Register Update

Deletions

AFF Gippsland GA8 Airvan GA8‑08‑132 29/1/09 Exported to Dominican Republic
AKV Hughes 369HS 500C 25‑0712S 13/1/09 Revoked
AVV Robinson R44 Astro 0115 29/1/09 Withdrawn from use
BDE Kavanagh E‑180 KB139 22/1/09 Withdrawn from use
BJJ Bell 407 53838 23/12/08 Exported to China
BOJ DH.82A Tiger Moth 408 8/1/09 Revoked
DIA Cessna 150A 15059153 9/1/09 Revoked
DIC Robinson R44 Raven I 1874 14/1/09 Crashed
DLJ Cessna 150A 15059087 9/1/09 Revoked
DUQ Cessna A188B Agwagon C 18801315 22/1/09 Crashed
DXL PA‑23‑250 Aztec D 27‑4033 6/1/09 Revoked
EHX Cessna 182M Skylane 18259945 7/1/09 Revoked
FKT Bell 206L‑1 LongRanger II 45312 19/1/09 Revoked
FPO Eagle X‑TS 150A 002 13/1/09 Withdrawn from use
FTD Jabiru J230D 464 7/1/09 Transferred to RA-Aus register
HCA Robinson R44 Astro 0186 5/1/09 Re‑Registered VH‑PHH
HFW Robinson R22 Beta II 4427 8/1/09 Exported to New Zealand
HIW Robinson R22 Beta 0706 2/1/09 Withdrawn from use
IGT PZL M‑18A Dromader Turbine 1Z016‑27 9/1/09 Crashed
IJD PA‑28‑151 Cherokee Warrior 28‑7615319 27/1/09 Revoked
ILJ Beech V35A Bonanza D‑9025 13/1/09 Revoked
JBA Eagle X‑TS 150A 014 13/1/09 Withdrawn from use
JDA Cessna 206H Stationair 20608187 27/1/09 Revoked
JNT Cirrus SR22 0423 12/1/09 Re‑registered VH‑DCI
JUZ PA‑28‑236 Dakota 28‑8011008 8/1/09 Revoked
JVL PA‑18‑150 Super Cub 18‑6038 19/1/09 Exported to UK
JZQ Robinson R22 Beta 1203 21/1/09 Withdrawn from use
KDI Saab 340A 340A‑131 9/1/09 Exported to Argentina
MEP PA‑34‑200 Seneca 34‑7350165 22/1/09 Exported to New Zealand
MGD Cessna 182Q Skylane 18267693 5/1/09 Revoked
MXI Robin R‑2160 Sport C206 22/12/08 Crashed at Bringelly NSW 18/10/08
NCX Luscombe 8A Silvaire 3315 8/1/09 Transferred to RA-Aus register
NXF Boeing 717‑2BD 55001 24/12/08 Exported to US (N488HA)
OZO PA‑31 Navajo 31‑147 12/1/09 Withdrawn from use
PFK Beech C90GTI King Air LJ‑1915 29/1/09 Revoked
REN Cessna 182A 34541 6/1/09 Crashed
RLT Cessna 172H Skyhawk 17255439 12/1/09 Revoked
ROI Kavanagh C‑77 KB116 27/1/09 To be re‑registered
SGT Beech 200 Super King Air BB‑73 19/1/09 Revoked
SLG PA‑32‑300 Cherokee Six 32‑7440051 6/1/09 Revoked
TNS Cessna 206H Stationair 20608255 22/1/09 Re‑registered VH‑ZET
UBZ Cessna 402C 402C0615 23/1/09 Revoked
UCC Junkers A50 Junior 3517 15/1/09 Exported to Germany
UZB Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster 208B0769 29/1/09 Exported to PNG
WJK PA‑31‑350 Navajo Chieftain 31‑7652051 6/1/09 Revoked
WRV Vans RV‑7 71106 12/1/09 Not completed
XYZ Cessna 182R Skylane 18268185 23/1/09 Revoked
ZEN Ayres S2R‑T34 Turbo Thrush T34‑155DC 8/1/09 Revoked

