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Alex Lui
2nd April 2016, 02:45 PM
Hi,

Is it too early to find out which aircraft are on static display at the Canberra Airport open day tomorrow? I know Qantas is having a 737-800 and a 717-200 and Virgin Australia is having a 737-800 representing.

I have seen that VXQ is flying in from Perth tonight, can I assume this will be the 737 on display? I only ask as XZP and XZJ are flying into Sydney so unless they are positioning to Canberra, I doubt they will be on display.

Can I assume YQW will be the 717 on display as its undergoing maintenance in Canberra at the moment.

Does anyone know whether there's a charity mystery flight happening and what the rego is of the Virgin Australia 737 as yet?

Thank you in advance.
Zac M
2nd April 2016, 04:55 PM
YQY will most likely be the 717, YQW is certainly in no state for display at the moment. Believe VUR will be the VA aircraft.
Geoff G
2nd April 2016, 06:23 PM
A DHC4 caribou, DC3 and the Connie flew over home today inbound pfot tomorrow. Hear the roulettes check in with CB approach as well... Getting some nice attendees :) EAG (connie) requested RW30 but wasnt allowed due to aircraft type. Approach asked for MTOW and did a double take at the 60000kg answer given. EAG said they would do less pavement damage than a Dash8, but accepted RW35 in the end.
Zac M
2nd April 2016, 11:53 PM
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1703/26162057786_460fb90b1f_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FRRoiQ)
VH-EAG (https://flic.kr/p/FRRoiQ) by Zac Mathes (https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacmathes/), on Flickr

Connie Arriving for the Open Day
Julian L
3rd April 2016, 10:56 PM
Was at the open day today.

The Qantas 717 was a no show (anyone know why?), VXQ "Retro Roo II" was the Qantas 737 on display, and VUR was the Virgin 737 on display
Rowan McKeever
3rd April 2016, 11:14 PM
From a post in a facebook group it seems the B717 (YQT) was required in service due to damage to another B717 (NXE?) caused by ground equipment.
Kieran Wells
4th April 2016, 09:45 AM
Rowan, thats the same info i heard from several Qantas Employees, and that Qantaslink didn't have any other B717's available for the day.
MarkR
4th April 2016, 11:48 AM
Apparently the most common question of the ADF folk outside the Spartan was "when are we retiring these things" :eek: