Register Update

Heliflite, PO Box 121 Georges Hall 2198 VH‑SMFARY Kavanagh E‑210 KB198 15/2/12 Withdrawn from useBHR Bell 47G‑5A 25142 7/2/12 Withdrawn from use and scrappedDQT Cessna 172H Skyhawk 17256107 6/2/12 Withdrawn from use and scrappedFHR Robinson R22 Beta II 3792 14/2/12 Damaged 60km NE Richmond Qld 3/1/12GVA DH82A Tiger Moth 1014 24/2/12 Crashed at Maryborough Vic 27/1/12HFG Robinson R44 Clipper II 11794 7/2/12 Ditched into sea 95km NNE Hamilton Island Qld 26/1/11IBV Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2cM 252 2/12/11 Exported to Czech RepublicISN Schempp-Hirth Arcus M}12 2/12/11 Exported to GermanyISU Schleicher ASH 31 Mi 31030 2/12/11 Exported to NetherlandsJOG Jodel D18 Sovereign N357 25/1/12 Transferred to RA‑Aus registerKEX Swearingen SA227‑DC Metro 23 DC‑872B 31/1/12 Exported to Canada (C-GJVW)KVZ PA‑36‑375 Brave 36‑8302015 7/2/12 DamagedLMK Canadian Home Rotors Baby Belle BB2092 24/1/12 Withdrawn from useNID PZL M‑18A Dromader 1Z025‑20 17/2/12 Exported to South AfricaNIS Extra EA300S 011 17/2/12 Crashed at Temora NSW 20/1/09NTM Cessna 310R 310R1213 25/1/12 Reregistered VH‑TQFOGE Boeing 767‑338ER 24531 7/2/12 Exported to US (N364CM)SMF Robinson R44 Raven I 1801 31/1/12 Reregistered VH‑YYSVDV Bell 407 53734 25/1/12 Exported to PNGWCO Cessna R182 Skylane RG R18201501 13/2/12 Crashed at Tyabb Vic 13/1/10-WMM Auster J/1N Autocrat 1991 17/2/12 Exported to New ZealandZHF Embraer ERJ‑170‑100LR 17000255 31/1/12 Exported to USA (N752CZ)ZLI Zlin Z‑242L 0658 15/2/12 Withdrawn from useZWR Cessna 172N Skyhawk 17270575 20/2/12 Damaged at Fraser Island Qld 4/1/12

