Avcair (Avgunn) LearJet 60 Bizjet VH-ILJ Pops into Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport - Plus More!

On Tuesday 17 November, Avcair (Avgunn) LearJet 60 bizjet VH-ILJ was noted visiting Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport.  It looked to arrive from and later depart back to its Brisbane base.

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Also on Tuesday 17 November, the visiting AirMed Australia Cessna 510 Citation Mustang bizjet VH-NEQ departed Mackay Airport and visiting Hamilton Island and Emerald Airports before then continuing to Archerfield.

As reported below, VH-NEQ has been noted and spotted operating between Mackay, Hamilton Island and Bowen Airports since last Wednesday 11 November.  It is pictured above visiting Bowen Airport on Friday 13 November.

Meanwhile, on the lighter side of General Aviation (GA) movements into the region, also on Tuesday 17 November, a trio of Pilatus PC-12 turboprops were noted visiting CQ Airports.

Albury-based Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-FMM popped into Hamilton Island Airport, arriving from Hicks Island in Far North Queensland and later departing to Lake Macquarie and Albury.

Vanderfield Pilatus PC-12/47 VH-WPH, which arrived into Emerald Airport the previous day, departed to Lotus Creek on the western side of the Marlborough Range before later returning to Emerald Airport. 

And Brisbane-based Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-AAC landed at Goonoo Feedlot and Emerald Airport after flying up from Archerfield.  It later returned to Archerfield via Goonoo Feedlot once again.

While Brisbane-based Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain VH-XMM also popped into Emerald Airport from Archerfield before later departing to Cloncurry. 

BPW Aviation / Airspeed Aviation of Scone, New South Wales, Cessna 441 Conquest II VH-EQU looked to arrive into Rockhampton Airport from Archerfield via Maryborough Airport before later departing to Townsville.

UPDATE!  On Wednesday 18 November, VH-EQU arrived into Mackay Airport from Townsville, Cairns and Innisfail.

UPDATE!  On Thursday 19 November, VH-EQU continued from Mackay Airport to Gladstone, Bundaberg and Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airports.

UPDATE!  On Friday 20 November, VH-EQU departed Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport for Archerfield and Tamworth in New South Wales.

McDermott Aviation Group / Machjet International Beech B200 King Air VH-MWZ arrived into Rockhampton Airport from the Sunshine Coast before later departing to Julia Creek and Longreach Airport.

While a little earlier, Altitude Aviation Raytheon B200 King Air VH-EEL 'diverted' into Longreach Airport while flying from Archerfield to Cloncurry.

And finally, Great Western Aviation Beech B200 VH-XGV made its weekly visit to my local Clermont Aerodrome, arriving from and later departing back to Brisbane.

Photos taken by Lloyd Fox and James Kirk  ©