Register Update

AJZ Gippsland GA8 Airvan GA8‑05‑096 1/8/10 Caneflight Enterprises, PO Box 1330 Derby
WA 6728
ATX Beech H18 BA‑704 21/9/10 Mark Pracy, 37 Tipperary Dr Ashtonfield NSW 2323
BGD Cessna R172K Hawk XP R1722444 19/10/10 Sheldon Jones, 1 Cheddar St Moruya
NSW 2537
BJL Cessna 182M Skylane 18259620 11/10/10 Elwyn Keag, PO Box 731 Cleveland 4163
BLV Bell 206L‑3 LongRanger III 51582 29/10/10 Choppair Helicopters, PO Box 5145
Cheltenham East Vic 3192
BTX Enstrom 280C Shark 1152 30/9/10 Murraylands Helicopter Company, PO Box 520
Murray Bridge SA 5253
CBA Mooney M20E Super 21 927 1/10/10 Milton Brooks, 2 Chapman Dr Somerville 6430
CBU PA‑34‑200 Seneca 34‑7250212 23/10/10 Noel Davison, 814 Waterworks Rd The Gap
Qld 4061
CDP Grumman AA‑5B Tiger AA5B‑0342 8/10/10 Stephen Cohen, PO Box 325 Goulburn
NSW 2580
CIK Gippsland GA8‑TC 320 Airvan GA8‑TC 320‑09‑150 28/9/10 Airvan Flight Services,
PO Box 881 Morwell Vic 3840
CMM Cessna 182R Skylane 18268089 14/10/10 Gavin Green, “Taralga” Mitchell Hwy
Nyngan NSW 2825
CVB Mooney M20J 201 24‑1004 29/9/10 Developing Aviation, PO Box 983 North Cairns
Qld 4870
CVW Liberty XL2 0082 10/10/10 McRitchie Metal Fabrications, 21 Kembla Cres Ruse 2560
CWO Beech B200C Super King Air BL‑72 18/10/10 Formula Aircraft, 9 Eagle Dr Jandakot
Airport WA 6164

