friday 8 September.

Brisbane-based Crockett Aviation Group Beech B200 King Air VH-FAQ as "Navair 173" flew up to Labona from and back to Sunshine Coast.

Seair Pacific / Istlecote Textron Aviation (Cessna) 208B Caravan VH-TLH flew up from Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) and Maryborough Airports to Middlemount Aerodrome.  It then flew to Rockhampton Airport.

UPDATE!  On Tuesday 5 September, VH-TLH departed Rockhampton Airport and flew to Labona and back before it then departed to Lady Elliott Island.

Gulf Aircraft Textron Aviation (Cessna) 208 Caravan VH-PYO landed at Emerald Airport from Brisbane before then departing further to the North-West.

UPDATE!  It appears that VH-PYO returned to Emerald Airport on Thursday 7 September before then departing back to Brisbane.

Microflite Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-8MF flew down from Shute Harbour to Melbourne (Moorabbin).  It appears to have flown back into Shute Harbour the previous day after heading South-West a couple days prior.

RDO Equipment Co. Pilatus PC-12/47 VH-WPH visited Emerald Airport from Toowoomba.

And Sky Mountain Aviation (NSW) Beech E55 Baron VH-ANR flew into Rockhampton Airport from Bankstown and Orange.  At the time of writing, it is due to return to Orange on Tuesday 5 September.

Finally also on Monday 4 September, several helicopters were noted flying through the region after departing the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour following their very successful annual fly-in and Runway Dinner over the weekend.

Robinson R44 VH-HIX arrived into Rockhampton Airport and then departed to Gayndah Aerodrome. Robinson R44s VH-KNK and VH-NIK, as well as Robinson R66 VH-ESJ and Eurocopter EC120B VH-KHR all flew West from Shute Harbour.  While it appeared Robinson R44s VH-CMS, VH-OLR and VH-HIE all flew West from Daydream Island with them. 

While Gulf Coast Aviation Robinson R22 VH-8GC flew up from Gladstone Airport to Mackay Airport.

Koolardie Aviation (Townsville Helicopters) Robinson R44 helicopter VH-HLM arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport before it then departed to Mackay Airport.

Photos taken by 'AC' and Trevor Hardsman  ©