Register Update

Deletions

AHX Fokker F‑27‑050 Fifty 20161 29/1/10 Reregistered VH‑FKP
CTQ PAC CT/4B Airtrainer 081 1/2/10 Reregistered VH‑YNZ
HGI Robinson R22 Beta II 4428 8/1/10 Exported to China
HQR Robinson R22 Beta II 4369 8/1/10 Exported to China
HQT Bell 206B‑3 JetRanger III 2430 14/1/10 Reregistered VH‑XWX
JLF Cessna 150H 15068897 18/1/10 Damaged by high winds
JRX SAAB 340B 340B‑186 11/1/10 Exported to Thailand (HS-GBA)
LIP Bell TH‑1F Iroquois 7311 7/1/10 Reregistered VH‑SUR
LPN Jodel D150 Sky Prince N189 25/1/10 Transferred to RA-Aus register
MLE Beech A36 Bonanza E‑1114 14/1/10 Damaged in forced landing
MQS Eurocopter EC135P2 0643 20/1/10 Reregistered VH‑VJB
NDT Air Tractor AT‑504 504‑4001 14/1/10 Reregistered VH‑FLD
NQJ Vans RV‑3 11047 4/1/10 Transferred to RA-Aus register
RLX Cessna 320D Skyknight 320D0097 6/1/10 Withdrawn from use
UNA PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑7916259 18/1/10 Reregistered VH‑INB
VAU Beech 1900D UE‑90 11/1/10 Exported to South Africa
VLD Bede BD‑4B 1043 21/1/10 Not completed
XRX Saab 340B 340B‑179 11/1/10 Exported to Thailand (HS-GBB)
YBP Beech B200GT Super King Air BY‑60 4/1/10 Exported to USA (N60BY)
ZHP Beech B300 Super King Air 350 FL‑651 29/1/10 Transferred to military register (A32‑651)
ZVG Cessna 402B 402B1047 19/1/10 Reregistered VH‑RLX

