Papua New Guinea Defence Force (Air Element) (PNGDF) Pacific Aerospace (PAC) P-750XL STOL Aircraft P2-702 (ex ZK-EPK) Pops into Rockhampton Airport - Plus More!

On Thursday 20 March, a nice little visitor into Rockhampton Airport was Papua New Guinea Defence Force (Air Element) (PNGDF) New Zealand built Pacific Aerospace (PAC) P-750XL Short Take Off and Landing (STOL) aircraft - serial P2-702.  The aircraft is former ZK-EPK.

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P2-702 is one of two P-750XL aircraft - the other is P2-703 - and looks to be heading to the Australian International Airshow at Avalon Airport.  It was heard using the callsign "Kumul 702" and arrived from Townsville and departed to RAAF Base Amberley.  It had flown down from PNG the previous day.

We hope to see it at Avalon!

Meanwhile, also on Thursday 20 March, a couple of King Air aircraft were noted around the region including Air Link (Dubbo) Beech B200 King Air VH-ISS which arrived into Rockhampton Airport Cairns, Townsville and Mackay Airports and then departed to Brisbane. 

Western Downs Civil (Chinchilla) Raytheon B200 King Air VH-85H as "Navair 113" flew up from Archerfield to Bowen Aerodrome and then to Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport and back to Bowen.  During the afternoon it flew down to Archerfield.

Mandalay Two P/L Raytheon B300 Super King Air VH-SCQ arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Goondiwindi and then departed to Toowoomba.