CZC Eurocopter EC120B Colibri 1454 7/10/10 Fimma Air Services, 5 Industrial Ave Notting
Hill Vic 3168
DFT Cessna 172G Skyhawk 17254098 1/10/10 William Mearns, PO Box 140 Laverton 6440
EPL Cessna U206G Stationair U20604023 1/12/09 Royal Queensland Aero Club, PO Box
41 Archerfield Qld 4108
EQC Fletcher FU24 A4 146 7/10/10 Neit, 5 Kennedy St Jerilderie NSW 2716
FMF Pilatus PC‑12/45 110 19/10/10 Corpair International, PO Box 206 Brighton SA 5048
FMM Pilatus PC‑12/47E 1138 1/10/10 Pilatus Australia, 17 James Schofield Dr Adelaide
Airport SA 5950
FRT Cessna U206G Stationair U20604019 22/9/10 Adrenalin Skydivers, PO Box 166
Geebung Qld 4034
GHG TeST TST‑10 Atlas M 10022005 29/9/10 John Ashford, 22 Price Ave Birkdale Qld 4159
GJR Schempp‑Hirth Standard Cirrus 21 10/10/10 Peter Frestel, 4 Foxfield Rd Darch 6065
GSL Schleicher ASK 13 13274 28/4/10 Lionel Pitt, 22 Panorama Rd Saint Georges Basin
NSW 2540
GVD LET L‑13 Blanik 174618 12/7/10 Robert Sheehan, 176 Macquarie Grove Rd Camden
NSW 2570
GVK LET L‑13 Blanik 174815 12/7/10 Robert Sheehan, 176 Macquarie Grove Rd Camden
NSW 2570
HCY PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑7716020 16/10/10 Fredrick West, 2 Jackson Ct Kyabram 3620
HSR Aerospatiale AS350D A‑Star 1186 1/10/10 Tudes Choppers, PO Box 111 Giru 4809
HWO Beech B200 Super King Air BB‑1641 7/10/10 Karratha Flying Services (2008), PO Box
954 Karratha WA 6714
IXC Partenavia P68B 164 24/6/10 Island Air (Qld), PO Box 240 North Tamborine Qld 4272
JAA PA‑32R‑301 Saratoga SP 32R‑8313003 21/10/10 Flight One, PO Box 3713 South
Brisbane Qld 4101
JMJ Cessna 182R Skylane 18267971 18/10/10 Bradley Allan, Archer River Roadhouse
PMB 77 Cairns Qld 4870
JUD Cessna 172P Skyhawk 17274792 11/10/10 Merimbula Aircraft Maintenance, PO Box
29 Pambula NSW 2549
JVM Grob G‑115B T‑Bird 8098 7/10/10 Avon Furphy, PO Box 3 Cuballing WA 6311
KAC Bell 412 33208 14/10/10 Kestrel Aviation, RMB Mangalore Airport Vic 3663
KAU Beech G36 Bonanza E‑3811 7/9/10 CCJ, PO Box 2292 Ascot Qld 4007
KJA Cessna 172A 47316 8/10/10 Catherine Summersell, 60 Raymont Dr Glenore Grove
Qld 4342
KZI Cessna T188C Aghusky A2 T18803665T 5/11/10 SRD Aviation, PO Box 7038 East
Albury NSW 2640
LBA Cessna 441 Conquest II 441‑0042 8/10/10 TAE Aviation, PO Box 185 Export Park 5950
LBC Cessna 441 Conquest II 441‑0236 8/10/10 TAE Aviation, PO Box 185 Export Park 5950
LNT North American AT‑6A Harvard 78‑5976 1/10/10 Anthony Freer, PO Box 6247 Toowoomba
West Qld 4350
LWO Beech B200 Super King Air BB‑1643 15/10/10 Maltings Nominees, PO Box 798 Willunga
SA 5172
MBI Cessna 172B Skyhawk 17248058 10/9/10 Nancy Kunze, PO Box 1239 Gladstone Qld
4680
MIX Cessna 172N Skyhawk 17268686 25/9/10 AV8 Aviation, PO Box 439 Palmerston 0831
MTJ Cessna 210N Centurion 21064132 6/10/10 Alice Aircraft Maintenance and Services,
PO Box 8520 Alice Springs NT 0870
MVB PA‑31‑350 Navajo Chieftain 31‑7552113 18/10/10 Saint George Finance, 1 King St
Concord West NSW 2138
NBM Robinson R22 Beta II 4083 1/10/10 Outback Helicopter Rental NT, PO Box 36379
Winnellie NT 0821
NET Kavanagh D‑90 KB151 4/10/10 Francois Steyn, 29 Wandarra Way Warranwood 3134
OBJ BN‑2A‑21 Islander 458 28/10/10 Alligator Airways, PO Box 10 Kununurra WA 6743
OCZ Robinson R44 Raven I 1870 16/9/10 Crown Point Pastoral, Private Bag 32 Alice
Springs NT 0872
OZV Swearingen SA227‑AC Metro III AC‑610B 15/10/10 Brindabella Airlines, PO Box 1542
Fyshwick ACT 2609
PPZ PA‑28‑140 Cherokee 28‑23383 1/10/10 Michael Jones, PO Box 5494 Mackay 4741
PQJ Cessna U206F Stationair U20602245 28/10/10 Marshall Power, 4 Shenton Cl
Leschenault WA 6233
PXC PA‑28‑140 Cherokee 28‑23023 1/9/10 Aerospace Flight Training, PO Box 379 Berry
NSW 2535
RGX Cessna R182 Skylane RG R18201387 5/10/10 Flight One, PO Box 3713 South Brisbane
Qld 4101
RMM Beech A36 Bonanza E‑2630 30/9/10 Robert Rey, 148‑150 Bancroft Tce Deception Bay
Qld 4508
RZX Cessna 172H Skyhawk 17255671 2/11/10 Tunney Cattleco, PO Box 484 Dongara 6525
SFH Cessna 182K Skylane 18257749 1/10/10 Digby Westcott, PO Box 777 Sanctuary Cove
Qld 4212
SHJ Cessna 182Q Skylane 18265394 19/10/10 Robert Terzi, 53A La Perouse St Griffith
ACT 2603
SHY Cessna 182P Skylane 18265116 16/10/10 Robert Carlos, Officers Mess RAAF Edinburgh
SA 5111
SKA Cessna 180A 50345 1/10/10 Kenneth Broomhead, PO Box 180 North Balwyn Vic 3104
SMM PA‑34‑200 Seneca 34‑7450084 23/10/10 Noel Davison, 814 Waterworks Rd The Gap
Qld 4061
SPI Cessna U206G Stationair U20603805 27/10/10 Budbay, PO Box 9414 Wilsonton 4350
SPL Cessna 172N Skyhawk 17270243 25/9/10 AV8 Aviation, PO Box 439 Palmerston 0831
SSZ Cessna 650 Citation III 650‑0158 10/9/10 Commonwealth Bank, 14/385 Bourke St
Melbourne Vic 3000
SYT Cessna 210L Centurion 21061052 11/10/10 Chartair, PO Box 41170 Casuarina 0811
TAW Cessna 172N Skyhawk 17272049 7/10/10 David MacGlashan, 312 Boxsom St Rockhampton
Qld 4701
TPM PA‑46‑500TP Malibu Meridian 4697089 6/10/10 A and C Aviation, 41 Lyndhurst St
Richmond Vic 3121
TPP Grega GN‑1 Aircamper N118 1/9/10 Peter Forbes, PO Box 745 Camden NSW 2570
UIW Schempp-Hirth HS-7 Mini-Nimbus 93 26/8/10 Alexander Kreti, 15 Rimbanda Ct
Melton Vic 3337
UPW PA‑32‑300 Cherokee Six 32‑7340086 10/8/10 Eden Bay Seafoods, 17 Furner St South
Pambula NSW 2549
VHH Robinson R44 Astro 0051 29/9/10 Howard Munt, PO Box 620 Howard Springs 0835
VVI Learjet 45 45-262 8/10/10 AGG Learjet, GPO Box 5151 Sydney NSW 2001
VVI Learjet 45 45‑262 12/10/10 Careflight (Qld), PO Box 5078 Robina Qld 4230
WHK Cessna 172N Skyhawk 17269219 16/9/10 Albert Sjoberg, 12 Charkate Cl Boambee
East NSW 2452
WKD PAC Cresco 08‑600 038 26/10/10 Bill and Ben Investments, PO Box 5361 Wollongong
NSW 2520
XIX Robinson R44 Raven II 10073 19/10/10 Neit, 5 Kennedy St Jerilderie NSW 2716
XLU PA‑24‑250 Comanche 24‑3315 19/10/10 Mark O’Halloran, PO Box 653 Swan Hill 3585
XME Thorp T‑18 Tiger Q137 24/8/10 Richard Lloyd, PO Box 1419 Traralgon Vic 3844
XMM PA‑31‑350 Chieftain 31‑8052020 1/10/10 Slingair, PO Box 612 Kununurra WA 6743
YAF Yakovlev Yak‑52 9011005 13/10/10 P Fitty Fitting, 24985 Peak Downs Hwy Greenmount
Qld 4751

