McDermott Aviation Group Bell 214ST Helicopter N787SR Pops into CQ Airports - Completes a Helicopter 'Rescue' of A109 VH-RUA out of Mackay Airport - Plus More!

On Friday 8 December, McDermott Aviation Group Bell 214ST helicopter N787SR flew up from the Sunshine Coast to Bundaberg Airport and then Mackay Airport.

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We have heard the big-lifter helicopter N787SR is at Mackay Airport and will be on a mission to ‘rescue’ a pilot transfer helicopter from a ship sometime on Saturday.  That would be an awesome sight!!

UPDATE!  On Saturday 9 December, the McDermott Aviation Group Bell 214ST helicopter N787SR completed its mission from and back to Mackay Airport to ‘rescue’ the locally-based Flyon Helicopters Agusta A109 pilot transfer helicopter VH-RUA from a ship and fly it back to Mackay Airport.

UPDATE!  On Sunday 10 December, N787SR, with its job completed, ferried back to the Sunshine Coast from Mackay Airport, calling into Gladstone Airport for fuel - as pictured below.

Meanwhile, also on Friday 8 December, LifeFlight (Aeromed) Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 bizjet VH-OFB "Ambulance 624" landed at Gladstone Airport from Brisbane and then departed to Mackay Airport and then Townsville. Later in the, afternoon VH-OFB "Ambulance 624" arrived at Rockhampton Airport from Townsville and then departed to Brisbane. 

And Navair Flight Operations Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 VH-HQK as "Navair 169" landed at Mackay Airport from Bankstown and Cessnock.

UPDATE!  On Saturday 9 December, VH-HQK "Navair 169" departed Mackay Airport and returned to Cessnock and Bankstown.

Finally, also on Friday 8 December, AERgO Asset Management Beech B200 King Air VH-XGV as "Navair 173" landed at Emerald Airport from Brunette Downs and then departed to Brisbane. 

Vectra Holdings / Basair Australia Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee aircraft VH-BKM and VH-RMZ landed at Emerald Airport from Mackay Airport and then departed to Roma Airport and further to Narrabri. 

RAAF Amberley Flying Club Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk VH-TLA landed at Gladstone Airport from Amberley. 

Auscott P/L Beechcraft B200GT King Air VH-NMW visited Bundaberg Airport.

And Re-registered Atherton Creek Air Charters (Mareeba) Piper PA-24-260 Commanche VH-SMJ flew up from Casino, Warialda and Archerfield to Mackay and then Mareeba Airports. 

Photos taken by John Palmer and Joan Mclellan  ©