Wagga Air Centre (Mabena) SOCATA TBM-850 VH-PVM Spotted at Mackay Airport - Plus More!

Early on Tuesday 28 April, Wagga Air Centre (Mabena) SOCATA TBM-850 VH-PVM was spotted touching down at Mackay Airport after flying up in the wee small hours from Wagga Wagga and Narrandera.

After spending most of the day on the ground, in the late afternoon, VH-PVM then returned South to Narrandera and Wagga Wagga.

For its flights, VH-PVM was heard to be using the radio callsign of "Wagga Air 669".

Also on Tuesday 28 April, Brisbane-based Bishopp Aviation SOCATA TBM-700 VH-VSV was noted visiting Bundaberg Airport from its Archerfield base.

UPDATE!  On Thursday 30 April, VH-VSV visited Rockhampton Airport also from its Archerfield base.

Finally, also on Tuesday 28 April, FKG Air (Redjet Aviation) Hawker Beechcraft B200GT King Air VH-FKB was back in the region yet again flying into Williamson Airfield within the Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA) directly from Toowoomba.  It then made the short hop down to Rockhampton Airport before then returning to Toowoomba.  VH-FKB then completed a return flight to Emerald Airport and back to Toowoomba.

UPDATE!  VH-FKB was back at Williamson Airfield, and also Mackay Airport, on Wednesday 29 April.  It also returned to Mackay Airport, flying from and back to its Toowoomba base on Friday 1 May.

Photo taken by 'JM'  ©