Register Update

BZI PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑7816192 20/7/10 Moorabbin Flight Training Academy, 172
Lebanon St Strathmore Vic 3041
BZK Cessna 310R 310R1427 23/7/10 DJ and SJ Investments, PO Box 88 Stratford 4870
CBL SIAI Marchetti S-211 019/03‑004 14/7/10 James Edwards, 83 Birksgate Dr Urrbrae
SA 5064
CEG Cessna 182T Skylane 18281597 30/6/10 James Thompson, 35 Caloola St Hillvue
NSW 2340
CFX American Champion 8GCBC Scout 423‑2000 7/7/10 Devonport Aviation, PO Box 266
Deloraine Tas 7304
CNN Beech 58 Baron TH‑1868 23/7/10 Soltor, PO Box 475 Hamilton Central Qld 4007
CRM Cessna 152 15285801 28/7/10 Graham Jonsson, PO Box 922 Tolga Qld 4882
CSZ Cessna 152 15283081 24/6/10 Damien Brown, 65 Bernards Rd Yarrawonga 2850
CVW Liberty XL2 0082 7/7/10 Brent Christensen, 7/1474 North Rd Clayton Vic 3163
CYT Cessna 402C 402C0293 29/6/10 Caper, Main Terminal Essendon Airport Vic 3041
CZA Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP 172S8537 24/6/10 Rutterford, 483 South Beach Rd Lake
Bolac Vic 3351
CZT Liberty XL2 0101 1/7/10 Liberty Aviation, 14 Mont Iris Ave Glen Iris Vic 3146
CZW Liberty XL2 0098 2/7/10 Gostner Aviation, 1 Foreman St Glenfield NSW 2167
DCA Robinson R44 Raven I 2050 25/6/10 Helibiz, PO Box 1100 Airlie Beach Qld 4802
DVS Cessna 208 Caravan I 20800131 30/7/10 Budbay, PO Box 9414 Wilsonton Qld 4350
EHR PA‑25‑235 Pawnee D 25‑7405643 19/7/10 Glenn Funnell, PO Box 445 Leongatha 3953
EMT PA‑28‑181 Archer II 28‑7990341 7/7/10 Ross Fallon, RMB 1111 Griffith NSW 2680
EVR Cessna 172R Skyhawk 17280252 1/7/10 Geoffrey Stuart, 115 Oaklands Rd Bulla 3428
FGV Air Tractor AT‑602 602‑0549 9/7/10 Rural Air Holdings, PO Box 453 Moree NSW 2400
FUD Cessna A152 Aerobat A1520976 8/7/10 Allan Fry, PO Box 3028 Lismore NSW 2480
GIG LET L-13 Blanik 025720 4/6/10 Ole Hartmann, 18 Rosewood Ct Laurieton NSW 2443
GVW TeST TST‑8 Alpin DM 8021703 29/6/10 Anthony Mitchell, 45 Ednah St Como WA 6152
HOR Cessna 402C 402C0108 6/7/10 Chartair, PO Box 41170 Casuarina NT 0811
HTO Cessna U206E Stationair U20601672 19/7/10 Ansett Aviation, PO Box 709 Mount
Eliza Vic 3930
HZX Cessna 150F 15063685 1/8/10 David Ecclestone, 2903 Banjo Paterson Way Cumnock
NSW 2867
IBI PA‑31‑350 Navajo Chieftain 31‑7552035 16/7/10 Tasfast Air Freight, PO Box 68
Upper Beaconsfield Vic 3808
IFR Cessna R182 Skylane RG R18200304 1/8/10 AC Airways, PO Box 521 Albury 2640
IGG Grumman AA‑5B Tiger AA5B‑0963 7/7/10 Raymond Jamieson, PO Box 53 Bendoc 3888
IID Rolladen‑Schneider LS 4a 4150 14/7/10 Grant Hudson, PO Box 441 Roseworthy 5371
IPR Robinson R44 Raven II 12012 25/7/10 S and C Smart, PO Box 80 Mingenew WA 6522
ITP Robinson R44 Raven II 12977 30/6/10 Boambee Bay, PO Box 152 Sawtell NSW 2452
IVM Cessna 172N Skyhawk 17270838 31/7/10 Robert Sprod, PO Box 512 Mount Compass
SA 5210
JAY Rockwell S‑2R Thrush Commander 2264R 30/6/10 Westside Aerial Services, PO Box
49 Hyden WA 6359
JFR Cessna 172N Skyhawk 17272624 19/7/10 Andrew Burrows, 31/11 Eden Ct Nerang
Qld 4211
JMI Robinson R44 Raven II 11596 24/7/10 Gold Coast Leisure Services, PO Box 902 Main
