A Few Other Lighties at Longreach Airport incl MAF Flight Design MC LSA VH-MBU

A few interesting light aircraft have been noted passing through Longreach Airport in recent days with the most interesting visitor being Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) Flight Design MC LSA VH-MBU calling in on a journey Northbound on Sunday 1 February.  It called in from Bourke and Charleville.

A Flight Design MC LSA on display at Avalon in 2011  (Photo taken by Robert Frola  ©)

This week on Friday 6 February and earlier on Monday 2 February, Hinterland Aviation Cessna 404 VH-TFU as HND467 and an unidentified Cessna 402 as HND663 operated between Longreach and Windorah from Cairns.

Cessna 421C Golden Eagle VH-UTC also called into Longreach on Monday just after dawn from Mount Isa.  It departed to Baralaba and later Rockhampton and later home to Cairns.

VH-UTC at Cairns recently  (File photo)

Meanwhile, last week on Thursday 29 January, Pekal Aviation of Boggabilla (NSW) Partenavia P.68B VH-JQM called in from Goondiwindi.  It later departed to Quilpie.  While finally, Brisbane-based Van's RV-10 VH-LNL touched down at Longreach from Caboolture on Wednesday 28 January.  It returned to Caboolture two days later.