Changes Of Owner Or Operator

AJT Cessna 172F Skyhawk 17253353 9/12/08 Walter Sofronoff, 15/239 George St
Brisbane Qld 4000
APX Grumman AA‑1C Lynx AA1C‑0199 29/12/08 Peter MacSween, PO Box 1919 Bundaberg
QLD 4670
BKU Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri 1348 15/1/09 Inchalla Nominees, PO Box 468 Beaconsfield
Vic 3807
BSE Beech 58 Baron TH‑526 17/12/08 Douglas Aviation Australia, PO Box 324 Yarrawonga
Vic 3730
BWV Cessna 182S Skylane 18280400 16/1/09 Almanack, 38 Hotchkiss Dr Balcatta 6021
BYM Auster VD 1772 8/1/09 Karen Gurney, 205 Buttermans Track Saint Andrews Vic 3761
CBL PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑7816441 20/1/09 Minovation, 10 Eagle Dr Jandakot Airport 6164
CCR Partenavia P68B 50 14/11/08 Coastjet, Lot 11 Abbott Cl Port Macquarie Airport 2444
CIR Cessna 310R 310R1813 12/1/09 Barrier Aviation, PO Box 41 Stratford Qld 4870
CSU BN‑2A‑26 Islander 81 16/1/09 Regional Aviation, PO Box 114 Edge Hill Qld 4870
CTT Robinson R44 Raven II 12599 28/1/09 Blair Crosbie‑Goold, PO Box 432 Trafalgar 3824
CWS Douglas DC‑3CS1C3G 9286 12/1/09 Westpac Bank, 1 King St Concord West 2138
CWU Bellanca 8KCAB Decathlon 577‑80 29/12/08 Firefrost, PO Box 4102 Rockhampton 4700
CYS Robinson R44 Raven I 1993 20/1/09 Cloncurry Mustering, PO Box 322 Cloncurry 4824
DBI Kavanagh D‑90 KB175 5/1/09 Robert Clements, PO Box 100 Northam WA 6401
DDA DH.82A Tiger Moth 169 1/1/09 Richard Brougham, 40 Decora Cres Warabrook 2304
DGV Cessna 150 17232 6/1/09 Blue Feather Aviation, 26 Nelson St Bridgetown WA 6255
ECB PA‑31‑350 Navajo Chieftain 31‑7405211 16/1/09 Andrew Hewitt, 12 Village Lower
Rd Vaucluse NSW 2030
EDR Beech 58 Baron TH‑46 15/1/09 Kevin Miller, PO Box 634 Hamilton Qld 4007
EGK Cessna 500 Citation 500‑0051 7/1/09 Grant Kenny Aviation, 1/12 Newspaper Pl
Maroochydore Qld 4558
EWP Fokker F27 Friendship 500 10534 11/12/08 Executive Airlines, Cnr Short St and
Nomad Rd Essendon Airport Vic 3041
EYY Beech G36 Bonanza E‑3850 23/12/08 Malcolm McLaurin, PO Box 536 Mosman 2088
FCJ Cessna 182T Skylane 18281418 19/1/09 Madhenian, 24 Robe Tce Medindie SA 5081
FJV Fuji FA‑200‑160 Aero Subaru 26 23/12/08 Susan Turner, PO Box 786 Mackay 4740
FLJ Robinson R44 Raven II 12387 18/12/08 Rotorwest, 2 Harvard Rd Jandakot Airport 6164
FOA Robinson R44 Raven II 12569 23/1/09 Forests of Australia, 233 Kingsford Smith Dr
Spence ACT 2615
FTK Jabiru J230D 475 16/1/09 Jabiru Aviation, 11 Moran Ct Wangaratta Vic 3677
GDM Beech A36 Bonanza E‑3179 11/12/08 Baade Development Consultancy, 1/591 Bridge
Rd Richmond Vic 3121GMK Glasflugel H206 Hornet 14 17/12/08 David Tickner, 58 Carolyn Way Maiden Gully 3551
GQK Glaser‑Dirks DG‑300 Elan 3E108 22/12/08 Diane Davey, 51 John St Eltham Vic 3095
