American-Registered Cirrus SR22T N312GM pops into Bundaberg Airport - Plus More!

On Tuesday 24 March, American-Registered Cirrus SR22T N312GM was noted visiting Bundaberg Airport from the Sunshine Coast.

Of interest, over the weekend, another Cirrus SR22 VH-SRY flew across from Exmouth in Western Australia to Newman and Ayers Rock before it then continued to Longreach Airport and the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour.

Finally, also on Tuesday 24 March, Yak 52 Aerostar (Yakovlev) YAK-52 VH-YDB completed a run out of Rockhampton Airport to the Capricorn Coast and back.

Machjet (Machjet International) Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605 Bizjet N605JL Pops into Mackay Airport - Plus More!

On Thursday 25 September, Machjet (Machjet International) Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605 bizjet N605JL as "Machflight 01" was noted visiting Mackay Airport.

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While Business Aviation Solutions Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express XRS bizjet VH-8MJ was noted arriving back into Hamilton Island Airport from Sydney.

UPDATE!  On Monday 29 September, VH-8MJ departed Hamilton Island Airport for Townsville and then Nadi, Fiji.

Meanwhile, also on Thursday 25 September, Machjet International Hawker Beechcraft (Beech) B200 King Air VH-8UY as "Machflight 73" arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Cairns and Townsville then departed back to Cairns

Air Link Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-AL4 landed at Longreach Airport from Archerfield and later it departed to Devoncourt Station. 

UPDATE!  On Friday 26 September, VH-AL4 returned to Longreach Airport and then on Saturday 27 September, VH-AL4 departed Longreach Airport for Archerfield and then Bankstown.  Of interest, M. D. H. P/L (Cloncurry) Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-MDH also flew into Longreach Airport from Devencourt on Friday and then departed to Archerfield on Sunday 28 September.

And FlyPelican (Pelican Airlines) BAe Jetstream 32 VH-OTD was on the weekly Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) charter run from in Emerald Airport from Archerfield and Toowoomba-Wellcamp with it visiting on Thursday and late Wednesday.

Finally, also on Thursday 25 September, Aerostar (Yakovlev) YAK-52 VH-YDB flew into Rockhampton Airport from the South with reports that the beautiful warbird might now be locally owned!

Victorian-based Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 Bizjet N227SL Pops into Mackay Airport - Plus More!

On Friday 30 August, Victorian-based but American-registered Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 N227SL flew down from Townsville to Mackay Airport and then later down to Archerfield. 

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While the sleek SG Aviation Australia / Business Aviation Solutions Gulfstream G-VI (G650ER) bizjet VH-SGA looked to fly up to Hamilton Island Airport from Melbourne (Essendon).  It then flew down to Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport and then back to Essendon.

And MT Air Charters / Pilatus Australia Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet VH-PIL visited Hamilton Island Airport once again this time arriving from Adelaide.  

UPDATE!  On Saturday 31 August, VH-PIL departed Hamo and flew down to Archerfield, Newcastle (Williamtown) and then back to Adelaide.

Meanwhile, also on Friday 30 August, Comet-registered Cessna 208B Grand Caravan VH-RTC departed its 'Red Rock' base to Archerfield.  It had flown across to there from Hedlow Airfield the previous day.

Brescon (Toowoomba) Beech B200 King Air VH-WXB arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Toowoomba-Wellcamp and then departed to Thargomindah and then back to Wellcamp. 

McDermott Aviation Group / Machjet International Beech B200 King Air VH-ZPY as 'MC121' arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Cairns and Townsville and then departed to Mackay Airport before returning back up to Townsville and Cairns.

And Aerotech Aircraft Holdings (Aerotech Helicopters) Pickering Aviation (Sikorsky) UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters VH-UHR as "Helitack 515" was noted flying out of Bundaberg Airport for the first time this fire season.  It looked to have arrived the previous day from the South-West flying in via Toowoomba.