Changes Of Owner Or Operator

ADC Robinson R44 Raven I 1977 15/1/10 Napier Corporation, PO Box 159 Derby WA 6728
ADW DH.82A Tiger Moth 23/12/09 Terence Summers, 1653 Mount Coricudgy Rd Rylstone
NSW 2849
ASN Embraer EMB‑120ER Brasilia 120‑056 31/12/09 Hardy Aviation (NT), PO Box 26
Parap NT 0804
AUR PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑7916344 15/1/10 Rantiki, 10 Burnage Pl Gowrie ACT 2904
AZV Robinson R44 Raven I 1814 25/1/10 Heliflite, PO Box 121 Georges Hall NSW 2198
BLU Robinson R22 Beta II 2726 19/1/10 Heli‑Engineering, PO Box 995 Proserpine 4800
BNY PA‑38‑112 Tomahawk 38‑79A1163 5/1/10 Malcolm Greenwood, PO Box 239 Kyneton
Vic 3444
BQJ Aero Vodochody L‑29L Delfin 093704 8/1/10 Charles Camilleri, PO Box 305 Bathurst
NSW 2795
CDN Cessna 182F Skylane 18254906 10/12/09 Gazman Enterprises, PO Box 571 Goodwood
SA 5034
CFA Beech 95‑C55 Baron TE‑448 4/1/10 Philip Oakes, 156 Faraday St Carlton Vic 3053
CGI PA‑38‑112 Tomahawk 38‑79A0570 23/1/10 Landmark Construction Group, 25
Church St Benalla Vic 3672
CXC Cessna 172A 46853 27/11/09 John Hoy, PO Box 134 Welshpool Vic 3966
DIY Heintz CH200 Zenith Q34 4/1/10 Colin McColl, 24 Somerset Dr Deception Bay 4508
DMO Cessna 182T Skylane 18281080 22/12/09 Diane Brice, 5 Fairhaven Tce Hillarys 6025
DSH PA‑36‑375 Brave 36‑7902015 14/12/09 South Burnett Air Services, PO Box 1197
Kingaroy Qld 4610
ERP Grumman AA‑5 Traveler AA5‑0691 1/1/10 Paul Tyrrell, 9/3 Tauss Pl Bruce ACT 2617
ESU Cessna U206F Stationair U20602258 21/1/10 Norwest Air Work, PO Box 909 Exmouth
WA 6707
FCF Nanchang CJ‑6A 4332020 30/12/09 Sequoia Aviation, 33 Stringybark Dr Jerrabomberra
NSW 2619
FFL PA‑28RT‑201 Arrow IV 28R‑8118008 15/1/10 Regalair, PO Box CP387 Condell Park
NSW 2200
FGN Gippsland GA8‑TC Airvan GA8‑03‑025 12/1/10 Air Australia International, 33 Eagle
Dr Jandakot Airport WA 6164
GES Schleicher ASW 15 B 15308 16/12/09 Michael Burns, PO Box 139 Tocumwal 2714
GWG DH.82A Tiger Moth 645/T285 20/1/10 Sharyn Johnston, 84 Liston St Bell Post Hill 3215
HDG Glaser‑Dirks DG‑200 2‑183 11/1/10 Thomas Fox, 5 Thai Ct Mount Waverley Vic 3149
HSN PA‑28RT‑201 Arrow IV 28R‑8018026 13/1/10 Daniel Anderson, 2 George St Unley
Park SA 5061
HSX Robinson R44 Raven II 11719 21/1/10 Blue Star Helicopters, PO Box 69 Saint Leonards
NSW 1590
HSZ Robinson R44 Raven I 1992 22/12/09 Tatankaa, PO Box 4075 Auburn South Vic 3122
IGL PA‑28R‑200 Arrow II 28R‑7635404 12/1/10 Ian Tucker, PO Box 162E East Devonport
Tas 7310
IJE PA‑31‑350 Navajo Chieftain 31‑7405463 16/12/09 Mabena, “Mucklebar” RMB 628A
Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
IOJ Cessna 150H 15068591 26/1/10 The Barlow Group, PO Box 394 Rockhampton 4700
JIP Cessna 172M Skyhawk 17264604 7/1/10 Chad Routledge, 459 Bedford Rd Andergrove
Qld 4740
JLQ Cessna 182P Skylane 18264788 24/12/09 Graeme Downing, PO Box 3334 Mackay
North Qld 4740
JOW Bell 206L‑1 LongRanger II 45213 17/12/09 Commercial Helicopters, PO Box 1137
Mudgee NSW 2850
JTC Christen A‑1 Husky 1108 18/1/10 Ian Prentice, 360 Towts Rd Whittlesea Vic 3757
LDX Vans RV‑6A N299 11/1/10 Chad Routledge, 459 Bedford Rd Andergrove Qld 4740
LJR Partenavia P68B 41 15/1/10 Allan Schwarze, 74 Stuart Rd Tyabb Vic 3913
MNN Cessna 210L Centurion 21060746 29/12/09 Shoal Air, PO Box 1958 Kununurra 6743
MRQ Cessna 337G Super Skymaster 33701618 21/1/10 Norwest Air Work, PO Box 909
Exmouth WA 6707
NFR PA‑28‑161 Warrior III 2816068 15/1/10 Regalair, PO Box CP387 Condell Park 2200
NMV Cessna 208A Caravan I 20800087 7/12/09 Bill and Ben Investments, PO Box 5361
Wollongong NSW 2520
NOP Cirrus SR20A 1374 16/12/09 Michele Heywood, “Kilburnie” Narromine NSW 2821
OOQ Cirrus SR20A 1376 28/12/09 Conquest Industries, PO Box 7278 Shepparton Vic 3632