Register Review

This month’s New Allocations seem to be dominated by airliners with two new Airbus A330s and two A380s for Qantas, three A320s for Jetstar and an A320 for Tiger.

The RFDS has two new Beech Kings Airs on line in Brisbane replacing older aircraft and another PC-12 has been delivered to Adelaide, also replacing an older model. Two Spitfire replicas are also shown from the Brisbane based Supermarine Aircraft factory and there are another four new types in the listing this issue.

The Temora Aviation Museum chief engineer Peter Pring-Shambler is shown as the operator of CQE, the first MXR to be seen on the local register.

A single-seat MXS-R model, it is the same aircraft that Matt Hall used in the Red Bull Air Races in 2009 and 2010.

The North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, based MX Aircraft was founded in 2001 specifically to build aerobatic monoplanes, and the prototype MX2 first flew during 2003. The initial production aircraft made its public debut at the first race of the Red Bull Air Race 2006 season at Abu Dhabi in the hands of Michael Goulian. Since then seven different pilots have chosen to compete in the MXR and the type has participated in the event every year since 2006.

The MX2 two-seater and MXS single seat machines are fully composite and use Toray carbon fibre. The aircraft is powered by a 340hp (254kW) Lycoming AEIO-450 and is stressed to an incredible +/-14G.

Lindsay Fox has replaced his 2008 Agusta A109S Grand with a brand new AW109SP GrandNew, the very latest model from the Anglo-Italian company. Count Giovanni Agusta first flew an aeroplane in 1907 and formed an aviation company bearing his name in 1923. During 1952 Agusta began manufacturing Bell helicopters under licence and several Agusta-Bell 47s and 206s are still flying today.

