Register Review

The NOTAR system replaces the need for a tail rotor by using a fan inside the tail boom to produce a high volume of low-pressure air, which exits through a slot along the right-hand side of the boom. With the down wash of the main rotor blades forcing an equal amount of air down each side of the tail boom, the extra air down one side produces a low-pressure area on that side and, like an aircraft wing, tries to push the tail boom to the right, counteracting the torque of the engine trying to push the tail to the left.

The anti-torque pedals control the pitch of the fan blades, forcing more air down the tail boom. Air that is not directed out of the slot continues to the end of the tail boom and exits through a vented rotating drum, which is controlled by the anti-torque pedals and provides directional control. Although Rotor Force’s Explorer is a relatively old helicopter, the aircraft had only done 900 hours when it arrived in Australia. It was fitted with an executive interior including leather seats, genuine walnut fittings and a cocktail cabinet. Unfortunately the interior had to be converted to a more utilitarian layout for its use in Australia. It was owned by co-founder of Microsoft Paul Allen and was one of two located on his luxury yacht Octopus.

Rotor Force Australia has up to now concentrated solely on powerline surveys with its fleet of Eurocopter EC120s and MD520s, but it is understood that the Explorer will soon be opening up new opportunities for the company.

The Eurocopter EC130 was a development of the AS350 Squirrel using a wider fuselage and the Fenestron tail rotor system. Eleven of the original B4 models are flying in Australia, with even more across the Tasman.

Now Microlite in Melbourne and Glenample Air at Princetown, Victoria have both received one of the latest EC130T2 models fitted with the 950shp (710kW) Turbomeca Arreil 2D turbine engine, replacing the 2B1 fitted to the earlier B4 model.

The EC130T2 had its first flight at Eurocopter’s main facility at Marignane in France in 2011 and was officially released at Heli-Expo in Dallas, Texas in December 2012. The 2D engine is the same as that fitted to the AS350Be Squirrel. The EC130T2 also inherits the vibration-control system from the EC225.

The aircraft can be fitted with up to seven passenger seats and Eurocopter claims that 70 per cent of the aircraft is unlike the B4, including a dual-channel FADEC unit with a third automatic and independent channel for engine control, a completely flat cabin floor and new air conditioning.

Following on from the new Maule M-9 detailed in the November issue, Trojan Air-Tech has now imported the first Maule M-7-235C Orion to be seen on the local register. Built in 1997 and registered as N616PL before coming to Australia, the aircraft is based at Redcliffe, Queensland.

Maule sub-types are quite complicated, with the M-7 series offering more than 20 options including tail and nose wheel undercarriage, piston or turboprop engine, deeper fuselage and short or long wings.

Trojan Air-Tech’s Orion IJH is designated M-7-235C indicating M for Maule, series 7, which is the current model, and fitted with a 235hp (175kW) Lycoming O-540-B4B5 engine. The C-model has a 8cm higher rear fuselage and extended rear cabin with an extra fifth seat, an 206cm constant speed propeller and a spring steel main undercarriage with a tail wheel.

The two Air Tractor AT‑802s, FFB and FFM, that travel between Canada and Australia each year to coincide with each country’s bushfire season are back in Australia for the third year in a row, and are the only aircraft shown in the Aircraft Returning to the Register section this issue.

Two-thirds of the Deletions section is made up of exports this issue, with America beingthe favourite destination and New Zealand a close second. The two Singapore Flying College Learjet 45s SQR and SQV are now with Rectrix Aviation in Bedford, Massachusetts, and are marked as N113RX and N131RX respectively, while the Wells Fargo Bank of Salt Lake City, Utah is now the registered owner of Qantas Boeing 737‑400 TJE, now N230AG, and Canadair Challenger VLC, which is now N360SL. Dassault Falcon 900 LUL is now flying as N820M with Triple N Aviation in Fort Worth, Texas.

Antonio Lentino has moved to New Zealand and taken his Piper Turbo Saratoga, AQM, with him. The aircraft has become ZK-VQM and is based at Wellsford. Also now based at Wellsford is Pilatus PC-12 ZBD, which has been acquired by Tara Iti Holdings and is flying as ZK-TIL. Cameron hot air balloon LBT, which is in the shape of a house, has become ZK-LBT with Balloon Expedition Company of New Zealand at Waitakere.