Changes Of Owner Or Operator

ALA PA‑25‑235 Pawnee B 25‑3795 6/2/12 Beverley Soaring Society, PO Box 136 Beverley WA
NSW 2400ARS Cessna U206G Stationair U20606898 19/1/12 Paul Cromarty, PO Box 5520 Bunda‑
4670ATV Air Tractor AT‑502B 502B‑0307 9/1/12 Aircair Aviation Goondiwindi, PO Box 421 Goondiwindi Qld 4390BAM Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 208B1220 30/12/11 Peter Collings Holdings, PO Box 5251 Townsville Qld 4810BHW PA‑32R‑300 Cherokee Lance 32R‑7680496 23/12/11 Turbo Aero Maintenance, Hangar 11 First St Moorabbin Airport Vic 3194BKB Kavanagh D‑77 D77‑268 30/1/12 Kerry Frankel, PO Box 1593CP Mildura Vic 3501CFE Bell 412EP 36204 20/2/12 Child Flight, PO Box 563 Westmead NSW 2145CLR Bell 206B‑3 JetRanger III 3349 27/9/11 GBRH Holdings, PO Box 84N North Cairns 4870DAD DH82A Tiger Moth 1076 25/1/12 Graeme Smith, 71 Oaklands Rd Dondingalong 2440DBU Cessna 210B 21057989 11/1/12 Regional Care, 12 Deakin Dr Bendigo Vic 3550DCR Beagle A109 Airedale B531 25/1/12 John Wiseman, “Kesteven” Moree NSW 2400DER PA‑31 Navajo 31‑7912110 22/12/11 HJL, PO Box 3618 Caloundra Qld 4551DYM Cessna 172M Skyhawk 17262742 5/1/12 Wood You Aircraft Leasing, 2/15 Philip St Fannie Bay NT 0820DYR Agusta Bell 206A JetRanger 8135 10/12/11 Aaron Lynch, 36 Duntroon St Brendale Qld 4500DZF Cessna 177 Cardinal 17700174 22/1/12 Tower Resources, PO Box 2315 Mareeba 4880EEH Cessna 210N Centurion 21063868 30/1/12 Louise Oldfield, “Pandie Pandie” Birds‑ville Qld 4482EEO Cessna 210N Centurion 21064781 30/1/12 Louise Oldfield, “Pandie Pandie” Birds‑EKK Vans RV‑6A 23206 20/1/12 Trevor Fernihough, 13 Waltham Ct Bateman WA 6150ELG Vans RV‑7A 72205 27/1/12 Peter Hatswell, PO Box 2011 Alice Springs NT 0871ENU Beech E33 Bonanza CD‑1162 13/1/12 Robert Mersin, 73 Nepean Hwy Seaford
2198EUV Cessna 550 Citation II 550‑0241 24/1/12 Erudgere Vineyard, PO Box 1197 Mudgee NSW 2850FCM Cessna R172K Hawk XP R1722320 20/1/12 Tyson Vivian, PO Box 11 Kaniva Vic 3419FHN Bell 206B‑3 JetRanger III 2429 20/12/11 Heliwork WA Newco 1, PO Box 612 Kununurra WA 6743FTL Kavanagh D‑77 KB181 1/1/12 Aviation Textile Maintenance, 1/36 Station St Cranbourne Vic 3977GMH PA‑22‑150 Caribbean (Tail wheel conversion) 22‑6967 18/1/12 Fredrick Crampton, 35A Bradford St Menora WA 6050HAT PA‑38‑112 Tomahawk 38‑79A0702 17/12/11 Kurt Kranen, 5 Christella Ct Cornubia HBI Robinson R22 Beta II 3741 3/2/12 Helicopter Rebuilds, PO Box 5632 Port Macquarie HBR Robinson R22 Beta 1317 29/1/12 Carol Godfrey, “Tinnenburra” Cunnamulla Qld 4490HKW Robinson R22 Beta II 4278 3/2/12 Helicopter Rebuilds, PO Box 5632 Port Macquarie HOA Robinson R22 Beta II 4099 23/1/12 Cobb and Co Helicopters, “Nockatunga” PMB 1 Thargomindah Qld 4492HSD Robinson R22 Beta II 3748 10/1/12 Bankstown Helicopters, PO Box 29 Georges Hall NSW 2198HYP Robinson R44 Raven I 1412 3/2/12 Brent Smoothy, PO Box 582 Newman WA 6753NSW 2198IHF Beech A36 Bonanza E‑1356 18/1/12 UC Aviation, Hangar 6 Wirraway Rd Essendon Vic 3041JEA Beech B300 Super King Air 350 FL‑361 27/1/12 David Forrest, PO Box 94 Cottesloe WA 6911JMM Cessna 551 Citation II/SP 551‑0036 27/1/12 Myjet Aviation, PO Box 2388 Bendigo
3554JRH Heintz CH300 Tri‑Z W116 21/1/12 Kingsley Barrett‑Lennard, PO Box 263 Applecross
6953JRQ Robinson R44 Raven I 2094 30/1/12 Victor Hansen, 84 Tindalls La Berry NSW 2535JWT Robinson R22 0102 6/2/12 Heli Scenic Flights, 26 Currawong Cres Leonay NSW 2750KXM Cessna 510 Mustang 510‑0387 1/2/12 Gulf Coast Aviation, 19A/11 Thompson Rd Patterson Lakes Vic
Vic 3844LII Air Tractor AT‑802A 802A‑0020 1/2/12 Spray Tech Aviation, PO Box 221 Wee Waa 2388LJW Cessna 182Q Skylane 18266233 22/1/12 Violet Shores, 10 Billagal Pl Blaxland 2774LJY PA‑34‑200 Seneca 34‑7350129 11/2/12 Graham Gustard, 33 Teragalin Dr Chain Valley Bay NSW 2259LMP BAe 125 1000B 259022 10/2/12 Shortstop Jet Charter, Hangar 5 Wirraway Rd Es‑sendon Airport Vic 3041LXM Bell 206B‑2 JetRanger II 2170 11/2/12 Carl Hearps, 16 Nelson Rd Cattai NSW