And finally, also on Friday 30 August, several light General Aviation (GA) aircraft were noted flying up to the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour for their annual fly-in and Runway Dinner event being held over the weekend.  These included:

Arrow VH-RMW, Cessna 210 VH-TQC, Cirrus SR20 VH-DRK, Sling VH-XHL, Cirrus SR22 VH-XAP, Searay VH-XWW, Commanche VH-TSJ, Van's RV6 VH-DWC, Van's RV10 VH-APU, Van's RV7 VH-NRT, Cessna 182 VH-SFH, Seneca VH-SEN, Cessna 177 VH-EJB, Cirrus SR22 VH-PAS, Van's RV7 VH-BZL, Yak 18T VH-BVT, Cirrus SR20 VH-MUE and King Air VH-85H from Toowoomba and Chinchilla.  

UPDATE!  On Saturday 31 August, another nice arrival into the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour was Graham Aviation Cessna T206H Float Plane VH-FNB which flew down from Cairns.

Looks it will be a good weekend!

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Bundaberg-based Wide Bay Warbirds Yakovlev Yak-52 VH-UHO at CQ Airports Heading to Donnington Airpark - Plus More!

On Thursday 25 July, Bundaberg-based Wide Bay Warbirds Yakovlev Yak-52 VH-UHO arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Bundaberg Airport before it then flew a couple of local flights. 

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The Yak is due to continue up to Donnington Airpark via Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport on Friday 26 July where it will spend the weekend operating joyflights.

VH-UHO was built in 1984 in Romania and was first registered in Australia in 2006.  The aircraft is powered by a Vedeneyev M14P nine cylinder 435 HP radial engine and has a two bladed Whirlwind propeller.

UPDATE!  On Monday 29 July, VH-UHO returned South to Bundaberg Airport from Donnington Airpark via stops again at Prosie and Rocky.

Meanwhile, also on Thursday 25 July, Queensland Police Service (QPS) / Queensland Government (State of Queensland) Textron Aviation B300C Super King Air 350 VH-8PD arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Cairns and Townsville.  It then departed to Mackay Airport before returning to Cairns.

Austrek Aviation Beech B200 Super King Air VH-ZGD landed at Longreach Airport from Toowoomba before it then departed to Winton Airport.  This afternoon, it then flew across to Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport and then back to Toowoomba. 

Easternwell Group (Avcair) Beech B200 King Air VH-EWG was noted landing at the Goonoo Feedlot from Mount Isa.

And Gold Coast-based EADS SOCATA TB-21 Trinidad TC VH-MTD flew up to my local Clermont Aerodrome from its Southport base.  It is due to return to Southport on Friday 26 July.

Finally, also on Thursday 25 July, LifeFlight (Aeromed) Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 bizjet VH-OFA "Ambulance 614" landed at Gladstone Airport from Townsville and then departed to Brisbane. 

Stroud Aviation and Transportation / Navair Flight Operations Cessna 510 Citation Mustang Bizjet VH-SHI "Navair 125" Pops into CQ Airports - Plus More!

On Wednesday 7 December, Stroud Aviation and Transportation (Boonah) / Navair Flight Operations Cessna 510 Citation Mustang bizjet VH-SHI as "Navair 125" was noted visiting a couple of Central Queensland Airports.

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It flew up from Archerfield to Gladstone Airport before then flying across to Chinchilla Aerodrome.  VH-SHI then returned to its Archerfield base.

And LifeFlight (Aeromed) Canadair CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 bizjet VH-OFA "Ambulance 614" looked to fly down from Townsville to Mackay Airport before then flying down to Brisbane.  It then appears that VH-OFA "Ambulance 614" returned to Mackay Airport before flying back North.

Meanwhile, also on Wednesday 7 December, recently registered (to 'Red Rock' near Comet) Cessna 208B Grand Caravan VH-RTC flew up from Archerfield to the property, which is near Comet, near Emerald.

