Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) - South-Eastern Section - Textron B300C Super King Air VH-MQK "FlyDoc 229" Arrives into Rockhampton Airport - Plus More!

On Tuesday 2 September, Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) - South-Eastern Section - Textron B300C Super King Air VH-MQK as "FlyDoc 229" was noted arriving into Rockhampton Airport from Melbourne (Essendon).

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UPDATE!  On Wednesday 3 September, VH-MQK but as "Ambulance 793" departed Rockhampton Airport for Dubbo and then Melbourne (Essendon).

While Tasmania based Cirrus SR22 VH-WEE flew down from Cairns and Hamilton Island Airport and then Bundaberg Airport - seemingly still heading home from a trip to Darwin.

And Executive Helicopters Eurocopter EC130B4 VH-EHY as "Firebird 404" flew up from Bundaberg Airport to over the Berserkers fire area.  It then landed at Rockhampton Airport to refuel before then returning to Bundy.

Meanwhile, also on Tuesday 2 September, SG Aviation Australia / Business Aviation Solutions Gulfstream G-VI (G650ER) bizjet VH-SGA was noted departing Hamilton Island Airport for Melbourne (Essendon).  It appears to have arrived into Hamo from there on Sunday 31 August.

And now-Queensland based American-registered Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 N227SL arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Archerfield and later departed to Townsville.  It later returned to Archerfield.

It seems N227SL is now based at Archerfield.  The former Victoria based Phenom has been 'replaced' by another American-registered Embraer 505 Phenom 300E bizjet N227SJ.

Finally, also on Tuesday 2 September, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing B737-7ES / E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft A30-004 as "Wedgetail 17" was noted completing airwork, including a missed approach, at Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport.  It looked to fly up from and then return to RAAF Base Williamtown.

Photo taken by Ryan Hothersall  ©