West NSW 2138MJP PA‑28‑140 Cherokee 28‑23063 19/1/12 Michael Reece, 15 Collins St Biloela 4715MPA Cessna U206G Stationair U20605004 13/1/12 Armata Nominees, PO Box 36320 Win‑MXK Canadair CL‑600‑2A12 Challenger 601 3003 31/1/12 Blissett Holdings, PO Box 956 South Perth WA 6951NTG Beech 200C Super King Air BL‑9 23/1/12 Formula Aircraft, 1 Baron Way Jandakot
6164PCA PA‑28‑235 Cherokee 28‑10391 15/1/12 Martin Sullivan, PO Box 29 Dirranbandi 4486PKP PA‑22‑108 Colt (Tail wheel conversion) 22‑9534 26/1/12 Peter Ruwald, 8 Jiparu Dr Murrumbateman NSW 2582PUD Boeing B75N1 Stearman 75‑7315 3/2/12 Allan Schwarze, 74 Stuart Rd Tyabb 3913PUX PA‑28‑180 Cherokee C 28‑2828 4/2/12 Peter Grogan, 35/1 Juniper Dr Breakfast Point NSW 2137PWI PA‑32‑300 Cherokee Six 32‑40269 29/12/11 David Neaves, PO Box 408 Fairy Meadow NSW 2519QQO Pitts S‑1T Special 1055 17/1/12 Peter Williamson, “Nee Nee” Newell Hwy Moree 2400RFM Air Tractor AT‑502B 502B‑0696 21/12/11 Keyland Air and Ground Services, PO Box 376 Dalby Qld 4405RMN Robinson R44 Raven I 1780 20/12/11 Wraxwood, PO Box 3618 Caloundra Qld
Gap NSW 2333RUF Cessna R172K Hawk XP R1722853 1/7/11 John MacMillan, “Evanston” Isisford Rd Ilfracombe Qld 4727Mundijong WA 6123SKN Cessna 310R 310R1681 8/2/12 Barrier Air Charter, PO Box 43448 Casuarina NT 0811SKV Cessna 404 Titan 404‑0412 27/1/12 BPW Aviation, PO Box 652 Scone NSW 2337STB Cessna 210M Centurion 21062771 8/1/12 Ozshore, 27 Thornbill Loop Beeliar 6164SXK GippsAero GA8‑TC 320 Airvan GA8‑TC 320‑12‑172 15/2/12 Commando Skydivers, PO Box 2066 Rowville Vic
Toow‑oomba Qld 4350HELICORP
TFP Cessna 310R 310R1844 28/12/11 Caper, Main Terminal Essendon Airport Vic 3041
TNU Cessna 152 15283965 18/1/12 Darren Barnfield, 229 Hendersons Rd Hastings 3915
TSC Robinson R44 Raven I 2165 31/1/12 Tyrone Pastoral, “Tyrone” Gurley NSW 2398
TXG Cessna 177RG Cardinal 177RG0392 8/2/12 Christopher Jelliffe, 59 Princes Rd Hyde
Park Qld 4812
TZC Cessna P172D Skyhawk P17257188 15/1/12 David Lester, 4 Queen St Ormond 3204
UNE Cessna A152 Aerobat A1521004 4/2/12 Trevor Chalk, 57 Franklin St Westbury 7303
UPB Cessna 150M 15079182 26/1/12 Warren Matthews, 284 Burra Rd Tullamore 2874
VMJ Robinson R44 Raven I 2166 13/2/12 TE and GL Jones, PO Box 266 Ayr Qld 4807
VOH Robinson R44 Raven I 2149 31/1/12 G and C Pastoral, PO Box 2553 Alice Springs 0871
VRX Vans RV‑10 40228 12/10/11 Michael Fletcher, 14 Oleander Pl East Bunbury WA 6230
VVX Team F1 Rocket 147 1/2/12 Nicholas Wills, PO Box 664 Wollongong NSW 2520
WAF PA‑28‑180 Cherokee C 28‑2529 16/1/12 Paul Fairall, 29A Caloroga St Wattle Park 5066
WAK Grumman AA‑5B Tiger AA5B‑1318 3/2/12 Rodney Cotton, 7 Cooma St Bairnsdale 3875
WAT Robinson R22 Beta II 4537 18/1/12 Camm Cattle Company, PMB 9012 Pentland 4816
WDZ Cessna U206G Stationair U20605093 27/1/12 AAA Charter, PO Box 329 Jabiru 0886
WEP Robinson R22 Beta II 4544 13/1/12 Nimvale, 1/12 Pathfinder Dr Caloundra Airport
Qld 4551
WFE Cessna 560 Citation V Ultra 560‑0335 16/1/12 Australian Corporate Jet Centre, 127
Smith St Fitzroy Vic 3065
WGH Cessna T182T Skylane T18208614 12/1/12 Aquastir, PO Box 63 Bowral NSW 2576
WHT PA‑22‑108 Colt 22‑9314 16/1/12 Graham Puddick, 74 Travers Dr Australind WA 6233
WKZ Robinson R22 Beta II 4543 9/2/12 Mungindi Holdings, PO Box 1182 Mungindi 2406
WVM Grob G102 Astir CS 1514 13/1/12 William Atkinson, 339 Plummers Rd Burra 2620
WYN Cessna U206G Stationair U20605906 20/6/11 Brad Fullwood, PO Box 39521 Winnellie
NT 0821
WZH Schweizer 269C 300C S1321 13/1/12 Aerowasp, PO Box 652 Camden NSW 2570
XAQ Pilatus PC‑12/45 225 6/2/12 Jandakot Flight Centre, 4 Baron Way Jandakot Airport
WA 6164
XHF Aerospatiale SA365N Dauphin 6061 2/2/12 McDermott Aviation, PO Box 600 Cooroy
Qld 4563
XSN PA‑28‑161 Warrior II 28‑8016317 31/1/12 Jai Wright, Hangar 18 John Duigan Dr
Yarrawonga Airport Vic 3730
YYS Robinson R44 Raven I 1801 31/1/12 Aqua Holdings (Qld), PO Box 2493 Mareeba 4880
YZB BAC 145 Jet Provost T Mk 5A EEP/JP/1012 12/12/11 Top Gun Australia, PO Box 61
Richmond Tas 7025
ZGK Bell 222U 47573 22/12/11 Wraxwood, PO Box 3618 Caloundra Qld 4551
ZGZ Eurocopter EC135P2 0197 20/12/11 FNU, 12 Pathfinder Dr Caloundra Airport 4551
ZWT Robinson R44 Astro 0716 22/12/11 HJL, PO Box 3818 Caloundra Qld 4551