OWM Robinson R44 Raven I 2067 28/1/10 Ronbridge, PO Box 5335 Cairns Qld 4870
OZM PA‑31‑350 Navajo Chieftain 31‑7852003 12/1/10 Air Freight Solutions, PO Box 1738
Bathurst NSW 2795
PAT Cessna 172M Skyhawk 17262926 28/12/09 Julie Maddocks, 9 Fox St Booval Qld 4304
PBL PA‑34‑200T Seneca II 34‑7770112 12/1/10 Datatrax, 1/15 London Cir Canberra 2601
PCN PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑8116002 13/12/09 Michael Jones, PO Box 5494 Mackay 4741
PCT Rockwell Commander 112 230 17/5/08 Slobodan Stojanovic, 1A Pretoria Rd Seven
Hills NSW 2147
PMH Cessna 206H Stationair 20608134 17/12/09 Airflite, 37 Eagle Dr Jandakot Airport 6164
PYI PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑8216088 9/11/09 Moorabbin Flight Training Academy, 172
Lebanon St Strathmore Vic 3041
PYY Robinson R44 Raven II 11022 28/12/09 Midwest Aerial Ag, PO Box 50 Carnamah 6517
PZO Cessna 210L Centurion 21060298 10/1/10 Angus Catt, 3/6 Bishop St Woolner 0820
RVJ PA‑28‑140 Cherokee Cruiser 28‑7425175 26/1/10 Geoffrey Shield, 8 Derwent Ave
Helensvale Qld 4212
RWM Cessna 150B (Tail wheel conversion) 15059495 14/12/09 Allan Andrew, “Old Station”
Langmorn Rd Raglan Qld 4697
RXH Cessna 150G 15065151 20/1/10 Patrick Martin, PO Box 704 Airlie Beach Qld 4802
SFE Cessna R172K Hawk XP R1722929 21/12/09 Norwest Air Work, PO Box 909 Exmouth
WA 6707
SGB Cessna 182A Skylane (Tail wheel conversion) 51034 18/1/10 Bruce Crerar, 13 Cottman
St Buderim Qld 4556
SGR Cessna 182R Skylane 18267975 18/12/09 Harvey Aviation, “Boree Park” Mid Western
Hwy Gunbar NSW 2652
SHA Bell 206L‑1 LongRanger II 45634 27/1/10 Central (Qld) Aviation, PO Box 722 Emerald
Qld 4720
SQN PA‑31 Navajo 31‑593 31/12/09 Bill and Ben Investments, PO Box 5361 Wollongong
NSW 2520
SVF PA‑39 Twin Comanche C/R 39‑150 21/12/09 MAME Engineering, PO Box 629 Gisborne
Vic 3437
SYY Grumman AA‑5B Tiger AA5B‑0349 18/12/09 Mario Nobre, 31 Sandhurst Cl Brigadoon
WA 6069
TLG PA‑32RT‑300 Lance II 32R‑7885246 8/1/10 Kenneth Humble, 24 Northbrook Ave
Mitcham SA 5062
TVA Cessna 180A 50340 18/12/09 Andrew Wallace, PO Box 41489 Casuarina NT 0811
TVE PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑7716050 21/12/09 Moorabbin Flight Training Academy, 172
Lebanon St Strathmore Vic 3041
UDL Robinson R44 Raven II 11578 20/1/10 Wolff Equipment, PO Box 328 Blackwater 4717
UFG Cessna U206G Stationair U20604607 24/12/09 Reilly Pastoral, PO Box 1241 Dalby
Qld 4405
UMG Cessna 182R Skylane 18268434 20/12/09 Perry Taylor, 11 Webb Rd Sunshine Beach
Qld 4567
UMW Beech 77 Skipper WA‑125 6/1/10 Munro Cotton, PO Box EM103 East Moree NSW 2400
WGL Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP 172S9271 23/12/09 Darling Downs Aero Club, Mutze St
Toowoomba Aerodrome Qld 4350
WHW DH.82A Tiger Moth 732 20/1/10 Darling Downs Tiger Moths, 99 Carrington Rd Torrington
Qld 4350
WZS PA‑31 Turbo Navajo B 31‑7300924 12/1/10 Flightech, PO Box 147N Cairns North 4870
XAV Air Tractor AT‑602 602‑1129 18/12/09 Lone Eagle (WA), PO Box 637 Kununurra 6743
XNB Agusta A109S Grand 22013 1/1/10 Rigby Hall Investments, 11/139 Macquarie St
Sydney NSW 2000
XSN PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑8016317 15/1/10 Regalair, PO Box CP387 Condell Park 2200
XSR Cessna 152 15280668 31/12/09 Westpac Bank, 1 King St Concord West NSW 2138
XXP Cessna 182T Skylane 18282097 22/12/09 Fraser Range, PO Box 36 Fremantle 6162
YAZ Yakovlev Yak‑18T 5200210 17/12/09 Scott Thompson, 40 Greene St Macedon 3440
YYV Robinson R44 Raven I 2039 13/1/10 Candy Financial Services, 47 Hurlingham Ave
Burrodoo NSW 2576
ZUP DH.82A Tiger Moth 82358 11/12/09 Conrad Heim, 32 Atthow Ave Ashgrove Qld 4060

