Register Update

Deletions

ACT Cessna 182B Skylane 51562 29/8/08 Re-registered VH‑TSE
AGL Bell 206B‑3 JetRanger III 4556 5/9/08 Re-registered VH‑ACT
BKG Kawasaki BK117B‑2 1029 28/8/08 Revoked by CASA
CAT Consolidated PBY6A Catalina 2029 4/9/08 To be registered in USA
EMS Kawasaki BK117B‑2 1074 12/9/08 Exported to New Zealand
FFB Sequoia F8L Falco 1373 5/9/08 Re-registered VH‑SRP
FLE Cessna 172RG Cutlass 172RG0911 19/8/08 Crashed 1/4/08
HOJ Robinson R22 Beta II 4161 19/8/08 Crashed
IDM Cessna 210L Centurion 21060331 25/8/08 Crashed 83km NE Georgetown Qld
15/5/08
IHR PA‑31 Navajo 31‑8012077 21/8/08 Crashed 29km NW Mount Isa Qld 17/7/08
JEV Jabiru J230C 386 8/9/08 Transferred to RA-Aus Register
MBM Hughes 369HS 500C 122‑0437S 8/9/08 Withdrawn from use
MCR PA‑28‑180 Cherokee C 28‑2424 26/8/08 Crashed
MHQ Hughes 369HS 500C 43‑0466S 8/9/08 Withdrawn from use
NGJ Skyfox CA25N Gazelle CA25N040 1/9/08 Transferred to RA-Aus register
PIU Pilatus PC‑12/45 231 29/8/08 Re-registered VH‑PID
PRC Robinson R44 Raven II 11022 26/8/08 Re-registered VH‑PYY
RBT Kavanagh B‑400 B400‑271 5/9/08 Withdrawn from use
RLE Aerospatiale AS 355F1 Twin Squirrel 5158 4/9/08 Re-registered VH‑YUP
RLO Aerospatiale AS 350B Squirrel 1311 8/9/08 Exported to New Zealand
RPZ DHC‑6 Twin Otter 300 381 26/8/08 Exported to France
RYW Robinson R44 Raven II 11163 10/9/08 Crashed at False Cape Qld 18/6/08
UZH Cessna 152 15281460 21/8/08 Re-registered VH‑EAA
XTB Socata TBM700B 166 11/9/08 Exported to France
ZZS Aero Commander 500S Shrike Commander 3071 18/8/08 Re-registered VH‑FGZ