In the UK, Agusta A109 Power VIS is now G-DVIP with Castle Air at Trebrown, Cornwall. The Agusta was noted being unloaded from a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747 freighter at Heathrow on November 8. GippsAero Airvan UQA is listed as having been exported to South Africa, although its final destination is believed to be Botswana.

Three aircraft have been de-registered due to accidents, with two helicopters being damaged near Horn Island, Queensland within two months. Bell 412 EMZ was on a night training flight from Horn Island to Prince of Wales Island when it landed heavily at the landing site on Prince of Wales and was substantially damaged.

Just over a month later, Bell JetRanger SMI was on an aerial photography flight near Horn Island when it made a forced landing on the edge of a reef 7nm northeast of the island.

The third accident involved Piper Cherokee RVJ. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a field shortly after departing from Kilcoy in Queensland after the engine failed at about 50ft. The aircraft ran through two fences before coming to a halt. All three aircraft suffered substantial damage but thankfully nobody was seriously injured.

Following up on some recent exports, Learjet 60 SBU, which was shown in the November Deletions, is now known to have become N604ED and registered to the Bank of Utah in Salt Lake City.

De Bruin Aviation’s BAe Jetstream OAB, listed in the May issue, is now known to be flying in the Philippines as RP-C2813.

Meanwhile in PNG, Pacific Jets at Port Moresby has advised that Cessna Citation JMK, now P2-JMK, is being leased to provide medical evacuation services within PNG and the surrounding South Pacific region. Pacific Jets works closely with well-known medevac company International SOS. P2-JMK joins another Citation, P2‑EUV, in the Pacific Jets PNG fleet.

