UPDATE! On Wednesday 27 November, VH-HQK departed Rockhampton Airport and returned to Dubbo.
While Bowenville based (operated by Real Time Aviation - Brisbane) Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1+ bizjet VH-JSZ flew into Clermont Aerodrome from Natal Downs. It then continued down to Toowoomba-Wellcamp.
And MacKellar Mining Equipment Pty Ltd (Revesco Aviation) Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign bizjet VH-MMC flew up from the Sunshine Coast and landed at the Labona Station Airstrip within Adani Australia's (Bravus Mining & Resources) Carmichael Coal Mine site. It then flew down to Emerald Airport before later returning to Labona and back to the Sunny Coast.
Meanwhile, also on Tuesday 26 November, Hughes Aviation (Hughes Pastoral Group) (Gympie) Pilatus PC-12/47E NGX VH-8HP flew up to Mackay Airport from Archerfield.
UPDATE! On Wednesday 27 November, VH-8HP flew South-West from Mackay Airport to Tumbar Station and then East back to Archerfield.
Central Highlands Aerial Services (CHAS) SOCATA TBM 700 VH-FYN was noted departing their private airstrip North of Emerald township for Redcliffe.
UPDATE! On Wednesday 27 November, VH-FYN flew back to its private airstrip near Emerald from Redcliffe.
Brisbane-based Piper PA-31 Navajo VH-DEP visited my local Clermont Aerodrome from Archerfield returning via Emerald Airport.
Rural Funds Management (A.C.T.) Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-STE landed at Emerald Airport from Canberra and Dubbo.
UPDATE! On Wednesday 27 November, VH-STE departed Emerald Airport to near Consuelo then to a place near Rockhampton. Late in the afternoon it hopped to Rockhampton Airport. It is planned to return to Dubbo and Canberra on Thursday 28 November.
While the Queensland Government (QGAir) Rescue (State of Queensland) Agusta AW139 helicopter VH-ESZ arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Townsville and then departed to Archerfield.
Link Airways (Corporate Air / Vee H Aviation) SAAB 340B+ turboprop VH-VEC arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Brisbane.
UPDATE! On Wednesday 27 November, VH-VEC was photographed as it departed Rockhampton Airport for Townsville and then Horn Island. It then flew back to Brisbane.
And Skytrans Airlines Dash-8-100 VH-QQI was photographed as it operated their Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) charter flights between Rockhampton Airport and the Labona Station Airstrip within Adani Australia's (Bravus Mining & Resources) Carmichael Coal Mine site.
We can only assume one of the bigger Dash-8-300s is in for maintenance.
Finally, also on Tuesday 26 November, the resident Canadian-based Conair Aerial Firefighting Dash-8-Q400MR C-FFQE departed Bundaberg Airport for good following its fifth deployment to Queensland where it was contracted to be the State's own heavy water bomber for the recently completed bushfire season.
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It looked to fly down as "Fireguard 541" to Melbourne (Avalon) Airport in Victoria. It is to be reportedly based at Avalon Airport now for the Victorian bushfire season which coincides with the Queensland wet season. It will take up a new radio callsign of "Bomber 390".
The Dash-8-Q402MR, C-FFQE (msn 4325), arrived into Bundaberg Airport at the start of September from Avalon after being stored there since February.
UPDATE! It's worth noting that on Wednesday 27 November, fellow Conair Aerial Firefighting Dash-8-Q400MR C-FFQF as "Fireguard 391" arrived into Brisbane and then Avalon after ferrying all the way over from Abbotsford in Canada. It looks to be joining C-FFQE at Avalon for the Victorian bushfire season as "Bomber 391".
Also of interest, on Monday 25 November, Agair Logistics P/L Gulfstream Aerospace (Aero Commander) 695-A JetProp 1000 VH-LMC "Birddog 125" departed Bundaberg Airport also for Avalon.
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Busy!
Photos taken by Steve Vit, John Lee, Lloyd Fox and Graham Aspinall ©
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