Changes Of Owner Or Operator

ABD Diamond DA20‑A1 Katana 10100 20/8/08 Hotel Oscar, PO Box 1080 Barwon Heads
Vic 3227
AHF PA‑18‑150 Super Cub 18‑7909075 14/8/08 Alexander Henderson, “Middlebrook”
Scone NSW 2337
APS Bell 47G‑3B1 6567 4/9/08 Nugate Holdings, 36 Duntroon St Brendale Qld 4500
ARN Cessna 310R 310R0611 11/8/08 David Harding, 27 Rosebery Dr Rosebery NT 0832
ARU DH82A Tiger Moth 256 12/9/08 Whitsunday Tiger Moth Adventures, PO Box 1236 Airlie
Beach Qld 4802
AWS PA‑38‑112 Tomahawk 38‑80A0062 24/8/08 Peter Cowan, PO Box 196 Goornong 3557
BAK Beech 58 Baron TH‑327 27/8/08 Hawker Pacific, Locked Bag 172 Milperra NSW 2214
BEV Cessna 210L Centurion 21059709 1/9/08 Bullo River, Private Bag 94 Katherine 0852
BZL Beech 400A RK‑139 5/3/08 Westpac Bank, 1 King St Concord West NSW 2138
CAL Cessna 172R Skyhawk 17281168 14/3/08 Capital Finance Australia, GPO Box 3660
Sydney NSW 2001
CFH American Champion 8GCBC Scout 396‑98 28/8/08 Adam Woodwards, 126 Peters
Way Oakford WA 6121
CLX Robinson R44 Raven II 12233 20/8/08 Chagold, 294 Ironbark Rd Yarrambat Vic 3091
CNC Champion 7EC Traveler 689 1/9/08 David Kerr, 15 Seacrest Ct Cleveland Qld 4163
CRU Cessna 175A Skylark 56743 1/8/08 Paul Brady, 15 Greenfields La Cootharaba 4565
CZB DH94 Moth Minor 94067 25/8/08 Military Air Training Heritage, Hangar 102 Mc‑
Naught Rd Caboolture Qld 4510
DCX Cessna 210N Centurion 21062990 4/9/08 Kenneth Martin, PO Box 439 Palmerston 0831
DPH Cessna 182Q Skylane 18266583 30/6/06 Lyons Constructions (Vic), PO Box 1137
Kangaroo Flat Vic 3555
DSU Cessna 182S Skylane 18280520 2/9/08 JR and BA Thompson, PO Box 601 Tamworth
NSW 2340
ESQ Cessna 172M Skyhawk 17262956 4/9/08 Karratha Flying Services (2008), PO Box
954 Karratha WA 6714
ETY Lake LA‑4‑200 Buccaneer 529 9/9/08 Graeme Murphy, 14 Erina Pl South Windsor 2756
EVR Cessna 172R Skyhawk 17280252 29/5/08 Interair, Hangar 86 Bristol St Essendon
Airport Vic 3041
FEB Air Tractor AT‑301 301‑0470 22/8/08 Blanchair, PO Box 540 Ingham Qld 4850
FLL Eurocopter AS350B2 Squirrel 3944 12/8/08 RM Company, PO Box 48 Morley WA 6943
HIZ Beech F33C Bonanza CJ‑129 27/8/08 Hawker Pacific, Locked Bag 172 Milperra 2214
HPB Swearingen SA227‑DC Metro 23 DC‑808B 1/9/08 IAP Group Australia, PO Box 483
Narrabeen NSW 2101
HVJ Robinson R44 Raven I 1669 25/8/08 Helico (Qld), 97 Preston Boundary Rd Preston
Qld 4352
HXW Robinson R22 Mariner 1645M 29/8/08 R Reynolds, PO Box 1321 Humpty Doo NT 0836
HYB Robinson R22 Beta II 3338 5/9/08 Heli‑Muster (NT), PMB 212 Katherine NT 0852
HYK Robinson R22 Beta II 3542 22/8/08 Heli‑Engineering, PO Box 995 Proserpine 4800
IFK Grumman AA‑5B Tiger AA5B‑0548 23/8/08 Timothy Stratton, PO Box 504 Coonamble
NSW 2829
IVO Neico Lancair 360 33 20/8/08 Philippa Kearney, 32 Wrexham Ct Buttaba NSW 2283
