Poolhurst Aviation Air Charter Services Pilatus PC-24 Jet VH-VTF Spotted at Gladstone Airport - Plus More!

On Tuesday 18 June, Poolhurst Aviation Air Charter Services Pilatus PC-24 jet VH-VTF was spotted at Gladstone Airport.

It looked to arrive from Archerfield and then depart to Cairns. 

While new Nioa Aviation (Avcair) Embraer EMB505 Phenom 300 bizjet VH-NJR and Air Charter Services / Flight Options (Australia) Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 bizjet VH-VKX both appeared to depart Longreach Airport together bound for the Gold Coast.

They appear to have arrived together over the weekend from Ayres Rock via Winton.

And MacKellar Mining Equipment Pty Ltd (Revesco Aviation) Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign bizjet VH-MMC landed at Emerald Airport from the Sunshine Coast.  It then hopped to the Labona Station Airstrip within Adani Australia's (Bravus Mining & Resources) Carmichael Coal Mine site and back to Emerald Airport.  Then during the afternoon, it hopped back to Labona and then departed there to the Sunshine Coast. 

Meanwhile, also on Tuesday 18 June, the new Queensland Police Service (QPS) / Queensland Government (State of Queensland) Textron Aviation B300C Super King Air 350 VH-8PD arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Cairns and then departed to Brisbane. 

Amateur-built Avipro Bearhawk VH-MHU landed at Gladstone Airport from Heck Field and then departed to the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour. 

Cessna 172N VH-JER also landed at Gladstone Airport but from Southport and then also departed to Shute Harbour. 

Plus Raytheon G58 Baron VH-OCC also flew up to Shute Harbour but from the Gold Coast. 

While Brescon (Toowoomba) Beech B200 King Air VH-WXN flew up from Toowoomba-Wellcamp to Rolleston and Yellowbank Aerodromes before then departing to the Sunshine Coast and back to Wellcamp. 

McDermott Aviation Group / Machjet International Beech B200 King Air VH-NSN as "Machflight 55" arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Cairns and Townsville before it then departed back to Townsville.  It then flew down to Mackay Airport from Townsville and then headed back to Cairns. 

Brescon (Toowoomba) Beech B200 King Air VH-XDW departed Bowen Aerodrome for Archerfield and Toowoomba-Wellcamp.  It had arrived into Bowen Aerodrome from Wellcamp and Archerfield via Labona the previous day.

And Nautilus Aviation Bell Textron 407GXi helicopter VH-JIW continues to fly around the region - reportedly on aerial survey flights - departing Emerald Airport for the South.

Sincere thanks to local plane spotter Jamie C for taking the time to capture and send through these great photos!

All photos taken by Jamie C  ©

New South Wales based Amateur-built Bearhawk 4 Place Model B VH-TGN Departs CQ Back to RAAF Base Richmond - Plus More!

On Saturday 22 April, the visiting New South Wales based Amateur-built Bearhawk 4 Place Model B VH-TGN finally departed Central Queensland, looking to head back to RAAF Base Richmond where it seemingly is operated by the RAAF Richmond Gliding Club.

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The Bearhawk departed Rockhampton Airport for Gladstone Airport before continuing to Goondiwindi and Richmond.

VH-TGN arrived into the region at the start of the week and visited Emerald Airport as well as visiting Rocky and Gladstone.

Also on Saturday 22 April, Beech 35 Bonanza VH-UXV arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Toowoomba. 

Australian Wings Academy Cessna 172s VH-WWJ and VH-EEA flew up to Rockhampton Airport from Archerfield before then continuing to Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport.

UPDATE!  It looked like VH-WWJ and VH-EEA returned to Archerfield from Proserpine Airport via Biloela / Thangool and Redcliffe Airports on Tuesday 25 April.

And Bowenville (near Toowoomba) based Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1+ bizjet VH-JSZ arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Archerfield before then departing to the Sunshine Coast and the Shellharbour Airport at Wollongong.

UPDATE!  On Sunday 23 April, VH-JSZ returned to Rockhampton Airport from Shellharbour and the Sunshine Coast before then returning to Archerfield.

Meanwhile, also on Sunday 23 April, Dalydine P/L (Pilatus Australia) Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-PDE flew up to Mackay Airport from Sydney and Keeroongooloo, in the South-West corner of Queensland.  It had arrived there from Charleville Airport a couple of days prior.

Locally-based (but Mackay-registered) Mooney M20J VH-NWF arrived back into Clermont Aerodrome from Mackay Airport having flown across a couple of days prior.

Townsville-based NQ Heli-Worx (Meridan Helicopters) Eurocopter EC135 T2 VH-MVY has again been noted completing power-line inspections in the region as "Energy 402".  It departed Kortes Resort to complete airwork around Stanwell Power Station and then later returned to the report.

And Avcair (Avgunn) LearJet 60 bizjet VH-ILJ arrived into Bundaberg Airport from Brisbane before continuing up to Carins and Townsville and then back to the capital.