New Allocations

Arz/6 Cessna 525b Citationjet Cj3 525b 0027 5/11/13 Aeromil Pacific, Friendship Dr Mudjimba Qld 4564 Zk Tbm N1287d N5188w
Bql/3 Gippsaero Ga8 Airvan Ga8 13 199 14/11/13 Gippsaero, Po Box 881 Morwell Vic 3840
Brb/5 Agusta Aw109sp Grandnew 22317 13/11/13 Burbank Air Services, Po Box 177 Altona Vic 3018
Cen/3 Beech 95 B55 Baron Tc 2283 27/11/13 Murray Feddersen, Po Box 200 Narromine Nsw 2821 N308rb Zs-kkz N6066u
Dfh/4 Neico Lancair Super Es 44 21/11/13 Blue Range Aviation, 306 Harpers Rd Barjarg Vic 3723 N188jk
Dji/2 Kavanagh E 120 E120 468 25/11/13 Global Ballooning, 1/172 175 Swan St Richmond Vic 3121
Eiq/2 Thunder Ax9 120 Srs 2 4235 19/11/13 Shane Kirkman, 85 Brodie Dr Coffs Harbour Nsw 2450 Zk Eno Vh Eno
Epx/2 Mcdonnell Douglas Md 900 Explorer 900 00023 12/11/13 Rotor Force Australia, Po Box 1318 Woodford Qld 4514 N900af N9015y
Eqq/3 Eurocopter As350b3 Squirrel 3780 15/11/13 Skywork Helicopters (Aust), Po Box 250 Fig Tree Nsw 2525 Pk Urf Zk Hzz Vh Adc Vh Mdq
Fra/2 Bushby Mustang Ii M Ii 2274 19/11/13 Andrew Francis, 205 Old Telegraph Rd Maroota Nsw 2756
Heo/3 Robinson R22 Beta Ii 4622 13/11/13 Heliflite, Po Box 121 Georges Hall Nsw 2198
Htd/4 Robinson R22 Beta Ii 4621 13/11/13 Heliflite, Po Box 121 Georges Hall Nsw 2198
Ijh/3 Maule M 7 235c Orion 25015c 22/11/13 Trojan Air Tech, 159 Landsborough Ave Scarborough Qld 4020 N616pl N616el
Iky/2 Diamond Da40 180 Diamond Star 40747 28/11/13 Gdb Aviation, Po Box 28 Waramanga Act 2611 N887ds
Jbq/3 Eurocopter Ec130t2 7762 25/11/13 Microflite, Po Box 228 Port Melbourne Vic 3207
Jkx/2 Robinson R22 Beta Ii 4624 27/11/13 Heliflite, Po Box 121 Georges Hall Nsw 2198
Kfg/4 Cessna A185f Skywagon 18504351 13/11/13 Matthew George, Po Box 740 Kenmore Qld 4069 N185kt N58le N9407n
Kzx/2 Gippsaero Ga8 Tc 320 Airvan Ga8 Tc 320 13 192 5/11/13 Gippsaero, Po Box 881 Morwell Vic 3840
Lgg/2 Aerospatiale As350b2 Squirrel 2406 21/11/13 Helicopter Logistics, Po Box 298 Greenwood Wa 6924 Zk Hqe Vh Pcq Se Jkk Ln Ove Se Jkk D Hhub Hb Xvd
Mhm/5 Stoddard Hamilton Glasair Gii S Ft 2460 5/11/13 Michael Patten, 204 Luskintyre Rd Luskintyre Nsw 2321
Nvb/2 Cessna 182r Skylane 18267998 22/11/13 Aviation Salvage Holdings, Po Box 1187 Cronulla Nsw 2230 Vh Igb N9756h
Ofg/1 Cameron N 90 2389 19/11/13 Niall Higgins, Po Box 502 Glebe Nsw 2037 Ph Wfg D Orit D Westfalen
Ora/3 Neico Lancair Iv Liv 288 27/11/13 Winghigh Holdings, Po Box 12 Kempsey Nsw 2440 N927sb
Ows/2 Pilatus Pc 12/47e 1428 21/11/13 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, 3 Eagle Dr Jandakot Wa 6164 Hb Fqb
Pek/3 Cessna 190 7574 25/11/13 Mark Thurstan, 38 Tullimbar La Tullimbar Nsw 2527 N9872a
Piv/3 Vans Rv 7 70698 22/11/13 Ross Dickson, Po Box 380 Cooroy Qld 4563
Rnc/4 Cessna A152 Aerobat A1520867 4/11/13 Royal Newcastle Aero Club, Po Box 491r Rutherford Nsw 2320 N4689a
Rvj/4 Vans Rv 7 76233 29/11/13 Bernd Werninghaus, 26 Laburnum St Blackburn Vic 3130
Ssa/4 Vans Rv 12 120681 12/11/13 Steffen Sauerbrunn, 1/24 Outer Cres Brighton Vic 3186
Vbv/2 Air Tractor at 802 802 0404 25/11/13 Aga Services, Po Box 99 Stawell Vic 3380 Ec-lmu N8520j
Vdy/1 Vans Rv 7a 72030 28/11/13 John Darcy, 14 Abalone Ave Paradise Point Qld 4216
Vfv/1 Airbus A320 232 5858 18/11/13 Jetstar Airways, 4/222 Bourke St Melbourne Vic 3000 F Wwde
Vfx/1 Airbus A320 232 5871 18/11/13 Jetstar Airways, 4/222 Bourke St Melbourne Vic 3000 F Wwdm
Vgl/3 Aeroprakt A22ls Foxbat A22ls 195 26/11/13 Todd Kelly, Po Box 394 Patterson Lakes Vic 3197
Vnr/2 Airbus A320 232 5900 14/11/13 Tiger Airways Australia, Po Box 2101 Gladstone Park Vic 3043 D-avvo
Wdi/3 Robinson R44 Raven I 2313 8/11/13 Heliflite, Po Box 121 Georges Hall Nsw 2198
Xbo/2 Mbb Bo105cbs 5 S 549 20/11/13 Newcastle Helicopters, Airport Dr Newcastle Airport Nsw 2318 Zk Hak N105sm N105lf N4202d D Hdnx
Xhi/1 Airbus A320 232 5853 8/11/13 Jetstar Airways, 4/222 Bourke St Melbourne Vic 3000 F-whum (B Kjg) F Wwbx
Xhk/1 Airbus A320 232 5894 18/11/13 Jetstar Airways, 4/222 Bourke St Melbourne Vic 3000 F-wwbi
Yqt/1 Boeing 717 2bl 55179 4/11/13 National Jet Systems, National Dr Adelaide Airport Sa 5950 N917me
Yyu/2 Pitts S 2b Special 5046 25/11/13 Allan Yeomans, 60 Sunrise Blvd Surfers Paradise Qld 4217 N324u N5324u
Zvb/3 Eurocopter Ec130t2 7727 22/11/13 Glenample Air, “glenample” Princetown Vic 3269