Beach Qld 4217
JPW PA‑28R‑180 Cherokee Arrow 28R‑30656 6/7/10 Flight One, 2/224 Qantas Ave Archerfield
Qld 4108
JRK Cessna 414A Chancellor 414A0665 1/7/10 Elegna, PO Box 439 Palmerston NT 0831
JRM Beech 95‑B55 Baron TC‑1210 15/7/10 Reith General Aviation Consulting, 55 Jones
St Stoneyford Vic 3260
JSN Cessna 152 15282245 18/6/10 John Cooke, 1 Railway St Merewether NSW 2291
JWT Robinson R22 0102 9/7/10 Heli‑Aust, PO Box 59 Georges Hall NSW 2198
KFM Beech 58 Baron TH‑1339 16/6/10 Paul Lyons Aviation, 5 Culligan Rd Thornlie 6108
LAD Cessna 404 Titan 404‑0224 12/7/10 Airlines of Tasmania, PO Box 324 Rosny Park
Tas 7018
LAM Cessna 404 Titan 404‑0627 12/7/10 Airlines of Tasmania, PO Box 324 Rosny Park
Tas 7018
LQN Robinson R22 0076 21/7/10 Battlin Cattle, PMB 21 Tennant Creek NT 0862
LRA PA‑28‑151 Cherokee Warrior 28‑7515081 30/6/10 Australian Air League, PO Box 194
Beverly Hills NSW 2209
LYC Robinson R22 Beta II 4462 7/7/10 Maxwell O’Neill, “Laidlaw” Garah NSW 2405
MAY Robinson R44 Raven II 13002 26/6/10 Great Wight Productions, 54 Beecroft Rd
Epping NSW 2121
MEE PA‑28R‑200 Cherokee Arrow II 28R‑7435195 30/6/10 Texrio, PO Box 435 Kalgoorlie
WA 6433
MEZ Maule M‑5‑235C Lunar Rocket 7228C 17/7/10 David Funnell, PO Box 308 Broken Hill
NSW 2880
MFD PA‑28‑140 Cherokee 28‑23610 20/6/10 Shannon McGowan, 364 Carmodys Rd
Locksley Vic 3665
MJD Cessna 210K Centurion 21059428 18/7/10 Katherine Aviation, PO Box 2109 Katherine
NT 0851
MJK Cessna 172N Skyhawk 17268245 1/8/10 Paul Williams, PO Box 15 Burra SA 5417
MLC Beech 95‑B55 Baron TC‑867 17/7/10 Josh Hoch, “Kerand” Alpha Qld 4724
MMJ Cessna 182D Skylane 18253424 7/7/10 Peter Whiteman, “Mount Margaret” Eromanga
Qld 4480
NCO Cessna 172P Skyhawk 17274346 25/6/10 Skyways of Benalla, PO Box 301
Wahroonga NSW 2076
NKB PA‑18‑150 Super Cub 18‑8009047 9/4/10 Sherwood River, 54 Ann St East Launceston
Tas 7250
NNO Nanchang CJ‑6 4832002 20/7/10 Westpac Bank, 1 King St Concord West NSW 2138
NTK Cessna U206G Stationair U20605862 1/7/10 Simon Whitehead, PO Box 789 Biggera
Waters Qld 4216
OAV VulcanAir P68C 460 6/7/10 De Bruin Air, PO Box 52 Mount Gambier SA 5290
OFD Beech 76 Duchess ME‑403 9/7/10 Aviation Management Services, 21 First Ave
Moorabbin Airport Vic 3194
OSW Gulfstream G‑IV‑SP 1441 1/8/10 Garuda Aviation, 8/225 Saint Georges Tce Perth 6000
OYL PA‑24‑250 Comanche 24‑3027 26/7/10 Wallace McDowall, 26 Old Airport Dr Emerald
Qld 4720
OZW Robinson R22 Beta II 3645 22/6/10 Setanta Aviation, 15 Upton St Soldiers Point 2317
PCO Cessna 182S Skylane 18280501 12/7/10 Melbourne Flight Training, 70 Bundora Pde
Moorabbin Airport Vic 3194
PDN PA‑31 Navajo 31‑177 25/6/10 Elegna, PO Box 439 Palmerston NT 0831
PKE Cessna 182P Skylane 18262087 13/7/10 Anthony Hoffmann, 39 Withers St North
Rockhampton Qld 4701
PKT Cessna A150L Aerobat A1500480 6/7/10 Colin Taylor, 24 Charles St Coonabarabran
NSW 2357
PUK Auster J/2 Special 2351 30/7/10 Louis Moore, 80 Whitton St Narrandera NSW 2700
PWM Kavanagh EX‑65 EX65‑325 17/6/10 Peter Wright, 105 Ellesmere Pde Rosanna 3084
