LifeFlight (Aeromed) Bombardier Challenger 604 Bizjet VH-URR "Ambulance 604" Pops into Mackay Airport

This aircraft is becoming almost a daily visitor to region!

On Tuesday 14 December, LifeFlight (Aeromed) Bombardier Challenger 604 bizjet VH-URR "Ambulance 604" was noted arriving into Rockhampton Airport from Brisbane.

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After over an hour on the ground, VH-URR "Ambulance 604" departed Mackay Airport and returned to Brisbane.

Photo taken by John Lee  ©

Australian Flight Operations (Canberra) Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-YQJ Pops into Hamilton Island Airport - Plus More!

On Monday 13 December, Australian Flight Operations Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-YQJ was noted calling into Hamilton Island Airport after it flew up from its Canberra base.

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After a short time on the ground, VH-YQJ then departed Hamilton Island Airport flew South to the Shellharbour Airport at Wollongong and Wagga Wagga.

Meanwhile, also on Monday 13 December, the Queensland Government Airwing (State of Queensland) Raytheon B300 Super King Air VH-SGQ was noted arriving into Moranbah Airport from Brisbane.

UPDATE!  On Tuesday 14 December, VH-SGQ departed Moranbah Airport for Moura Airport.

Ipswich-based Airborne P/L (Palm Lake Works) Pilatus PC-12/47E VH-PLE flew out from Archerfield and landed at a property near Rolleston before then heading up to another property but near Clermont.

And Navair Flight Operations Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 bizjet VH-LXZ looked to arrive into Mackay Airport from Bankstown and Cessnock before then departing back to Cessnock.

Finally, also on Monday 13 December, Skytrans Airlines Dash-8-100 VH-QQC arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Brisbane as SKP783 before it then completed a Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) charter run to the Labona Station Airstrip within Adani Australia's (Bravus Mining & Resources) Carmichael Coal Mine site and back as SKP771/2.

Fellow Skytrans Dash-8-100 VH-QQI completed a FIFO charter run to Labona from and back to Townsville as SKP761/2.

And Skytrans Dash-8-100 VH-QQG flew the coast run from Cairns to Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) and Rockhampton Airports and back as SKP81/2.

LifeFlight (Aeromed) Bombardier Challenger 604 Bizjet VH-URR "Ambulance 604" Pops into Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport

On Monday 13 December, LifeFlight (Aeromed) Bombardier Challenger 604 bizjet VH-URR "Ambulance 604" was noted arriving into Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport from Brisbane.

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After almost an hour on the ground, VH-URR "Ambulance 604" departed Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport and returned to Brisbane.

Photo taken by John Lee  ©

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing C-17A Globemaster III A41-213 "Stallion 55" Completes Airwork at Mackay Airport

On Monday 13 December, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing C-17A Globemaster III A41-213 was noted completing airwork including a missed approach at Mackay Airport.

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A41-213 looked to depart RAAF Base Amberley and flew straight up to Mackay. After completing the missed approach, the C-17 then returned to Amberley.

A41-213 was heard to be using the radio callsign of "Stallion 55".

Photo taken by Steve Vit  ©️

Airwolf Aviation (Marian) / South Coast Aerial Services (Victoria) Piper PA-31 Navajo VH-SJD Calls into Rockhampton Airport - Plus More!

Over the weekend, Airwolf Aviation (Marian) / South Coast Aerial Services (Victoria) Piper PA-31 Navajo VH-SJD was noted visiting Rockhampton Airport.

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On Saturday 11 December, it arrived from Walgett having arrived there the previous even from its Peterborough base via Warrnambool. VH-SJD then departed to the North-West before returning later on the day.

Then on Sunday 12 December, VH-SJD departed Rockhampton Airport for Roma Airport before continuing to Renmark, Adelaide and Narracorte all in South Australia.

Meanwhile, also on Sunday 12 December, BPW Aviation / Airspeed Aviation of Scone, New South Wales, Cessna 404 Titan VH-SKV arrived into Mackay Airport from Tamworth. It the departed Mackay Airport to Archerfield and then back to Tamworth.