Register Review

Two new types are shown in New Allocations this month with the most interesting being Angel 44 IOZ (see Traffic January/February issue for photo).

The Angel 44 is a development of the Evangel 4500- 300 which was designed by former missionary pilot Carl Mortensen in the USA.

Mortensen saw the need for a rugged, reliable, twin engine, STOL aircraft specially designed for missionary work in South America, and formed The Kings Engineering Fellowship to raise funds through donations for the project. His original design flew for the first time during 1965 and was an all-metal, high wing, fixed tail wheel undercarriage aircraft that could seat up to nine people. This aircraft was grossly underpowered, so Mortensen dismantled and rebuilt it in low-wing configuration using two 300hp (225kW)Lycoming engines. Two large cargo doors were added along with retractable undercarriage and fibreglass, down-turned wingtips. The first of these improved models was delivered during 1972 and eight aircraft were eventually built.

Meanwhile, Mortensen was working on an updated design which would become the Angel 44. The large fuselage cross-section and unusually large swept tail were kept, but the engines were moved to the pusher position behind the wing and a tricycle, retractable undercarriage was fitted. Two production aircraft were built during 2002 and 2003, and IOZ appears to be the third aircraft to come off the production line at Orange City, Iowa.

The second new type is the improved LS model of the popular Ukraine built Aeroprakt Foxbat. There are presently almost 60 Foxbats flying in Australia with most of these on the RA-Aus register, but NDN is the first A22LS to be seen on the CASA register. The MTOW has been increased to 600kg with 300kg carrying capacity due to a complete re-design of the undercarriage.

The nosewheel assembly now incorporates a gas filled shock absorber and a heavy duty main undercarriage has been fitted.

All nuts, bolts and fittings are now American standard rather than metric. Other improvements are a sleeker engine cowl and polished propeller spinner along with fully carpeted cabin floor. An interesting innovation is small storage compartments in the wing roots accessible from within the cabin.

CAC Winjeel OPJ is the only aircraft Returning to the Register this issue, with the elderly warbird back in Australian skies after almost four years flying in the USA. The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation designed the Winjeel as a replacement for the ageing Tiger Moth and locally built Wirraway for RAAF basic flying training. The prototype made its maiden flight during February 1951 fitted with a CAC built 450hp (335kW) seven cylinder Cicada radial engine, but all production Winjeels were powered by Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior engines.

Sixty-two Winjeels were eventually built and delivered to the RAAF between August 1955 and December 1957, and the locally designed and built machine served the Air Force well until replaced in the basic training role by the CT-4A in 1975 and the FAC training role by the Pilatus PC-9. As with most basic trainers, warbird enthusiasts were keen to keep them flying after their military careers ended, and there are now 31 Winjeels on the local register with two flying in New Zealand.

OPJ started life as A85- 429 but was given the civil markings of MMR when Gary Volkers brought it onto the register during March 2002. Gary replaced the Winjeel with a Chipmunk in October 2004, and so that the Chipmunk could become the ‘new’ MMR the Winjeel was reregistered OPJ. Meanwhile Mark Awad from Dana Point, Southern California, had found love in Melbourne and during his regular trips to Australia to be with his fiancee he gravitated to Point Cook and found a second love in the Winjeel. With the encouragement of his first love he obtained OPJ and moved it to Albury where Steve Death assisted with the rebuild. Two years later Mark was married and the Winjeel was complete and they all moved to America, where it created much interest at airshows in being the only one of its type ever to fly in the Northern Hemisphere. Mark became an instant hit with the local warbird fraternity as noone had ever seen a Winjeel before and everybody was surprised to hear that it was designed and built in Australia.

