Poolhurst Aviation Air Charter Services Pilatus PC-24 jet VH-VTF Spotted at Mackay Airport - Plus More!

On Wednesday 30 October, Poolhurst Aviation Air Charter Services Pilatus PC-24 jet VH-VTF was spotted parked at Mackay Airport.  It had earlier flown up from Archerfield and Cessnock and then during the afternoon, it returned to those places.

LifeFlight (Aeromed) Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 bizjet VH-OFB "Ambulance 624" made an early visit to Rockhampton Airport from Brisbane.

Bowenville (near Toowoomba) based Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1+ bizjet VH-JSZ arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Archerfield.  It then departed to my local Clermont Aerodrome, Dalby and then Sydney. 

UPDATE!  On Thursday 31 October, VH-JSZ flew up from Sydney to Clermont Aerodrome and then onwards to Natal Downs and then to Rockhampton Airport and Archerfield.

While Mitchell Air / Australian Corporate Jet Centres Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 bizjet VH-OFX flew up to Hamilton Island Airport from Melbourne (Essendon).  It later departed to Brisbane.

Possibly Australian based but American registered Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express bizjet N5883 departed Hamilton Island Airport for Sydney.  As mentioned below, it had arrived from there on Sunday 27 October.

Metro Holdings Australia (Air Link - Dubbo) Cessna 525A CitationJet2 Bizjet VH-EJT also departed Hamilton Island Airport for Bankstown.  It too had flown up from there last Sunday 27 October.

And Arcturus Group P/L / Flight Options (Australia) Dassault Falcon 2000EX bizjet VH-EWB also departed Hamilton Island Airport for Sydney.  It had arrived from there last Friday 25 October.

Meanwhile, also on Wednesday 30 October, Hughes Aviation (Hughes Pastoral Group) (Gympie) Pilatus PC-12//47E NGX VH-8HP flew West from Tierawoomba to Keeroongooloo then to Emerald Airport. 

UPDATE!  On Thursday 31 October, VH-8HP flew from Emerald Airport to Keeroongooloo and back

Finally, also on Wednesday 30 October, Aerotech Aircraft Holdings (Aerotech Helicopters) Pickering Aviation (Sikorsky) UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter VH-8UH as "Helitack 516" flew up from Bundaberg Airport to Rockhampton Airport.  It then continued to Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport and then Townsville (pictured) and Mareeba.

Subsequent social media posts suggest that it has deployed up to Far North Queensland for the local bushfire season.

Photos taken by Swavek Topolski and Graham Aspinall  ©