GSS Slingsby T61C Falke 1752 29/9/08 Joyce Stanton, 29 Pelham St York WA 6302
GYP Schleicher ASK 14 14037 22/12/08 Bernard Gonsalves, 25 Ruth St Caboolture 4510
GZU Grob Standard Cirrus 245G 16/12/08 Benjamin Jones, 19 Currawong Way Thornlie 6108
HAY Robinson R22 Beta II 4412 29/12/08 Kimberley Helicopters, PO Box 57 Fitzroy Crossing
WA 6765
HJB Robinson R22 Beta 2427 13/1/09 Heliflite, PO Box 121 Georges Hall NSW 2198
JDU Mooney M20J 201LM 24‑1680 16/1/09 Carsten Petersen, 16 Marcus Rd Frankston 3199
JMT PA‑32R‑300 Cherokee Lance 32R‑7780207 22/1/09 John Millar, 242A Salvado Rd
Floreat WA 6014
JXD Cessna A185F Skywagon 18502663 2/1/09 Jacob Henry, 6 Nungeroo Ct Eltham 3095
JYG Cessna R182 Skylane RG R18200085 7/1/09 Oberon Air, PO Box 796 Albury 2640
KEO PA‑32‑300 Cherokee Six D 32‑7140077 16/1/09 Pracnet, 40 Ipswich St Toowoomba 4350
KLC Cirrus SR20A‑G2 1490 31/12/08 Schelberg Holdings, PO Box 6103 Toowoomba West 4350
KYO Rolladen‑Schneider LS 4a 4162 18/12/08 Sportaviation, PO Box 44 Tocumwal 2714
LCU Columbia LC42 350 42075 5/1/09 Barry West, PO Box 18 Kulin WA 6365
LDC Vans RV‑6A 24602 17/1/09 Donald Brown, 29 Hamilton St Seddon Vic 3011
LLE Robinson R22 Beta 1417 8/1/09 Anthony Larsen, RSD 1953 Katherine NT 0852
LLR Robinson R22 Beta 2005 23/1/09 LF and FC Quod, PO Box 96 Proserpine Qld 4800
LLW Neico Lancair IV‑P V406 12/1/09 Alpine Medical, 512 Creek St Albury NSW 2640
LVI Cessna 172M Skyhawk 17261917 30/12/08 Deanco Australia, PO Box 762 Belmont 3216
MBS PA‑28‑236 Dakota 28‑7911213 23/12/08 Peter Roessler, 58 Lucan St Bendigo 3550
MDE McDonnell Douglas 369E 500E 0455E 22/12/08 Heliway, PO Box 1112 Charters
Towers Qld 4820
MQL Victa Airtourer 115 128 24/1/09 Wayne Bridge, 15 Fairfax St Rutherford NSW 2320
MTV PA‑28‑140 Cherokee Cruiser 28‑7425236 20/12/08 Matthew Crestani, 6/27 High St
Mont Albert Vic 3127
NDV Bell 206B‑3 JetRanger III 4071 24/12/08 Professional Helicopter Services, 44‑46
Bundora Pde Moorabbin Airport Vic 3194
OBE Kavanagh C‑56 KB164 15/12/08 Heather Gillespie, 21 Mount Vernon Dr Kambah 2902
OFC Stinson 108‑2 Voyager 108‑3214 13/1/09 John Duncan, PO Box 109 Minto NSW 2566
PMZ PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑7816429 24/12/08 Ballarat Aero Club, RMB A103 Ballarat 3352
PRJ Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP 172S10642 23/1/09 Corporate Aviation Services, PO Box
CP411 Condell Park NSW 2200
PWL Ted Smith Aerostar 600 60‑0345‑125 19/12/08 Australian Aircraft Management, PO
Box 294 Mascot NSW 1460
PXD PA‑28‑235 Cherokee B 28‑11018 6/1/09 Ian Chamberlain, 3/43 Iona St Black Rock 3193
PYI PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑8216088 18/1/09 Whitworth Aviation, 10 Karloon Rd West
