Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) ANZAC Day 2016 Flypast Details for Central Queensland Monday

With ANZAC Day on Monday 25 April, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has released details of planned flypasts during Queensland commemorations - including some Central Queensland locations.

File photo taken by Rowena Baumgart  ©

Details from the RAAF 'Flying Operations' website (http://www.airforce.gov.au/Operations/) indicate a single F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft from Number 82 Wing at RAAF Base Amberley will conduct a flypast of Anzac Day commemoration activities on Monday 25 April around Queensland, including in Central Queensland at:
Hervey Bay - 10:22 am
Maryborough - 10:29 am
Eidsvold - 10:47 am
Agnes Water - 11:03 am
Calliope - 11:11 am
Mt Larcom - 11:14 am
Rockhampton - 11:22 am

Meanwhile, a single RAAF Super King Air aircraft from Number 38 Squadron at RAAF Base Townsville is expected to flypast at:
10:45am – Charters Towers

And finally, a single RAAF C-17A Globemaster from Number 36 Squadron at RAAF Base Amberley is expected to flypast at:
10:28am – Cracow, QLD
10:35am – Theodore, QLD
11:00am – Gladstone, QLD

A full list of Queensland flypasts is shown below...

The RAAF 'Flying Operations' wesbite contains a full Australia-wide list, and advises everyone that "Please note that flypasts have been allocated based on available resources, and are subject to operational and weather considerations. All activities and times are subject to variation."

A Couple of Cessna Citation Bizjets - VH-MMC and VH-CDG - Call into Emerald Airport This Week

Emerald Airport has played host to a couple of bizjets this week with a regular visitor in the form of Mackellar Mining Equipment / Flight Options (Australia) Cessna 560 Citation Ultra bizjet VH-MMC calling once again from the Sunshine Coast on Tuesday 15 September.

After staying for the night, VH-MMC returned to the Sunny Coast on Wednesday 16 September.

Meanwhile, touching down at Emerald Airport on Wednesday 16 September was Professional Jet Aviation Cessna 525 Citation CJ1 bizjet VH-CDG.

File photo taken by 'AC'  ©

It appears that VH-CDG took the 'scenic way' to get to Emerald from its Gold Coast Airport base, with the Citation noted performing airwork - including a missed approach - at Hamilton Island Airport before it flew inland to Emerald.

VH-CDG returned to the Gold Coast later on Wednesday.

Finally, it's also worth noting a couple of interesting light General Aviation (GA) visitors to Emerald Airport over the course of the week including  Wolff Aviation Hawker Beechcraft C90GTi VH-VWG was noted departing Emerald for its Toowoomba base on Monday 14 September, Atlass Aviation (Aerial Topographic Laser Survey Systems) Beechcraft A36 Bonanza VH-IOL arrived from Rockhampton on Thursday 17 September and another Hawker Beechcraft C90GTi King Air VH-JJU called into Emerald briefly on Friday 18 September from Townsville and Eidsvold.  It later departed to its Cloncurry base.