IWI Ayres S2R‑T15 Turbo Thrush T15‑007 4/8/08 Meandarra Aerial Spraying, “Maroondah”
Meandarra Qld 4422
IYF Partenavia P68B 128 27/8/08 Hawker Pacific, Locked Bag 172 Milperra NSW 2214
JCV Cessna 310Q 310Q0655 27/6/08 Bathurst Aircraft Maintenance Centre, PO Box 305
Bathurst NSW 2795
JIS Beech 77 Skipper WA‑303 30/7/08 Colville Aviation Services, PO Box 147 Archerfield
Qld 4108
JIT PA‑28‑236 Dakota 2811023 30/8/08 Ross Aviation Services, PO Box 605 Liverpool
NSW 1871
JJV Vans RV‑6A N553 1/8/08 Ronald Lange, 179 Fox St Ballina NSW 2478
JOF Cessna 310R 310R0548 11/8/08 David Harding, 27 Rosebery Dr Rosebery NT 0832
JOH Cessna 402C 402C0486 14/8/08 Barrier Aviation, PO Box 41 Stratford Qld 4870
JOV Cessna 402C 402C0087 15/8/08 Barrier Aviation, PO Box 41 Stratford Qld 4870
KCE Cameron N‑77 1816 18/8/08 Murray Blyth, 195 Tahiti Ave Palm Beach Qld 4221
KEF Beech Hawker 800XP 258295 5/9/08 Gojet, PO Box 239 Port Kembla NSW 2505
KFF PA‑31‑350 Navajo Chieftain 31‑7952125 4/9/08 Karratha Flying Services (2008), PO
Box 954 Karratha WA 6714
KFG Beech C90 King Air LJ‑777 4/9/08 Karratha Flying Services (2008), PO Box 954
Karratha WA 6714
KFM Beech 58 Baron TH‑1339 4/9/08 Karratha Flying Services (2008), PO Box 954
Karratha WA 6714
KFQ PA‑31 Turbo Navajo B 31‑7401250 4/9/08 Karratha Flying Services (2008), PO Box
954 Karratha WA 6714
KFW PA‑31 Navajo 31‑366 4/9/08 Karratha Flying Services (2008), PO Box 954 Karratha
WA 6714
KGP PA‑28R‑200 Cherokee Arrow B 28R‑35611 13/8/08 IMV Enterprises, “Ammerdown”
Orange NSW 2800
KIU Kawasaki Bell 47G‑3B‑KH4 2010 28/8/08 Arafura Helicopters, PO Box 4816 Alice
Springs NT 0871
KSP Auster J/1N Alpha 3384 11/9/08 Alan Irving, PO Box 270 One Tree Hill SA 5114
KZI Cessna T188C Aghusky A2 T18803665T 4/8/08 Meandarra Aerial Spraying, “Maroondah”
Meandarra Qld 4422
MAG Cessna 182T Skylane 18281554 27/8/08 Gregory Mortimer, 23/25 Addison Rd Manly
NSW 2095
MIT Robinson R22 Beta II 3320 15/8/08 Berambing, “Thornleigh” Blackall Qld 4551
MJA PA‑31‑350 Chieftain 31‑8252026 12/5/08 Coastjet, Lot 11 Abbott Cl Port Macquarie
NSW 2444
MPK Cessna 172N Skyhawk 17270990 18/8/08 Bruce Cobb, “Mellaluka” Clermont 4721
MXS Maule MX‑7‑180B Star Rocket 22002C 21/8/08 Gregory Smith, “The Last Resort”
Nulla Nulla La Hinton NSW 2290
NDD Cessna 180J Skywagon 18052450 13/8/08 Guy Kendell, 9 Dylan Ct Sandstone Point
Qld 4511
NDR PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑7816357 28/5/08 Moorabbin Aviation Services, 125 Second
Ave Moorabbin Airport Vic 3194
NLY Yakovlev Yak‑50 760802 20/6/08 Nelson Lowther, PO Box 418 Marian Qld 4753
PGZ Pitts S‑2SE Special S17 1/9/08 Michael Douglas, PO Box 1002 Parap NT 0804
PWP Beech G58 Baron TH‑2172 27/8/08 Hawker Pacific, Locked Bag 172 Milperra 2214
RCC Westland Bell 47G‑3B1 WA/412 18/8/08 Beck Aviation, 14 Bilney Dr Athelstone 5076