Pennant Hills NSW 2125
PZM PA‑28‑151 Cherokee Warrior 28‑7715152 21/1/09 Leo Apthorpe, 25 Moyes St Armidale
NSW 2350
RJQ PA‑28‑160 Cherokee 28‑322 16/12/08 Velibor Milovanovic, 1 Archer Way Hoxton Park
NSW 2171
RPB Bell 206B‑3 JetRanger III 4079 16/1/09 Zipharris, PO Box 5145 Cheltenham East 3192
SBB DHC‑8Q‑311B Dash 8 539 27/1/09 Eastern Australia Airlines, PO Box 538 Mascot
NSW 1460
SBO Seabird SB7‑L‑360A Seeker 070011 23/12/08 Michaels of Donald, 15 McCulloch St
Donald Vic 3480
SCJ Beech A36 Bonanza E‑3090 21/12/08 MLH Investments, PO Box 8890 Gold Coast 9726
SJT Mooney M20J 201 24‑1537 16/1/09 Stuart Payne, 40 Holland St Wembley WA 6014
SLZ K and S SA‑102.5 Cavalier Q16 8/1/09 Robert Davidson, 113 Brodie St Holland Park
West Qld 4121
SSF CAC CA‑28 Ceres C 28‑13 19/1/09 William Smith, 61 Woolooware Rd Woolooware 2230
SWS Maule M‑5‑235C Lunar Rocket 7309C 24/12/08 Patricia Hyder, PO Box 350 Busselton
WA 6280
TCG Robinson R22 Beta II 3271 19/1/09 Heli‑Engineering, PO Box 995 Proserpine 4800
TLY PA‑28‑140 Cherokee 28‑23038 19/1/09 Ross Ronnfeldt, PO Box 295 Theodore 4719
TPW PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑7816396 13/12/08 Royal Victorian Aero Club, Cnr First Ave
and Bundoora Pde Moorabbin Airport Vic 3194
UHO Yakovlev Yak‑52 844803 22/12/08 Oliver Dunkel, PO Box 978 Bundaberg Qld 4670
UNO Cessna 152 15283111 13/12/08 Wausair, 30 Saint Mitchells Cir Mornington Vic 3931
VTV Robinson R22 Beta II 3155 29/12/08 Kimberley Helicopters, PO Box 57 Fitzroy
Crossing WA 6765
WCU Bell 206B‑3 JetRanger III 3566 10/1/09 NX‑01, PO Box 9165 Pacific Paradise 4564
WFH DHC‑1 Chipmunk T Mk 10 C1/0116 30/12/08 John Jones, 66 Marbuk Ave Port
Macquarie NSW 2444
WIM Yakovlev Yak‑52 899306 5/1/09 Christopher James, PO Box 755 Woodend Vic 3442
WPL Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP 172S8942 19/1/09 Aerial Hotshots, 14 Westpark Ct
Monterey Keys Qld 4212
WUU LET L‑13 Blanik 026751 16/12/08 Southern Tablelands Gliding Club, 57 Munro Rd
Queanbeyan NSW 2620
WXV Cessna 172M Skyhawk 17266945 19/12/08 Stuart le Lievre, “Yathonga” Louth 2840
XQH Schleicher ASW 24 24131 18/12/08 Wave Soaring, 54 Brigantine St Rutherford 2320
XVT North American T‑28D Trojan 171‑89 11/9/08 Air Action, 455 Wine Country Dr Pokolbin
NSW 2320
YEH Cessna 210L Centurion 21060489 8/1/09 Lajamanu Air, PMB 93 Katherine NT 0852
YJZ Beech 95‑B55 Baron TC‑1933 15/12/08 Paul Harvey, PO Box 1017 Spring Hill 4004
YNY Robinson R44 Raven II 12558 20/1/09 John Bell Management, PO Box 142 Archerfield
Qld 4108
ZEU Cessna 206H Stationair 20608261 5/1/09 Basair Australia, PO Box 173 Georges Hall
NSW 2198
ZWB Aerospatiale AS355F1 Twin Squirrel 5146 15/12/08 Greenlip Enterprises, PO Box 150
Katherine NT 0851