RGR Vans RV‑6 V219 1/7/10 Mundigo, PMB 2 Bordertown SA 5268
RKF Mooney M20C Mark 21 2700 11/7/10 Ian Funnell, PO Box 384 Jindabyne NSW 2627
RKN Robinson R22 Beta II 4003 15/7/10 Lone Eagle (WA), PO Box 637 Kununurra WA 6743
RPQ Robinson R44 Raven I 2074 13/7/10 Anthony Harbrow, PO Box 684 Parap NT 0804
RQJ Robinson R44 Raven II 12045 19/7/10 Heliflite, PO Box 121 Georges Hall NSW 2198
RYP Cessna 172D Skyhawk 17249912 31/7/10 Morne Terblanche, 107 Davidson St
Bargara Qld 4670
SFG SAF Spitfire Mk XXVI 022 29/6/10 Ronald Field, 1253 Neurum Rd Mount Archer 4514
SKJ Cessna 404 Titan 404‑0086 19/7/10 West Wing Aviation, PO Box 5251 Townsville 4810
SKV Cessna 404 Titan 404‑0412 19/7/10 West Wing Aviation, PO Box 5251 Townsville 4810
SKW Cessna 404 Titan 404‑0042 19/7/10 West Wing Aviation, PO Box 5251 Townsville 4810
SKZ Cessna 404 Titan 404‑0080 19/7/10 West Wing Aviation, PO Box 5251 Townsville 4810
SWS Maule M‑5‑235C Lunar Rocket 7309C 14/7/10 Michael McGowan, 12/70 Elder Pl
Fremantle WA 6160
SZA Cessna 404 Titan 404‑0205 19/7/10 West Wing Aviation, PO Box 5251 Townsville 4810
TBT Robinson R22 Beta II 4211 29/7/10 Melbourne Helicopters, 183 Orells Rd Cargerie
Vic 3334
TFC Cessna U206G Stationair U20604576 28/6/10 Leslie Wright, 1533 Waterford Tamborine
Rd Logan Village Qld 4207
TLN Cessna 152 15281446 30/6/10 Regalair, PO Box CP387 Condell Park NSW 2200
TMP Cessna 404 Titan 404‑0125 25/6/10 Cker, PO Box 31 Adelaide Airport SA 5950
TXK PA‑31‑350 Navajo Chieftain 31‑7405189 15/7/10 Flightech, PO Box 147N Cairns
North Qld 4870
TXO Cessna 152 15280961 23/6/10 Stephen Bradley, 2 Ely Pl Marayong NSW 2148
UCC Vans RV‑9A 91578 19/6/10 Christopher Stevenson, 60 Thomas St Nedlands WA 6009
UEB Auster J/1N Alpha 3369 24/7/10 William Wakelin, PO Box 639 Henley Beach SA 5022
UFD Beech A60 Duke P‑237 29/7/10 Cessna Equity, 24 Locke View Bedfordale WA 6112
UPH Cessna 180A 50083 13/7/10 Keith Webb, PO Box 675 Cowra NSW 2794
UTL Bell 206L‑1 LongRanger II 45202 24/7/10 Gold Coast Leisure Services, PO Box 902
Main Beach Qld 4217
VAT Pilatus PC‑12/45 203 1/8/10 Maltings Nominees, PO Box 798 Willunga SA 5172
VKC Schempp‑Hirth Standard Cirrus 322 25/6/10 Nathan Johnson, 94 Railway St Turvey
Park NSW 2650
WTA Mooney M20F Executive 670214 30/6/10 Alcorn Corporation, 36 Church St Gympie
Qld 4570
WUC Schweizer SGS 1‑35 57 26/6/10 Kevin Rodda, 24 Peterson Pl Bridgeman Downs 4035
WZO Beech E55 Baron TE‑979 26/7/10 Kathleen Colville, 10 Pioneer Rd Sheldon Qld 4157
XGF Beech 58 Baron TH‑379 9/7/10 Air Frontier, PO Box 43127 Casuarina NT 0811
XKX PA‑28‑181 Cherokee Archer II 28‑7790082 21/6/10 Western Byways, PO Box 12 Riddells
Creek Vic 3431
XLK Liberty XL2 0106 21/6/10 J and R Corbett, PO Box 899 Picton NSW 2571
YVM Robinson R44 Raven I 2086 8/7/10 Bankstown Helicopters, PO Box 29 Georges Hall
NSW 2198
YYL Robinson R44 Raven I 1985 15/7/10 Samuel Anning, “Wongalee” Hughenden 4821
YZY Cessna 182T Skylane 18281838 12/7/10 Terrence McInerney, “Lower‑Lila” Bourke
NSW 2840
ZWF PA‑28‑151 Cherokee Warrior 28‑7415047 19/7/10 Aerobatics Australia, 7 Annie St
Hamilton Qld 4007

