Robindale Group (Bathurst) / Air Link Cessna 510 Citation Mustang Bizjet VH-CMK Arrives into Mackay Airport - Plus More!

On Tuesday 1 November, Robindale Group / Air Link Cessna 510 Citation Mustang bizjet VH-CMK was noted arriving into Mackay Airport from Orange in New South Wales via the Sunshine Coast.

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UPDATE! On Wednesday 2 November, VH-CMK departed back to the Sunshine Coast and then Orange.

Meanwhile, a few other bizjets around the region, also on Tuesday 1 November, included MacKellar Mining Equipment Pty Ltd (Revesco Aviation) Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign bizjet VH-MMC which was noted visiting the Labona Station Airstrip within Adani Australia's (Bravus Mining & Resources) Carmichael Coal Mine site. It looked to arrive from and then later depart back to its Sunshine Coast base.

Homada Pty Ltd Cessna 560XL Citation XLS bizjet VH-XCU looked to call into Hamilton Island Airport once again, this time arriving from Melbourne (Moorabbin). It later departed back to Moorabbin but via Melbourne (Essendon). VH-XCU also visited Hamo over the weekend.

And Navair Flight Operations Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 bizjet VH-LXZ flew up from Bankstown and Cessnock to Roma Airport before then continuing up to Hamilton Island Airport.

UPDATE!  On Friday 4 November, VH-LXZ departed Hamo and returned to Cessnock and then Bankstown.

Finally, a number of lighties also noted around the region, also on Tuesday 1 November, included RDO Equipment Co. (ex Vanderfield) Pilatus PC-12/47 VH-WPH which arrived into Emerald Airport from Toowoomba before it departed to Canobie. It later returned to Emerald Airport.

Property Maintenance Australia P/L Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-WJA flew up from Dubbo to Rockhampton Airport. It then flew out to Emerald Airport and then back to Rockhampton Airport.

UPDATE! On Wednesday 2 November, VH-WJA departed Rockhampton Airport and returned to Dubbo.

While Southern Air Beech 1900 VH-VSO visited Moranbah Airport once again, arriving from West Sale and Bourke and later departing back there and then eventually to Melbourne (Moorabbin).

Plus DeGunst Transport P/L Textron (Cessna) 208 Caravan VH-NPZ completed its weekly FIFO run from Bundaberg Airport to Nebo Aerodrome and back.

Finally, a few movements at my local Clermont Aerodrome in recent days, included Brescon (Toowoomba) Beech B200 King Air VH-DYN which visited from Toowoomba-Wellcamp on Tuesday 1 November.

Link Airways (Corporate Air / Vee H Aviation) Cessna 441 Conquest VH-VEJ arrived from Brisbane also on Tuesday before then departing to the Newlands Coal Mine site and back to Clermont Aerodrome.

UPDATE!  On Wednesday 2 November, VH-VEJ seemed to encounter a technical problem and departed to Brisbane in the early afternoon. Fellow Link Airways Cessna 441 VH-VEY flew up from Goulbourn to Clermont Aerodrome before it then flew across to Newlands and back to Clermont Aerodrome. It then departed to Brisbane.

While M. D. H. P/L (Cloncurry) Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-MDH arrived from Archerfield on Monday 31 October.

Cessna 172N VH-TSQ arrived from Mackay Airport on Saturday 29 October.

And Amateur-built GS-2 Sportsman 2+2 VH-PNN visited from its Thangool / Drumburle (YDRU) base on Friday 28 October.

Photo taken by 'JM'  ©