Register Review

Each month brings new and interesting aircraft to Australian skies. This month’s New Allocations listing includes the first three Boeing 777s to join the local register, while at the other end of the scale Nigel Flynn has completed his second home made hot air balloon, this time a French designed Dermecourt. Also listed is the first Gippsland TC320 Airvan to be delivered, along with the second EC 225 Super Puma for Bristow Helicopters and two more AgustaWestland AW139s.

There are now eight AgustaWestland AW139s operating in Australia and New Zealand, with several more expected during the coming year. The helicopter is extremely versatile and is already in use around the world as a VIP/corporate transport and in marine support duties including pilot transfers and offshore oil rig support, where its 15 passenger capacity and range of over 1000km is ideal. Law enforcement, SAR and fire-fighting agencies have been able to utilise the integrated avionics system to fit the comprehensive communications equipment needed in all these areas, and it has room for up to six stretchers in the main cabin and the ability to fight fires with either bucket or belly tank.

The two 1680shp Pratt and Whitney PT6C-67C engines provide a maximum cruise speed of around 165kt and an almost 3000kg useful load.

The two latest AW139s to join the register are NZE and NZF, which Helicopters (NZ) has brought here to support the Woodside Pluto liquid natural gas platform being constructed off the West Australian coast.

Both are brand new aircraft, but NZE did spend a short time flying in New Zealand before coming to Australia.

YBA is the first turbocharged Gippsland Airvan to be delivered with the prototype, FGN, which was converted from a standard Airvan, and the first new build aircraft, MTF, being retained by Gippsland Aeronautics as company aircraft. The GA-8-TC320 is powered by a 320hp (240kW) turbocharged (hence the designation) Lycoming TIO-540-AH1A driving a three blade Hartzell constant speed propeller. YBA joins two non-turbocharged Airvans in the Air Freight Solutions fleet at Bathurst, NSW.

Vol Mediterrani VM-1 Esqual FSE is the second of its type to join the CASA register, although there are at least another seven flying under RAAus marks.

The Esqual is a Swedish designed and built two-seater available as a kit or a factory complete aircraft. It is a low wing, tricycle undercarriage, all composite machine with the fuselage made with high density PVC foam and epoxy resins.

The wing has a composite double T spar with a secondary spar near the trailing edge. The luggage compartment is located behind the two side-by-side seats and can be accessed from the cockpit during flight. Electric operated flaps and mechanical trim are standard, although electric trim is a factory option.

A cabin heater and ballistic parachute system are also available as options. It is designedto accept several engine types including the Rotax 912ULS and 912UL and the Jabiru 2200 and 3300.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service continues to expand and re-equip with the addition of three new Beech King Airs to its fleet. MVX, MWH and MWK were delivered to Bankstown during January for fitment of medical equipment before delivery to Broken Hill. The RFDS fleet now totals an amazing 56 aircraft, consisting of 34 King Airs and 22 Pilatus PC-12s based at Broken Hill, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane. While the NSW section favours the King Air and the Central section prefers the PC‑12s, both the WA and Queensland sections have chosen a mixed fleet of both.

Fourteen aircraft are listed as Returning to Register this issue with only one of these being a genuine restoration. The rest were officially cancelled by CASA after they changed hands and the new owner failed to apply to become the new Registration Holder. After the new owners have been advised and the appropriate paper work completed, the aircraft have been restored to the register – usually within a couple of days of cancellation and often the same day. The only exception to this is the Catalina Flying Memorial’s Consolidated Catalina which is back as CAT after its much publicised delivery flight from Spain to Australia using US markings N160AT.

Listed in the Deletions section this month is possibly the greatest loss to the vintage aircraft scene in Australia for a long time. Mal Rose’s extremely rare Junkers A50 Junior UCC has returned to its birthplace in Germany where it was built in 1929.

UCC is one of only three A50 Juniors left in the world and the only one still capable of flight.

The Junkers A50 Junior was a two-seat, single engine sports aircraft and was the first Junkers designed by Hermann Pohlmann after company founder Hugo Junkers was deposed by the Nazis. It first flew on February 13 1929 and the company expected to build around 5000 of the type. In reality only 69 Juniors were produced and only 50 of these were sold. Several engine options were available including the 79hp (59kW) Armstrong Siddeley Genet 5 cylinder radial which is the type fitted to UCC.