Finally, also on Saturday 11 December, Kibble Pilatus PC-12/45 VH-PID flew South from Proserpine (Whitsunday Coast) Airport and looked to return to its Toowoomba base.  It had flown up there back on Friday 3 December.

Brisbane-based Adome P/L Cessna 525 CitationJet M2 Bizjet VH-YWS Pops into Mackay Airport

On Saturday 11 December, Brisbane-based Adome P/L Cessna 525 CitationJet M2 bizjet VH-YWS was noted visiting Mackay Airport.

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The sleek little Citation looked to arrive from and then later depart back to its Archerfield base.

Photo taken by David Geck  ©

LifeFlight (Aeromed) Bombardier Challenger 604 Bizjet VH-URR "Ambulance 604" Early Morning Visit to Rockhampton Airport

As the sun was rising on Saturday 11 December, LifeFlight (Aeromed) Bombardier Challenger 604 bizjet VH-URR "Ambulance 604" was noted arriving into Rockhampton Airport from Brisbane.

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After a couple of hours on the ground, VH-URR "Ambulance 604" departed Rockhampton Airport and returned to Brisbane.

Photo taken by John Lee  ©

Brisbane-based Teys Australia Cessna 525 Citation CJ2 Bizjet VH-TEY Calls into CQ Airports - Plus More!

On Friday 10 December, Brisbane-based Teys Australia Cessna 525 Citation CJ2 bizjet VH-TEY was noted arriving into Gladstone Airport from its Archerfield base.

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It then departed to Emerald Airport before then returning to Archerfield.

Meanwhile, also on Friday 10 December, a couple of other familiar bizjets noted visiting Central Queensland Airports included Darwin-based Lloyd Aviation Jet Charter Dassault Falcon 900 bizjet VH-PPD which visited Hamilton Island Airport from the Gold Coast.

And LifeFlight (Aeromed) LearJet 45 bizjet VH-VVI looked to fly up (possibly a positioning flight) from Brisbane to Mackay Airport and then Townsville.

Finally, also on Friday 10 December, Brisbane-based Piper PA-34-220T Seneca III VH-YSA flew from Archerfield to Mt Coolon and then down to Middlemount Aerodromes before then flying back to Archerfield.

And Brisbane-based FIFO Jet P/L Beech B200 King Air VH-FAQ arrived into Rockhampton Airport from Archerfield and Bundaberg Airports before it then departed back to Archerfield.

Photo taken by David Geck  ©

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing C-17A Globemaster III A41-211 Spotted Completing Missed Approach at Rockhampton Airport - Plus More!

On Friday 10 December, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing C-17A Globemaster III A41-211 was spotted completing a missed approach at Rockhampton Airport.

The C-17 departed RAAF Base Amberley completed airwork including missed approaches at the Sunshine Coast and Bundaberg Airports before it continued up to Rockhampton Airport.

After completing the missed approach, the A41-211 departed Rockhampton Airport and returned to Amberley.

A41-211 was noted flying as "Stallion 56".

Meanwhile, also on Friday 10 December, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing B737-7ES / E-7A Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft A30-005 was noted completing a missed approach at Hervey Bay (Fraser Coast) Airport.

It was flying as "Wedgetail 14" and looked to fly up to Hervey Bay from RAAF Base Williamtown near Newcastle in New South Wales via airwork at the Gold Coast. After completing its airwork at Hervey Bay Airport, A30-005 flew back South to Williamtown via more airwork at Coffs Harbour.

Photo taken by Steve Vit  ©

Queensland Government (QGAir) Rescue Agusta AW139 Helicopter VH-EZJ Passes Through Emerald Airport Heading South

On Friday 10 December, Queensland Government (QGAir) Rescue (State of Queensland) Agusta AW139 helicopter VH-ESH was noted passing through Emerald Airport Airport while ferrying South from Cairns and Townsville to Archerfield.

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VH-EZJ has operating out of Cairns Airport in recent months and so it is presumed that it has ferried from Cairns and Townsville to Archerfield for planned maintenance.

As we have reported previously, this 'rotational system' of airframes that QGAir utilises ensure the even distribution of flying hours on each of the their Rescue helicopters. This system avoids the need to have multiple helicopters offline for simultaneous scheduled maintenance.

Photo taken by Steve Vit  ©