Register Review

Several new types are shown in the New Allocations this issue with by far the most interesting Precision Aerospace Productions’ Vought OS2U Kingfisher PSG and John Kempton’s Consolidated Vultee BT-13A Valiant JKV.

The Kingfisher was designed as a two-seat catapult launched observation floatplane although it could be fitted with a conventional tailwheel undercarriage for training. It was fitted with a very large central float below the fuselage and two, much smaller, stabilising floats attached to the wingtips. Its performance suffered due to the cumbersome central float and comparatively small 450hp (336kW) Pratt & Whitney R-985 radial engine, but it was used very successfully as an airborne observation platform with the US Navy.

The Kingfisher made its maiden flight on March 1 1938 and 1,519 were built for the US Navy, the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, the Soviet Navy and the RAAF. Several US Navy aircraft were later PSG. CASA is quoting the serial number of PSG as A48-7, but the aircraft is believed to be A48-2 which was at Whale World, Albany before being moved to Wangaratta.

Jerry Vultee formed the Airplane Development Corporation during 1932 after designing the V-1 single-engine, six-passenger airliner and American Airlines showing interest in the design. Unfortunately the airline chose the DC-3 for its twin engine safety over the eight-seat V-1A, a development of the V-1, and only 11 Vultees were delivered to American Airlines. The company went through several name and ownership changes between 1932 and 1939 when it became a wholly independent aircraft manufacturer. However, Jerry Vultee did not live to see his company gain independence as he and his wife died when the aircraft he was piloting crashed into Wilson Mountain, Arizona during a snowstorm.

Vultee Aircraft head-hunted Dick Palmer from Howard Hughes to replace Jerry Vultee as chief designer and he set to work on military designs to aid the war effort. Palmer designed the BT-13 and BT-15 Valiant training aircraft and oversaw most of the subsequent military designs before Consolidated and Vultee merged to become the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation – generally known as Convair.

John Kempton acquired his BT-13 Valiant from the USA and Dave Prossor has expanded upon its history, along with the Kingfisher’s, in his Warbirds column elsewhere this issue.

MJI and NPP are the first Bell 429 GlobalRanger helicopters in Australia with a further example registered in passed to the Cuban Navy and the type was not retired by the Cubans until 1959. Eighteen Kingfishers were delivered to the RAAF from a batch that were originally destined for the Dutch East Indies but were diverted to Australia in 1942. They were initially used as primary trainers for flying boat crews but they also equipped 107 Squadron and were used for convoy escort duties between 1943 and October 1945. A Kingfisher was also used in support of the 1947 Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition.