Aircraft Returning to Register

Ffb/5 Air Tractor at 802a 802a 0356 18/11/13 Field Air (Operations), Pmb 25 Ballarat Vic 3351 C Gbpy Vh-ffb C-gbpy Vh-ffb C-gbpy
Ffm/4 Air Tractor at 802 802 0416 18/11/13 Field Air (Operations), Pmb 25 Ballarat Vic 3351 C Gybx Vh-ffm C-gybx Vh-ffm C-gybx

Deletions

Aqm/2 Pa 32r 301t Turbo Saratoga Sp 32r 8129070 26/11/13 Exported to New Zealand (Zk Vqm)
Cea/3 Cessna 162 Skycatcher 16200135 11/11/13 Transferred to Ra Aus Register (24 8329)
Daz/2 Cessna 172n Skyhawk 17269566 21/11/13 Exported to Indonesia
Emz/2 Bell 412 33001 15/11/13 Ditched Into Sea 12km Wsw Horn Island Qld 13/6/13
Igb/1 Cessna 182r Skylane 18267998 22/11/13 Re Registered Vh Nvb
Lbt/2 Cameron 105 Ss Home 10627 12/11/13 Exported to New Zealand (Zk Lbt)
Lul/1 Dassault Falcon 900c 192 6/11/13 Exported to Usa (N820m)
Rvj/3 Pa 28 140 Cherokee Cruiser 28 7425175 15/11/13 Crashed at Kilcoy Qld 22/9/13
Smi/3 Bell 206b 3 Jetranger Iii 4271 15/11/13 Ditched Into Sea 7km Ne Horn Island Qld 31/7/13
Sqr/2 Learjet 45 45 195 19/11/13 Exported to Usa (N113rx)
Sqv/2 Learjet 45 45 207 19/11/13 Exported to Usa (N131rx)
Tje/2 Boeing 737 476 24430 22/11/13 Exported to Usa (N230ag)
Uqa/3 Gippsaero Ga8 Airvan Ga8 13 190 18/11/13 Exported to South Africa
Vis/1 Agusta A109e Power 11217 12/11/13 Exported to Uk (G-dvip)
Vlc/2 Canadair Cl 600 2b16 Challenger 604 5456 4/11/13 Exported to Usa (N360sl)
Wdb/3 Vans Rv 4 Q202 18/11/13 Transferred to Ra Aus Register
Zbd/4 Pilatus Pc 12/47 837 4/11/13 Exported to New Zealand (Zk Til)
Zxg/1 Boeing 767 336er 25443 19/11/13 Exported to Usa