RCZ Bell 206B‑3 JetRanger III 3164 5/9/08 Heli Charters Australia, PO Box 1071N North
Cairns Qld 4870
RDA PA‑31‑350 Navajo Chieftain 31‑7305032 28/8/08 Alligator Airways, PO Box 10
Kununurra WA 6743
RDN Cessna 172M Skyhawk 17261630 6/9/08 Kimair, PO Box 313 Garbutt East Qld 4814
RHC Robinson R22 Beta II 4310 1/9/08 Chopperline and Coastline Flight Training, 12
Pathfinder Dr Caloundra Airport Qld 4551
RMS Hughes 369HS 500C 73‑0501S 20/8/08 Helicopter Aerial Surveys, PO Box 403
Sutherland NSW 1499
RRX PA‑28‑180 Archer 28‑7405233 6/9/08 Benn Jenkin, “Bringle” Tooraweenah 2831
SJP Cessna 510 Mustang 510‑0033 7/4/08 Aeromil Pacific, PO Box 199 Georges Hall 2198
SKN Cessna 310R 310R1681 11/8/08 Chartair, PO Box 8170 Alice Springs NT 0871
SKX Cessna 310R 310R0935 14/8/08 Marjorie Pagani, 30 Jamaica Cres Bushland Beach
Qld 4818
SNF Air Tractor AT‑402 401‑0955 13/8/08 Expedition Aerial Services, PO Box 357 Moura
Qld 4718
SPJ Cessna 650 Citation III 650‑0101 5/9/08 Flight Options Australia, Friendship Dr
Sunshine Coast Airport Qld 4564
TDH Cessna 172N Skyhawk 17269437 20/8/08 Bowden Industries, PO Box 187 Longreach
Qld 4730
TFC Cessna U206G Stationair U20604576 3/9/08 Hinterland Aviation, PO Box 5711
Cairns Qld 4870
TQU DHC‑8‑102A Dash 8 346 27/8/08 Skippers Aviation, PO Box 1306 Subiaco WA 6904
TQW DHC‑8‑106 Dash 8 306 27/8/08 Skippers Aviation, PO Box 1306 Subiaco WA 6904
TVK PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑7816075 21/8/08 Michael O’Connor, 39 Murray St Cootamundra
NSW 2590
UWB PA‑28‑140 Cherokee 28‑20833 20/8/08 John Larsen, 46 Wandal Rd Rockhampton
Qld 4700
UZB Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster 208B0769 21/8/08 Acena Nominees, 4/195 Victoria
Sq Adelaide SA 5000
VHR Robinson R44 Raven II 12273 13/8/08 J Aviation, PO Box 997 Dickson ACT 2602
VLH Boeing 727‑277F 22642 15/8/08 Heavylift Cargo Airlines, PO Box Q596 Sydney 1230
WXU Cessna 172M Skyhawk 17266856 25/8/08 Timothy McGlynn, PO Box 194 Dareton
NSW 2717
XDR PA‑28‑140 Cherokee 28‑24622 15/8/08 Complete Insite Solutions, 78 Rankin St
Forbes NSW 2871
YGM Bell 47G‑3B1 6597 5/9/08 Peter Mills, 43 Surveyor Abbot Dr Glenbrook NSW 2773
ZGW Robinson R44 Raven II 12268 25/8/08 Margaret Wade, “Dingley Maze” Millers Rd
Burrowye Vic 3709
ZHM Aerospatiale AS350BA Squirrel 2498 15/8/08 EPS Helicopter Services, 101 Rookwood
Rd Yagoona NSW 2199
ZKF DHC‑6 Twin Otter 100 43 4/9/08 Karratha Flying Services (2008), PO Box 954
Karratha WA 6714
ZMJ PA‑31‑325 Navajo C/R 31‑7912011 27/5/08 Altorado Exploration, 18/225 George St
Sydney NSW 2000
ZSM Aerospatiale AS 350BA Squirrel 1766 19/8/08 Flying Fish Marine, PO Box 716 Virginia
Qld 4014
ZVF Robinson R44 Raven II 12307 26/8/08 AR Stookes, 137 Welshpool Rd Welshpool 6106