UPDATE!  On Thursday 8 December, VH-RTC departed there to Longreach Airport and further West out towards the Queensland and Northern Territory border.

New Curley Equipment P/L Textron (Cessna) 208B Grand Caravan EX VH-CUY flew up from Blackall Airport to Charters Towers Aerodrome.  It had flown across from its Cloncurry base the previous day.

UPDATE!  On Thursday 8 December, VH-CUY continued to Forsayth (YFSA) before then returning home to Cloncurry on Friday 9 December.

While Ipswich-based Airborne P/L (Palm Lake Works) Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-VLQ was noted once again visiting Bundaberg Airport from its Gold Coast base.

Capital Jet Charter (Canberra) Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-STE flew into Taroom Aerodrome from Canberra and Moruya.  It is due to return to Canberra on Thursday 8 December.

The Queensland Government Airwing (State of Queensland) Raytheon B300 Super King Air VH-SGQ flew down from Cairns and Townsville to Rockhampton Airport before then returning to Cairns.

Flight One (Services) Beech B200 King Air VH-FON visited Moura Aerodrome from Toowoomba.  It had flown down from its Archerfield base the previous evening.

Victoria-based Cirrus SR22-G6 GTS VH-IPG flew up from Sunshine Coast to Shute Harbour. 

UPDATE!  On Thursday 8 December, VH-IPG continued up to Cairns.

UPDATE!  On Saturday 10 December, VH-IPG started its journey back South, flying down from cairns to Charters Towers Aerodrome and then Longreach Airport.

And CQ Warbird Adventure Flights Yakovlev Yak-52 warbird VH-YAF was noted returning North, flying into Bundaberg, Rockhampton and Mackay Airports while flying back home to the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour.

Finally, also on Wednesday 7 December, Skytrans Airlines Dash-8-100 VH-QQI departed Rockhampton Airport for Townsville as SKP787.  It had originally flown down to Rockhampton Airport from Cairns via Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport on Monday 5 December and operated three flights to Labona and back to Rockhampton Airport on Tuesday 6 December.

Link Airways (Corporate Air / Vee H Aviation) Metro 23 VH-VEU flew out from Brisbane to Longreach Airport and then Boulia and then back directly to Brisbane. 

And Link Airways Cessna 441 Conquest VH-VEJ flew up from Brisbane to my local Clermont Aerodrome.  It then flew down to Newcastle (Williamtown) and then back to Brisbane.

The Old Station Fly-in and Heritage Show 2022 at Raglan - Many Photos from a Wonderful Long Weekend!

What a wonderful long weekend!

The Old Station Fly-in and Heritage Show at Raglan was held over the long weekend of Friday 27 May to Sunday 29 May, with 1000's of people from all over the region in attendance over the three days enjoying the sights and sounds as over 200 aircraft and helicopters flew in from all parts of Queensland and interstate! There was also an impressive truck show, some classic cars, and plenty of new and old machinery. Meanwhile, the tractor pulling was extremely popular with big crowds enjoying the action during the weekend!

The entire weekend was hosted by the Creed Family and the Old Station Flying Club. There was support from numerous sponsors and various charity organisations, along with other local flying groups, who not only had their aircraft on display, but also assisted with the ground marshalling, parking all the visiting aircraft and helicopters.

Most aircraft had arrived by Friday with pilots enjoying dinner and entertainment on Friday night.  From early on Saturday, one of biggest crowds seen at the Old Station Farm came to and wandered amongst the visiting aircraft (with even more arrivals!) and enjoyed car and truck displays, market stalls, various machinery and of course, the tractor pulling!

For most of the weekend, the crowd was entertained by some spectacular Warbirds which operated regular aerobatic joyflights out of the Old Station.  

Paul Bennet Airshows had all their 'regular' aircraft in attendance - plus their merchandise truck!