Last year Mark and his family decided to make their home in Australia, so the Winjeel was disassembled and shipped back to the place of its birth, with its last US airshow appearance being the Commemorative Air Force show in Texas during October.

Twenty-one aircraft are listed in the Deletions section this month with more than half of these changing to RA-Aus or military markings or being re-registered within the CASA system and remaining in Australia.

With only six exports and 58 aircraft listed in the additions section, the total number of aircraft flying in Australia is still increasing and this shows a very positive trend for the Australia aviation industry.

Regional Express Saab 340Bs JRX and XRX have been leased to Nok Air at Bangkok and were flown to Townsville late last year for repainting. Nok Air is a Thai low cost carrier with Thai Airways International as the major shareholder. The two aircraft now sport a very colourful blue and yellow paint scheme with a stylised birds beak on the tail – Nok being Thai for bird (see Traffic March issue AA).

The two Saabs join nine Boeing 737s, two Cessna Grand Caravans and a single ATR 72 in the Nok Air fleet serving 14 destinations within Thailand as well as India and Vietnam.

Among the reregistrations is Alliance Airlines Fokker 50 AHX which has changed to FKP in keeping with other aircraft in the Alliance fleet.

The Fokker arrived in Adelaide from Malaysia last year, and the owners Werner Aero of America contracted Alliance to remove all useful parts and scrap the rest. However, Alliance has now done a deal with Werner to buy the complete aircraft and will restore it to flying condition and add it to its fleet.

Boeing 727 VLI, which was shown in December’s deletions as being exported to Malaysia, is now known to be operated by Neptune Air as 9M-NEP. The elderly 727 flew with Ansett as ANA between 1981 and 1997 before being exported to the USA. After also serving in Spain it returned to Australia during November 2002 and was used by Transaustralian Air Express, Jetex and National Jet Express prior to its departure to Malaysia late last year. Another ex Australian Boeing 727 on the move is TJD, which was with TAA between 1966 and 1979 before going to America.

The 727 is now owned by Prime Air Corporation of Roseau Valley, Dominica, and has just joined the Isle of Man register as M-FAHD. The Isle of Man is a small island off the west coast of England and has long been known as a tax haven for high flying companies and European sportsmen and women. The island has recently introduced its own aircraft register, which according to its policy statement “only caters for high quality private and corporate jets and twin turbine helicopters”. However, fixed wing aircraft below 5700kg that are owned by residents or businesses on the Isle of Man can also be included.

During 2004 three NSW Aerial Ambulance Beech Super King Airs, AMB, AMM and AMS were reregistered BQR, BRF and BRQ respectively prior to export to the US. All three aircraft were sold to an American aircraft dealer who reportedly passed them on to Air Turks and Caicos Islands as VQ-TIU, VQ-TRT and VQ-TRS. However, after a little research we can now verify that, while the details for BQR and BRQ are correct, BRF was noted at Fort Lauderdale during January 2008, still undergoing modifications to remove its medical equipment, and has only just been delivered to the Turks and Caicos Islands and, contrary to previous reports, is now with Provo Air Centre flying as VQ-TCI.

Capital Helicopters Bell 407 BJJ, which appeared in the April 2009 deletions, is now flying in China as B-7726 with Liu Buy-Right, while Cessna 402C NGG, which was cancelled back in 1999, is now in Peru operated by Air Majoro as OB-1921-P.

Twin Otter AHI has seen service in Malaysia, Indonesia and Switzerland since leaving Australia during 2001 and has now moved to the Maldives where it has been fitted with floats and joins 24 other Twin Otters in the Maldivian Air Taxi fleet based at Male. Maldivian Air Taxis was founded in 1993 by Lars Nielsen, who noted that every destination in the Maldives was surrounded by sea and with an airport the size of an ocean what better place to form a seaplane airline.

Since those humble beginnings with two Twin Otters and 25 employees, the company has grown, along with the local tourist industry, to 24 aircraft and over 350 employees.