Agusta also had agreements with Sikorsky, Hughes and McDonnell Douglas to licence build their products before designing and building their own helicopters. Several early attempts resulted in only moderate success until the 1970s when the A109 was released.

Undoubtedly the most popular helicopter built by Agusta, the A109 has been developed through several stages over the past 40 years including military, VIP, SAR, medevac, law enforcement and offshore support versions. In July 2000, Agusta owners Finmeccanica and GKN-Westland merged their respective helicopter operations to form Agusta Westland, and the AW109SP designation now reflects this merger.

The AW109SP is capable of single pilot IFR operations and is powered by twin 735shp Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207C engines with FADEC. A digital glass cockpit and 4-axis duplex autopilot is fitted which includes a helicopter terrain awareness and warning system, providing a detailed terrain following map and a pilot alert when hazardous terrain or conditions are detected. The VIP layout allows for up to seven passengers and the helicopter cruises at 156kt with a service ceiling of 16000ft and a 785km range.

The Linfox Property Group has reregistered its older A109 FBX in order for their new acquisition to become FOX, and it becomes the ninth aircraft to display these markings and the fifth Fox helicopter.

Gojet’s appropriately registered Phenom 100 PNM is the third new type in this month’s listing and is the latest bizjet offering from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer. During 2005 Embraer launched the Phenom very light jet to complement its Legacy and Lineage larger bizjets, and selected BMW to design the interior and Garmin to supply the integrated avionics for the aircraft.

June 2007 saw the official roll out of the first Phenom at the Embraer production facility at São José dos Campos with the maiden flight taking place the following month.

Type certification in Brazil andthe US was finalised during December 2008 with the first deliveries the same month.

The Phenom is fitted with two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F-E turbofan engines providing a maximum speed of 722 km/h, a range of over 2000km and a service ceiling of 41,000ft. The aircraft is operated in single pilot configuration and can accommodate up to six passengers.

The fourth new type shown in the listing, Bill Coote’s Sooper Coot WID, is at the other end of the price and comfort range to the Embraer Phenom, being an amateur built two-seat amphibian of predominantly wooden construction.

Designed by American Moult Taylor, after his famous flying car designs did not progress to flying status, the original Coot Model A first flew in 1971 fitted with a 120hp (90kW) Franklin engine. The Coot was later offered as plans to amateur builders with the uprated 180hp (135kW) Franklin engine recommended. The Coot was unusual as it featured a low wing whereas most seaplane designers aim to keep the wings as far from the water as possible.

Taylor’s design enabled the wing roots to act as sponsons for better performance in rough water and to utilise the ground effect during takeoff. The design also did away with drag producing wingtip floats. The Coot features retractable tri-cycle landing gear and folding wings for easy storage.

Bill began work on his Coot almost three years ago and as work progressed an unfinished Coot became available in New Zealand. Bill obtained the project and was able to incorporate many of the metal fittings in his own aircraft as these are the most complicated to manufacture.

The Coot is expected to fly within 12 months and will be fitted with a 2. 5 litre Subaru WRX horizontally opposed engine. Bill has had experience with the Subaru Liberty engine which he fitted to an earlier Jodel that he built and was pleased with the result, so decided to stick with what he knew when selecting an engine for the Coot. Not content to leave things as they are, Bill is planning to fit the cylinder heads from a 2. 0 WRX to the 2. 5 engine to increase the compression ratio and will retain the single ignition system from the car engine.

Twenty-four aircraft are shown in the Deletions section this issue with one third of these being reregistered for various reasons – mostly to allow other aircraft to reuse the markings. Exports account for a further third of the deletions, with the most interesting being Eurocopter EC145 going to Kazakhstan. It will certainly be a challenge finding out its subsequent registration.

Three accidents are noted, including the demise of Transavia Airtruk TTV at Marden during March last year. Thankfully the pilot was uninjured in the crash, but the number of Airtruks now airworthy in Australia has been reduced to eight from more than 100 built at Transavia’s factory at Seven Hills near Sydney.

The Airtruk is an iconic Australian built aircraft and some years ago Transavia obtained the first production aircraft, TRN, rebuilt it and presented it to the Power House Museum in Sydney where it is now on display. The Airtruk was also favoured by ag operators in New Zealand and, although there are none still flying across the Tasman, Arthur Ruddendlau has a fine collection of parts which he is building into a complete and flyable aircraft.