Victorian-based Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 Bizjet N227SL Pops into Mackay Airport - Plus More!

On Friday 30 August, Victorian-based but American-registered Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 N227SL flew down from Townsville to Mackay Airport and then later down to Archerfield. 

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While the sleek SG Aviation Australia / Business Aviation Solutions Gulfstream G-VI (G650ER) bizjet VH-SGA looked to fly up to Hamilton Island Airport from Melbourne (Essendon).  It then flew down to Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport and then back to Essendon.

And MT Air Charters / Pilatus Australia Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet VH-PIL visited Hamilton Island Airport once again this time arriving from Adelaide.  

UPDATE!  On Saturday 31 August, VH-PIL departed Hamo and flew down to Archerfield, Newcastle (Williamtown) and then back to Adelaide.

Meanwhile, also on Friday 30 August, Comet-registered Cessna 208B Grand Caravan VH-RTC departed its 'Red Rock' base to Archerfield.  It had flown across to there from Hedlow Airfield the previous day.

Brescon (Toowoomba) Beech B200 King Air VH-WXB arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Toowoomba-Wellcamp and then departed to Thargomindah and then back to Wellcamp. 

McDermott Aviation Group / Machjet International Beech B200 King Air VH-ZPY as 'MC121' arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Cairns and Townsville and then departed to Mackay Airport before returning back up to Townsville and Cairns.

And Aerotech Aircraft Holdings (Aerotech Helicopters) Pickering Aviation (Sikorsky) UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters VH-UHR as "Helitack 515" was noted flying out of Bundaberg Airport for the first time this fire season.  It looked to have arrived the previous day from the South-West flying in via Toowoomba.

And finally, also on Friday 30 August, several light General Aviation (GA) aircraft were noted flying up to the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour for their annual fly-in and Runway Dinner event being held over the weekend.  These included:

Arrow VH-RMW, Cessna 210 VH-TQC, Cirrus SR20 VH-DRK, Sling VH-XHL, Cirrus SR22 VH-XAP, Searay VH-XWW, Commanche VH-TSJ, Van's RV6 VH-DWC, Van's RV10 VH-APU, Van's RV7 VH-NRT, Cessna 182 VH-SFH, Seneca VH-SEN, Cessna 177 VH-EJB, Cirrus SR22 VH-PAS, Van's RV7 VH-BZL, Yak 18T VH-BVT, Cirrus SR20 VH-MUE and King Air VH-85H from Toowoomba and Chinchilla.  

UPDATE!  On Saturday 31 August, another nice arrival into the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour was Graham Aviation Cessna T206H Float Plane VH-FNB which flew down from Cairns.

Looks it will be a good weekend!

Photo taken by John Lee  ©