A Few Interesting Light GA Aircraft Also at Fraser Coast Airports This Week

As well as the beaut New Zealand Air Ambulance Nextant 400TXi bizjet ZK-NXJ visiting Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport, there have also been a couple of interesting light General Aviation (GA) aircraft to also call in.

On Wednesday 23 March Seair Pacific (Istlecote) Cessna 208 Caravan VH-LMZ was noted departing Hervey Bay on a Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) charter flight to Wanella Station near Coppabella.  It later flew to Maryborough before being later noted returning to the Gold Coast from Lady Elliot Island via Redcliffe.

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UPDATE!  It appears that on Thursday 24 March (and maybe again on Friday 25 March) fellow Seair Cessna 208 Caravan VH-TWX was noted calling into Hervey Bay from the Gold Coast.

Also on Wednesday 23 March, Redjet Aviation Piper PA-31 Navajo VH-PJU had a busy day of flying, departing its Toowoomba base and flying to Archerfield and then Hervey Bay before continuing North to Rockhampton (where it was spotted by Kayanne H).

After a few hours on the ground it returned South over the same route.

VH-PJU also called into Hervey Bay from Toowoomba on Tuesday 22 March.

Also on Tuesday 22 March, Seair Cessna 208 Caravan VH-TQW called into Hervey Bay, as did Maroochy Air Cessna 182 VH-TOE and  Flight One (Services) Cirrus SR22 VH-VGG.  While on Monday 21 March Sunshine Coast based Cirrus SR22 VH-YRH called in.

Finally, also on Monday 21 March, colourful Brisbane-based Cessna 414A VH-FCZ visited Maryborough Airport for part of the day from its Archerfield base.

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Busy times!

Photos taken by Brendan Berry, Kayanne Hardsman and 'IAD'  ©