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

On Tuesday 1 April, 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 was spotted back at Rockhampton Airport.

It was heading home to PNG following being on static display at the Australian International Airshow at Avalon Airport.

P2-702 was again flying as "Kumal 702" and arrived into Rocky from RAAF Base Amberley and is shown then departing to Townsville.  It had flown from Avalon to Parkes and Amberley yesterday.

Meanwhile, also on Tuesday 1 April, Air Link (Dubbo) Cessna 510 Citation Mustang bizjet VH-SEQ flew up from Archerfield to Emerald Airport then to Rockhampton Airport and back to Archerfield and on to Bankstown.

Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-VLQ of Ipswich-based Airborne P/L (Palm Lake Works) visited Rockhampton Airport from Caloundra.

And Edwards Coaches Cessna 441 Conquest II VH-8BE landed at Bundaberg Airport from Dubbo and this arvo departed to Tenterfield.

Finally, also on Tuesday 1 April, Seair Pacific / Istlecote Cessna 208B Grand Caravan VH-TFB was noted operating out of Longreach Airport to surrounding places.  It had arrived yesterday from Charleville Airport and today flew to Windorah and Jundah and then back to Longreach Airport.

UPDATE!  On Wednesday 2 April, VH-TFB landed at Emerald Airport from Longreach Airport and this arvo returned to there.

All photos taken by Steve Vit  ©