Register Review

Airliners and helicopters figure prominently in the New Allocations this issue, but by far the most interesting aircraft listed is Mal Shipton’s Fleet FLF.

This 1920s biplane arrived at Redcliffe, Queensland, from the US during April along with another ‘classic’, Waco YKS-6 YKX, noted in last issue’s listing.

The two aircraft now share the same hangar as the Shipton family’s other aircraft, DH Gipsy Moth ULP and Cessna 195 BVD.

Reuben Fleet formed Fleet Aircraft during 1928 to manufacture the Consolidated Aircraft Husky Junior which Consolidated had decided to drop in favour of larger military types. The Husky Junior was a two-seat training biplane which Fleet named the Fleet I when fitted with a 110hp (82kW) Warner Scarab engine and Fleet II when the 100hp (75kW) Kinner powerplant was installed. Additionally, the Fleet PT-6 was developed as a military trainer version of the Fleet II.

Very few Fleet I and IIs were produced and the type has become very rare.

Consolidated Aircraft acquired Fleet Aircraft in 1930, and in doing so bought back the rights to the Fleet I and II originally designed by Consolidated.

A separate company was set up in Canada to produce the Fleet 7 Fawn and 16 Finch for the Royal Canadian Air Force and later develop the Fleet 80 Canuk powered by an 85hp (63kW) Continental engine.

Unfortunately the timing was bad as the war had just ended and the aircraft market was flooded with cheap ex military machines. Although around 200 Canuks were produced, Fleet (Canada) closed its doors during 1947.

Mal’s Fleet is the first of its type in Australia and the only other Fleet in this part of the world is Graham Orphan’s Fleet 16-B ZK-AGC in New Zealand. Interestingly, the recent Watts Bridge Festival of Flight was the first public outing for FLF where Graham Orphan was seen checking out the new arrival.

Inexpensive surplus North American Mustangs are a thing of the distant past and only a privileged few can afford to own, maintain and operate the small number of surviving genuine Mustangs left. An alternative is a composite scale replica such as the FEW (Fighter Escort Wing) P-51 Mustang.

WIK is Jim Wickham’s second FEW Mustang and only the third of its type to fly in Australia – the other one being Len Dyson’s LSD. The original FEW Mustang was designed by American Jim Kern, but unfortunately he died in a T-6 Harvard crash some years ago and Legendary Aircraft of Santa Paula, California, is now supplying P-51 kits.

Task Research of Ardmore, Oklahoma, built all the composite parts for FEW Mustangs and continue to supply these parts for Legendary kits with Legendary producing all the non composite parts. Legendary has also developed a new propeller speed reduction unit (PSRU) and also can now supply a complete “firewall forward” kit. The kit comprises a Chevrolet seven litre Gen IV or 6. 6 litre Gen III fuel injected, all-aluminium V8 engine mated to the PSRU and propeller and includes the exhaust, alternator and propeller governor. The package is dyno tested and ready for installation into the completed airframe, reducing build time by as much as half.

Performance of a FEW Mustang, fitted with the larger Chevrolet engine option, is a claimed 470hp (350kW) giving a 225mph (195kt) cruise speed with maximum 340mph (295kt).

Legendary Aircraft is now working on other V8 powered WW2 scale replicas with even radial engined types a possibility.

WIK was imported around 15 years ago along with Jim Wickham’s first Mustang kit, but as Jim worked on his aircraft it became obvious that the owner of the second kit was not going to complete it. It was put into storage for some years before Jim and its original owner came to a financial agreement and Jim ended up with two identical aircraft – one FIRST FLEET Mal Shipton’s extremely rare Fleet FLF biplane at the Watts Bridge Festival for Flight. (Craig Murray) Concept Aviation Supplies Bankstown Airport Online Shopping at: www. conceptaviation. com. au Ph: (complete and flying and the other far from it.

Five years have now passed and WIK recently took to the air powered by a Chevrolet 5. 7 litre engine. The only two differences between the Mustangs are the colour schemes and MRS has a computer controlled fuel injection system whilst WIK has a manual set up.

Jim decided that as MRS has a basic USAF ‘Bald Eagle’ scheme, WIK would be something completely different – and different it certainly is.

Named Merlin, the Mustang has a magician air brushed on the nose and an owl on the tail making the aircraft look absolutely magnificent.

Two Aircraft Returning to the Register this month, Cessna 150 EYT and Cessna 182 PSO, were revoked by CASA during 2006 and both appear with new owners. The Cessna 150 resided at Mullalay, NSW, prior to de-registration but is now based at Gunnedah, while the Cessna 182 was hangared at Port Augusta and is now on a property near Broken Hill.