Register Review

The New Allocations section this issue contains three new types, a Navion A, a Clancy Skybaby and a Skeeter Junior experimental helicopter.

Bill Mailer and Keith Radke have joined forces to bring Navion SKR to Australia, but unfortunately the aircraft was badly damaged during shipping from the US and it is not known if it can be repaired as the fuselage has been virtually broken in half. The aircraft has been retrofitted with a 230hp (172kW) Continental engine, but thankfully this has not been damaged in transit.

The Navion was originally designed by North American Aviation during the latter part of WW2 to fill an expected postwar demand for civil aircraft. It was an all metal low wing four-seater with a retractable undercarriage.

Either a 185hp (138kW) or 205hp (153kW) Continental E-185 engine was available and over 1000 examples were built at North American’s plantat Inglewood, California.

During 1947 North American was gearing up for F-86 Sabre production and moving away from civil aircraft, and the type certificate for the Navion was sold to Ryan Aeronautical Corporation in San Diego which continued to build the basic Navion. In 1949 the Navion A was introduced with an improved fuel system and increased capacity as well as minor interior changes, and during 1950 the Navion B was released with a 260hp (193kW) Lycoming powerplant. Unfortunately only 222 Navion Bs were built due to increased competition from other manufacturers in a decreasing market.

Clancy Skybaby UMH is a replica of one of the earliest Australian aircraft designs.

One of three Clancy brothers, Bill, designed the Skybaby during 1931 with the brothers helping with the building of the aircraft. The Skybaby was a single-seat tail dragger with a strut braced parasol wing and was fully aerobatic. It was built of wood with metal fittings and was covered with linen and incorporated solid rubber tyres and a tail skid. It was originally fitted with a Henderson side valve engine, but after suffering overheating issues Bill redesigned the heads and fitted alloy pistons. Dual ignition was added and the engine now produced 38hp (28kW).

Eric Shipton’s Skybaby is the third to be built – the first being the original while a second was built in the US and then donated to the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney where it still resides. The third aircraft was started in 1982 and the project passed through several owners before Eric obtained the almost complete aircraft about 12 months ago.

At one time it was appropriately registered 10‑1931 with the Australian Ultralight Federation. The Skybaby has recently flown and is fitted with a 1600cc 50hp (37kW) Jabiru engine, but it will probably be upgraded to the 2200cc 80hp (60kW) Jabiru in the near future.

The Skeeter Junior ZOL is the brainchild of South African Francois van Teijlingen who has been interested in light helicopters since around 1985 when he first saw a Benson Gyrocopter.

He went on to build three Bensons for other people before obtaining a Scorpion helicopter for himself. Not impressed with the handling of this machine he then bought a Brantly with a view to restoring it, but found it too far gone so salvaged the engine and scrapped the rest. Next came a Hughes 300C from Chile which Francois planned to power with two small capacity turbine engines – a project which was never completed before coming to Australia.

Francois’s latest project is a single-seat lightweight helicopter which he has called the Skeeter Junior. The proofof- concept mockup has been completed using a mild steel airframe, and the next step is to build the complete airframe again using aircraft grade chrome moly. The powerplant will be a 135hp (100kW) four stroke, three cylinder Yamaha snowmobile engine. Francois is planning to have the prototype flying before the end of the year and is hoping that the mustering industry will take an interest in the helicopter to enable full scale production.