Inverted Downunder / Matt Hall Racing Extra EA-300L VH-IOG and MX Aircraft MXS VH-CQE also operated several aerobatic joyflights during the weekend.

Slightly more sedate was Rockhampton Helicopters Robinson R44 helicopter which also operated joyflights over the Old Station and surrounds.

While McDermott Aviation Group / Machjet International are always great supporters of the Old Station Fly-in and this time they sent three helicopters - new registered Bell Helicopter Textron 214B-1 Biglifter VH-SUF and Aerospatiale / Eurocopter Dauphins N365JA and N366SR.

During the middle of Saturday afternoon, the crowds settled in for a spectacular airshow which featured aerobatic displays by Paul Bennet Airshows and Australia's own Top Gun pilot Matt Hall.

The skies above the Old Station came alive as the airshow started with a four-ship formation featuring Paul Bennet and Gary Graham in Wolf Pitts Pro VH-PVB and 'new' Edge-540 VH-PBU, along with Matt Hall and Emma McDonald in MX Aircraft MXS VH-CQE and Extra EA-300L VH-IOG.  They then performed a missing-man flight in memory of late Old Station Flying Club president Allan 'Kiwi' Andrew who recently passed away.

This was followed by a patriotic parachute drop from Skydive OZ Cessna U206F VH-OZP with the parachutist accompanied on his descent by Paul Bennet himself in his Wolf Pitts Pro VH-PVB.

Matt Hall and Emma McDonald in MX Aircraft MXS VH-CQE and Extra EA-300L VH-IOG then completed a display with Matt Hall later returning to the skies to complete a spectacular solo display.

The Old Station's own Bell 47G-2A-1 helicopter VH-AKN then took to the sky to complete a spirited display.

It was followed by the unmistakable Grumman TBM-3E Avenger Warbird VH-MML.

And then Paul Bennet returned to the skies putting his Amateur-built Wolf Pitts Pro VH-PVB through its paces with a truly spectacular aerobatic display which had the massive crowds buzzing!

Caboolture-based Commonwealth CA-16 Wirraway Mk3 VH-MFW was next up completing several nice flypasts.

The ever popular North American T-28 Trojan VH-TRO then put on a great display featuring several flypasts.

Performance Aero / Flying Fighters Museum (Brisbane) Aero Vodochody L-39C Albatros VH-SIC then completed a spectacular high-speed display.

Rockhampton-based R-Mach Aviation PZL Warszawa-Okecie M-18B Dromader VH-MDR and Ayres S2R Turbine Thrush VH-NFF then put on a great combined handling and then water-bombing and spraying display.

New Zealand Aerospace Industries Ltd CT-4A Airtrainer VH-CTQ then took the skies over Old Station.

And finally, Paul Bennet and Gary Graham in Wolf Pitts Pro VH-PVB and 'new' Edge-540 VH-PBU flew together for the last act of the day. 

In all, a 2-and-a-half hour airshow. 

After the airshow, the people that stayed at the Old Station - including a large amount of on-site campers - were entertained with live music, bonfires and a spectacular fireworks display.

It was a wonderful weekend with most aircraft departing for their home airfields during a cool but clear morning on Sunday.

It should be pointed out that all proceeds from the weekend - from admissions, auctions, food and drink sales, and part of the joyflights - will be given back to all the volunteer associations that assisted with the weekend.  This includes the Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service (CHRS) and as always, the CHRS (Babcock Mission Critical Services Australasia) Agusta S.P.A. AW139 Helicopter VH-YXR proved again to be a popular visitor on the Saturday after it flew down from Rockhampton Airport as "Rescue 300".

Finally, one other touching tribute to the late Leonie Creed was seen with a lovely gathering area and lookout over the entrance to the farm bearing her name.

We would like to congratulate the Creed Family and the Old Station Flying Club for running yet another very successful weekend! Their hard work and commitment are remarkable and should be heartily congratulated!

Sincere thanks to the local plane spotters for their help in compiling this article!