Changes of Owner or Operator

Agd/4 Pa 28 151 Warrior 28 7515173 25/10/13 Lilydale Flying School, Po Box 525 Lilydale Vic 3140
Ajz/7 Gippsland Ga8 Airvan Ga8 05 096 28/10/13 Kimberley Aviation, Po Box 2486 Broome Wa 6725
Aps/5 Kavanagh E 120 E120 467 30/10/13 Byron Bay Ballooning, 192 Mcauleys La Mullumbimby Nsw 2482
Bmw/3 Beech Hawker 850xp 258895 25/10/13 Burbank Air Services, Po Box 177 Altona Vic 3018
Brg/3 Pa 22 150 Caribbean (Tail Wheel Conversion) 22 6716 26/9/13 David Murray, 2/45 Kelvin St Maylands Wa 6051
Bzx/3 Robinson R44 Raven 1132 20/6/13 Newcastle Helicopters, Airport Dr Newcastle Airport Nsw 2318
Ccv/2 Pa 28 151 Cherokee Warrior 28 7715154 17/10/13 Meehan Traders, 16 Baracchi Cres Giralang Act 2617
Diw/2 Cessna 182g Skylane 18255067 8/10/13 Cotton Handling Systems, Po Box 1424 Moree Nsw 2400
Dkx/2 Cessna 172m Skyhawk 17267074 5/11/13 Alice Springs Aero Club, Po Box 508 Alice Springs Nt 0871
Dmf/3 Pa 31 Navajo A1 31 447 2/7/13 Air Frontier, Po Box 1244 Howard Springs Nt 0835
Dmq/2 Cessna 172n Skyhawk 17270315 2/6/13 Bruce Welsh, Po Box 3064 Burnie Tas 7320
Dpc/2 Agusta Bell 206a Jetranger 8138 29/10/13 Buchanan Aircraft, Po Box 593 Cooroy Qld 4563
Ejy/2 Cessna 550 Citation Ii 550 0141 5/11/13 Maxem Aviation, Po Box 1586 Applecross Wa 6953
Eqb/4 Embraer Emb 110p1 Bandeirante 110 214 30/10/13 John Ferrara, Po Box 844 Goulburn Nsw 2580
Eqt/3 Bell Oh 58a Kiowa 44018/012 11/11/13 New Day Aviation Services, Po Box 4247 Dandenong South Vic 3164
Fzz/5 Beech A36 Bonanza E 2944 15/11/13 Kane Younghusband, Po Box 4067 Mataranka Nt 0852
Hlb/3 Robinson R44 Raven I 1466 30/10/13 Barry Thompson, 1 Post Office Rd Princetown Vic 3269
Hqm/4 Robinson R44 Raven I 2296 4/11/13 Michael Shaw, Ms 410 Capella Qld 4723
Iio/4 Cessna 414 Chancellor 414 0265 8/10/13 Lorbek Luxury Cars, 327 Plummer St Port Melbourne Vic 3207
Jcp/1 Piper J 3l 65 Cub 5842 14/11/13 David Campbell, 6 Lincoln Ave Berwick Vic 3806
Jjr/2 Bell 212 31280 9/11/13 Heli Serv, 28 Northern Ave Moorabbin Airport Vic 3194
Jmx/1 Cessna 172i Skyhawk 17256667 1/12/12 William Suardi, 17 Holmes Ct Wodonga Vic 3690
Kfu/1 Pa 31 350 Navajo Chieftain 31 7552013 30/10/13 Gsl Group, Po Box 435 Cannonvale Qld 4802
Lea/2 Cessna 172n Skyhawk 17270214 10/10/13 Sunraysia Flying School, Po Box 1601 Mildura Vic 3502
Lji/1 Pa 31 Navajo 31 7712021 2/7/13 Secure Bits, 1/52 60 Garden Dr Tullamarine Vic 3043
Ljv/1 Robinson R22 Beta Ii 4466 10/9/13 All Terrain Helicopters, Po Box 93 Georgetown Qld 4871
Lkm/1 Cessna 340a 340a0330 29/10/13 Martin Wood, 16 Emlyn St Coorparoo Qld 4151
Lpj/3 Learjet 35a 35a 593 11/11/13 Air Affairs (Australia), Po Box 3089 North Nowra Nsw 2541
Lue/2 Bell Uh 1h Iroquois 11874 29/10/13 Trecked, Po Box 214 Georges Hall Nsw 2198
Mht/1 Auster Iiif 635 18/10/13 Stephen Guilmartin, 396 Mount Gisborne Rd Gisborne Vic 3437