There are believed to be only eight Kingfisher survivors around the world, all in the US except for one in Cuba and New Zealand during January last year. The 429 has been developed by Bell in conjunction with Korean Aerospace Industries and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Japan and is based on the 427, primarily for the emergency medical services industry. The 427’s cabin size was found to be inadequate for a stretcher, patient and medical staff so the 429 was developed with a larger cabin as well as supporting single-pilot IFR operations and a glass cockpit.

The GlobalRanger retains the engine and rotor drive system from the 427 but incorporates an advanced fourblade composite rotor design with swept tips and a modular airframe. The helicopter is powered by two 625shp (466kW) Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207D1 turboshaft engines. The 429 first flew on February 27 2007 but it was not until July 7 2009 that the first customer deliveries were made and at that time Bell had over 300 orders for the aircraft.

Raytheon Australia will provide three GlobalRangers to the RAN at Nowra to replace AgustaWestland AW109E Powers on a Retention and Motivation Initiative contract with 723 Squadron.

Helicopter crews will initially train on Aerospatiale Squirrels before progressing onto the GlobalRangers in preparation for the arrival of the MH-60Rs in 2014.

The final two new types shown in this month’s listing are the GippsAero GA10 XGY (see last issue for details) and Kevin Traeger’s Pazmany PL-9 Stork PZU. The Stork is a 3/4 scale version of the famous WW2 Fiesler F-156 Storch operated by the Luftwaffe. The original Storch was a two-seat, high-wing, single-engine aircraft with a takeoff roll of only 43m and a landing roll of just 12m with a 10km/h headwind.

Ladislao Pazmany designed the Stork for amateur builders using modern materials and production processes but with the classic looks and handling characteristics of the original Storch. The welded chrome alloy steel tube fuselage is fabric covered while the wings arefinished with sheet aluminium.

PZU has taken 11 years to complete, is at the taxiing stage and is expected to have its maiden flight during the life of this issue. It is fitted with a 160hp (120kW) 2. 5 litre Subaru EJ25 engine and is painted in green, grey and blue camouflage with German crosses and swastikas.

Unfortunately, included in the Deletions section this month are two aircraft involved in accidents that claimed the lives of well known aviation identities. Tiger Moth GVA crashed at Maryborough, Victoria taking the life of John Fisher, and Extra NIS was involved in an accident at Temora during January 2009 ending the life of Tom Moon. John Fisher was a dedicated De Havilland enthusiast and owned several of the type in his Old Aviators Flying Museum at Maryborough. Tom Moon was one of the most accomplished aerobatic pilots in Australia and many will remember his immaculate displays at airshows around Australia. His Extra was registered NIS in order to read SIN while inverted.

Several aircraft have been withdrawn from use never to fly again, including Zlin Z‑242L ZLI which was with the Oxford Aviation Academy at Moorabbin but has not flown for a number of years due to exceeded spar life. It has now gone to the Sale Technical College as a ground instruction airframe.

Airliner exports include the last Virgin Embraer E-170, ZHF, which has joined its sisterships in the US and the fifth Qantas Boeing 767-300ER, OGE, destined for freighter conversion. Swearingen Metro 23 KEX is the second of four Pel-Air Metros that will go the Bearskin Airlines in Canada.

Eurocopter Squirrel OUF and Bell 407 VDV are now in PNG, PZL Dromader NID is on its way to South Africa and Aerospatiale Squirrel WHW and elderly Auster Autocrat WMM have been exported to New Zealand.

Catching up on some exports whose subsequent identities have not been reported in this column before, North American Trojan XVT, which went to South Africa during April 2011, is now flying as ZU-FOY with Pacific Coast Investments at Ferndale.

Bell 412HP MHQ, which was exported to Indonesia in January last year, is now known to have become PK-FUG. Unfortunately the big Bell crashed and was written off at Mount Dua Saudara on August 3.

A recent survey of the Philippines register has revealed the new identities of three Cessna 152s which were sold to Omni Aviation Corporation at Clark Field during March 2011. AQF, BYQ and BSF are now marked as RP-C3602, RP-C3603 and RP-C3604 respectively.

Five Hughes 369HS helicopters that were shown in the July 2010 Register Update as “Revoked by CASA” have now turned up in the Philippines with VLM now RP-C5200, ONX RP-C5201, FHL RPC5202, KFZ RP-C5203 and HUN now marked as RP-C5204, all with Venjo Trading Services at Manila.