The first of two Juniors, UNO, came to Australia during 1930 followed by UCC in 1936.

Unfortunately UNO crashed at Manly Beach, Sydney, only four months after arriving and the accident sparked major legal battles issues. The pilot of the crashed Junior was Henry Goya who lost a leg in the accident while his passenger, Arthur Lumb, was killed. The powers that be deemed Goya unfit to fly due to only having one leg and cancelled his pilot’s licence.

Goya fought a bitter courtroom battle, claiming that authorities did not have the right to cancel his licence under those circumstances.

Goya won and continued to fly for many years after.

UCC remained active until June 1959 when it was cancelled from the register and put into storage. Some time later Cathay Pacific 747 Captain Mal Rose obtained the aircraft and began a lengthy rebuild to flying condition. This culminated in the Junior taking to the skies again in 1976 resplendent in basic Cathay Pacific colours and titles.

Unfortunately Mal has been busy with other projects in recent years and the aircraft has spent much of the time in storage, but it is expected that it will not take much work to get it airworthy again when it will become the only flying Junkers A50 Junior in the world.

UCC departed Australia shortly after Christmas and travelled by ship to Hamburg and then by road to Dessau where the original Junkers factory was located. There is one non-flying Junior preserved in the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany, and a second at Helsinki Airport in Finland.

Some recent exports of which more is now known are Eurocopter EC 130 VES and Rotorway Exec XAA.

The EC 130 was operated by Wright, Patton, Shakespeare from the Gold Coast between August 2007 and May 2008 before export to Switzerland, and it is now known to have become HB‑ZJQ with Helipool Europe at Mollis. Rotorway Exec 162F XAA was built by Alan Aston of Hawker, ACT, during 2000.

He sold it in Canada during December 2006, and it is now flying as C‑GOCZ with BD Green of Red Deer, Alberta.

Going further back in time, Beech 200 XFB was one of five King Air 200s with which Dennis Buchanan set up Flight West Airlines in the late 1980s.

These were replaced with Twin Otters and Bandierantes from PNG after Buchanan closed down Talair and brought all his aircraft to Australia. XFB went to Sweden and has since operated in Niger, Holland, France, Cameroon, South Africa, and more recently in Kenya where it flies with African Safari Express at Wilson as 5Y-XXC.

It is expected to change markings again soon to 5Y-FOK but continue to operate with African Safaris Express.

Other airliners on the move overseas are Virgin Blue Boeing 737s VGB and VOZ, along with Nordstress Australia 737 OAN and 767 NOA. The two Virgin aircraft were leased for two years during 2000 and were returned to the Irish leasing company in late 2002. Both aircraft have recently found their way to Poland where they fly as SP-LLK and SP-LLM with Centralwings at Warsaw.

(The VOZ registration lives on now with the first V Australia 777 – see title pic. ) Boeing 737 OAN was only used in Australia for 16 months before export to Belgium during 1995. It has since seen service in France, Greece and the UK before recently being leased to Seagle Air of Bratislava, Slovakia, where it is marked as OM-HLB.

Boeing 767-300 NOA flew in this country between 2000 and 2002 and at one stage was painted all white but with Qantas titles. It was exported to the US and after leases in Vietnam, China and the Philippines has now found a new home in Ethiopia where it flies as ET‑AMQ with Ethiopian Airlines at Addis Ababa.

One 767 that did not make it to Australia was ITH. These markings were reserved but were never worn as the aircraft stayed in the UK and later was leased in Italy. A recent move to Brazil has found the 767 now wearing PT-MSQ and flying with TAM at Guarulhos.

On the lighter side Cherokee Pathfinder DBW, which went to New Zealand as long ago as 1993, is now active in Kenya as 5Y-BSJ. Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus glider GFZ, which returned to England during 2002, has now been changed to G-CHZV. At the time of the glider’s export the British Gliding Association administered glider registrations in the UK and aircraft were given a BGA number and a three letter tail code, in this case BGA4343 and HZV.

Recent changes to UK regulations to align with European requirements have seen all UK registered gliders adopt a full G-registration. n Got something interesting to report? Email Tony at austairdata@ hotkey. net. au