Twenty-five aircraft are listed as Deletions this issue and whereas in the past reregistrations have dominated this section, almost as many have been de-registered due to accidents as have been re-registered.

Of those accidents, where the location is known all are in Queensland, and unfortunately that trend continued in recent months with four fatalities in two separate accidents during one weekend in September.

Only four exports are noted, with Kawasaki BK 117 EMS and Aerospatiale Squirrel RLO moving to New Zealand, and Twin Otter RPZ and Socata TBM700 XTB going to France.

The departure of XTB leaves four TBM700s flying in Australia – along with two of the later model TBM850s. The TBM700 began life as a joint venture between Aerospatiale (now part of EADS Socata) and Mooney and featured a 700shp (522kW) Pratt & Whitney PT6A turboprop engine driving a Hartzell four bladed propeller. Mooney withdrew from the project during 1991 and Aerospatiale went on to develop the TBM700B, which was fitted with an additional cockpit entry hatch and a large cargo door, and the TBM700C which has a higher gross weight.

Australian Aerospace imported XTB, an early production TBM700B from Malaysia only last year, but it is now returning to its birthplace.

Kawasaki BK 117 EMS is a fully equipped emergency medical helicopter previously used by Lifeflight in Victoria as the Powercor Children’s Helicopter.

It came to Australia from New Zealand during January 2000 and has now returned across the Tasman, no doubt to continue the good work. New Zealand has one of the highest number of aircraft per capita in the world, and helicopters make up a large portion of the local aircraft register.

The Catalina Flying Memorial’s Consolidated Catalina CAT will be temporarily registered in the US for its ferry flight from Portugal to Australia, and let’s hope that a recent bid to raise funds for two reconditioned engines to power the ‘Cat’ have been successful. (For more detail, see Warbirds this issue. ) Eight aircraft are listed as re-registered for various reasons, including Pilatus PC-12 PIU which has changed to PID to better reflect its new owner Pinnacle Drilling of Orange, NSW.

The PC-12 was first registered PIL during November 1998 and operated as the Pilatus demonstrator for some time before becoming PIU in May this year to enable a brand new PC-12/47E to use PIL. Now, for the second time in three months, its markings have been changed again.

Following up on some recently exported aircraft, the second batch of Helicopter Aerial Surveys’s Hughes 500s to go to the Philippines, THZ, THQ, BSQ and THG, are now flying as RPC-3577, RP-C3578, RPC-3579 and RPC-3580 respectively – all with Venjo Training Services at Manila, as are the first batch. A further two Hughes 500s, MBM and MHQ, are shown in the deletions section of this issue as being ‘withdrawn from use’, but it will be no surprise to find these two aircraft have in fact followed the first two batches to the Philippines. Three Kawasaki/ Hughes 500s remain on the Helicopter Aerial Surveys’s Australian inventory, including RMS noted in the Changes of Owner this issue.

Going further back in time, Qantas Boeing 747 EBM, which has seen service in America, Afghanistan and Armenia since leaving Australia in 1991, is now resident in Djibouti where it flies as J2-LBD.

Boeing 737 JNE is now with Seagle Air of Bratislava, Slovakia, and operates as OM-HLC.

The 737 was owned by Ansett Worldwide Aviation Services whilst in Australia between December 2001 and October 2002, and was then used in New Zealand for three years as ZK‑JNE before export to the UK as G-STRJ.

Bristow Helicopters’s Aerospatiale Super Puma BHV has now returned to the UK after service in Nigeria as 5N-BGO, and Northern Territory Air Services Twin Otter NTO is now flying in Canada, marked as C-FCPV, with BBS Aircraft of Saskatoon.

Finally, Nomad WFF has recently moved to Germany where it is in use by Usedomer Flug of Peenemunde as D‑IUFG.

The Nomad was built as an N24 but, after de-registration during 1985, was returned to flying status as an N24A and sold to EC Menzies in 1992 who flew it in New Zealand as ZK-ECN. The aircraft then went to Suriname as PZ-TBM before it’s latest move to Germany.