Mmq/2 Vans Rv 6 W235 1/11/13 Paul Drayton, 43 Inglis St Boyup Brook Wa 6244
Mpd/1 Callair A9a 1070 20/10/13 John Buchanan, 36 Sanders Rd Frankston South Vic 3199
Mpm/3 Diamond Da40 180 Diamond Star Cs 40674 12/11/13 Trevor Allen, 7 Boatmans Row Eleebana Nsw 2282
Nej/2 Robinson R66 0452 11/11/13 Goondiwindi Helicopters, Po Box 1144 Goondiwindi Qld 4390
Oay/1 Cessna 210n Centurion 21064606 30/10/13 Mark Landy, Po Box 1189 Albury Nsw 2640
Ols/2 Cirrus Sr22 G3 Gts 3476 7/11/13 Apac Aviation, Po Box 438 Tamworth Nsw 2340
Oyt/1 Beech 200t Super King Air Bt 6/bb 489 1/11/13 Aerorescue, Gpo Box 338 Darwin Nt 0801
Pyl/2 Vans Rv 4 4544 4/11/13 Peter Gilbert, 2 Cremorne St Fullarton Sa 5063
Rdu/2 Aerospatiale As350ba Squirrel 2495 31/5/13 Steven Spinaze, Po Box 1071n Cairns Qld 4870
Rki/2 Cessna 421c Golden Eagle 421c0460 14/11/13 Westpac Bank, 1 King St Concord West Nsw 2138
Rnr/2 Beech 95 B55 Baron Tc 2083 28/10/13 Neil Rear, 27 the Ramble Booragoon Wa 6154
Rtt/1 Grumman Aa 1b Trainer Aa1b 0677 8/11/13 Egon Mahr, 456 Richards La Joadja Nsw 2575
Scy/3 Robinson R22 Beta Ii 4458 1/11/13 Heliflite, Po Box 121 Georges Hall Nsw 2198
Spg/4 Stoddard Hamilton Glasair Giii S130 8/11/13 Lincoln Jones, 21 Rim Rd Buderim Qld 4556
Syl/2 Vans Rv 8a 82419 18/10/13 Simon Skelly, Po Box 95 Ouyen Vic 3490
Tgu/2 Grob G 115a T Bird 8087 25/2/13 Bpw Aviation, Po Box 652 Scone Nsw 2337
Tgv/2 Grob G 115a T Bird 8074 25/2/13 Bpw Aviation, Po Box 652 Scone Nsw 2337
Tlz/3 Cessna 208b Grand Caravan 208b0789 25/2/13 Bpw Aviation, Po Box 652 Scone Nsw 2337
Tlz/3 Cessna 208b Grand Caravan 208b0789 6/9/13 West Wing Aviation, Po Box 5251 Townsville Qld 4810
Tlz/3 Cessna 208b Grand Caravan 208b0789 2/11/13 Hartcorp Enterprises, Po Box 1751 Port Macquarie Nsw 2444
Tmm/2 Pa 28 151 Cherokee Warrior 28 7415053 10/10/13 Phoenix Aero Club, Po Box 43 Hoxton Park Nsw 2171
Ubk/1 Cessna 210l Centurion 21059512 2/7/13 Air Frontier, Po Box 1244 Howard Springs Nt 0835
Vcg/1 Vans Rv 6a 23185 13/11/13 Geoffrey Stagg, Po Box 67 Stratford Vic 3862
Vis/1 Agusta A109e Power 11217 28/10/13 Fi Helicopters, Po Box 411 Robe Sa 5276
Vph/3 Boeing 777 3zger 37943 31/10/13 Virgin Australia Airlines, Po Box 1034 Spring Hill Qld 4004
Vtr/1 Pa 31 350 Navajo Chieftain 31 7952165 2/7/13 Air Frontier, Po Box 1244 Howard Springs Nt 0835
Wht/1 Pa 22 108 Colt 22 9314 2/11/13 Cole Darley, Po Box 40764 Casuarina Nt 0811
Wtn/1 Mooney M20c Mark 21 3107 6/11/13 Aircraft Solutions, 5 Garde St Toowoomba Qld 4350
Wyy/2 Pa 31 Navajo 31 657 2/7/13 Air Frontier, Po Box 1244 Howard Springs Nt 0835
Yvk/1 Yakovlev Yak 52w 9111314 14/11/13 James Crockett, 16 Moreton Ave Wynnum Qld 4178
Zsd/1 Cessna 172s Skyhawk Sp 172s10184 12/8/13 Basair Australia, Po Box 173 Georges Hall Nsw 2198