Four aircraft are Returning to the Register this issue with by far the most interesting being Mike Worthington’s Metal Moth UOI. Unfortunately it will be some time before the aircraft is flying again, but Mike has registered it so that the original markings for the Moth are not allocated to another aircraft. UOI is presently with Ray Windred at Luskintyre where the fuselage frame has been completed along with the turtle decks. The engine has been reconditioned by Les Penna and is ready for installation, and work on the wings will be commencing shortly.

Mike is planning on two years before the aircraft is flying again and he is still looking for several parts including cockpit instruments and wing fittings.

With England being the best place to source De Havilland parts, Mike is fortunate that his job as a Qantas captain takes him to London often. The DH. 60M Metal Moth was a development of the DH. 60G Gipsy Moth, which in turn owes its heritage to the DH. 51 biplane of which only one saw service in Australia.

The DH. 60 was a two-seat training and touring aircraft with a wooden frame and plywood and fabric covered surfaces. The wings folded, allowing owners to hangar their aircraft in confined spaces. It made its first flight on February 22 1925 in the hands of Geoffrey de Havilland and the prototype was fitted with a Cirrus engine.

Although the Cirrus engine was reliable it relied on reconditioned parts from old Renault engines of which supply was intermittent. During 1927 De Havilland decided to build its own engine which could be manufactured alongside Moth production and therefore would negate the need to be reliant on outside sources. The engine was called the Gipsy and the first DH. 60G Gipsy Moth flew in 1928.

The aircraft was an immediate success, with many flying clubs using them exclusively and each being subsidised by government grants. By 1930 about 85 per cent of aircraft in September 2004, but it is believed that it has not flown since it was damaged in PNG.

Now off the register it will be restored to its former glory and its original markings of MFU have been reserved for it.

Beech 400A NTX has been exported to America, leaving only three of the type still flying in Australia, and Qantas Boeing 767 OGA is also now on the US register after being stored at Victorville, California, since November last year. NTX is now registered N584SC with Southern Cross Aircraft of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, while the 767 in now N316CM and is with Cargo Aircraft Management at Orlando, Florida.

Southern Cross Aircraft is a sales and brokering company, so the Beech 400 will probably move on to another owner shortly, while OGA will be converted to a freighter.

Cessna 152 FMG was destroyed after a mid-air crash with Liberty XLY near Bankstown during December 2008.

Unfortunately, both instructor and student pilot in the 152 were killed in the accident, while the Liberty made it back to Bankstown Airport with only minor injuries to the two people onbord. n flying in Great Britain were De Havilland types and most of these were Gipsy Moths.

The original DH. 60 could be bought for £650 and, despite the additional costs of producing a much more modern engine and the effects of inflation, the Gipsy Moth could be obtained for the same price.

The DH. 60M Metal Moth was developed for the Canadian market using an all metal tubular fuselage, but many found their way onto the European market and the type was built under licence in the USA and Norway as well as Canada. The type was also modified for military training purposes using the Gipsy II engine and swept back main planes. This model was designated DH. 60T, but the modifications were so comprehensive that it was decided to give it its own model number – and so the DH. 82 Tiger Moth was born.

Mike’s Metal Moth came to Australia during June 1930 and was delivered to Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services, today’s Qantas. It is believed to be the 33rd aircraft owned by Qantas. It was sold to Mr R Brand of Childers, Queensland, only three months later, and although its registration lapsed on July 1 1935 it continued flying and eventually crashed at Darwin on November 9 1936.

The other three aircraft listed in the Aircraft Returning to Register section have all been restored after short periods off the register due to CASA revoking their markings or being withdrawn from use.

1. The Deletions section contains the usual mix of reregistrations, transfers to the RA-Aus register and aircraft withdrawn from use – with one notable exception. Cessna Skywagon OWZ has been deregistered in order to undergo a complete refurbishment during which it will be painted in the same colour scheme as it was when operated as a mission aircraft in New Guinea. The aircraft was delivered new to the Missionary Aviation Fellowship at Mount Hagen during February 1972 and was first registered MFU. When PNG gained independence and its Civil Aviation Authority allocated its own registration prefix in 1974, MFU simply became P2-MFU. The aircraft was damaged during 1990 and came to Australia some time later. It was registered OWZ