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Geoff Leff
12th April 2010, 01:03 AM
Hi all,

The last few nights while up working on my website I've noticed in the wee early hours.. eg. midnight til around 3am an aircraft appearing with a callsign of MVX just flying around aimlessly (or so it appears). The ModeS is 7C3FCB.

Anyone know what it is? airframes.org doesn't show any data.

It doesn't seem to be destined for anywhere in particular as it just seems to come and go over a period of a couple of hours. Would this possibly be a military aircraft?

Any information would be great. It's got me intrigued. Plus I can add it to my database if I can find specifics.

Thanks
G
Nigel C
12th April 2010, 05:11 AM
MVX is a Kingair with the RFDS.
Geoff Leff
12th April 2010, 05:15 AM
Ahhh.. awesome.. I'm assuming RFDS is Royal Flying Doctor Service?

Thanks heaps.
Geoff
Nigel C
12th April 2010, 06:42 AM
Yep, sure is.
Maikha Ly
12th April 2010, 08:02 AM
Geoff

I was hearing this callsign as well last night. Intrigued, I looked it up on airliners.net to get some mental imagery of what it'd look like, and got this (http://www.airliners.net/photo/Sunstate-Airlines/Short-360/0251014/&sid=0fac28197cec0d8c90d9b432bc605ec7) as a result.

As I asked elsewhere on the forum on the status of these fleet of aircraft in Australia, I didn't think this was the case! :p

Thanks Nigel for the info
Mick F
12th April 2010, 08:10 AM
And we don't wander aimlessly around the skies, we generally have some idea where we're going, :).

Mick
Nigel C
12th April 2010, 08:28 AM
Maikha, your photo was from 20 years ago...plenty has changed from then!
Noel White
12th April 2010, 03:23 PM
Intrigued, I looked it up on airliners.net to get some mental imagery of what it'd look like.

Ahh, the flying block of flats. :D
Geoff Leff
12th April 2010, 04:41 PM
Found this.. interesting.. at least I have enough to update my database now.

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=70442

Thanks everyone.
Maikha Ly
12th April 2010, 07:35 PM
Ahh, the flying block of flats. :D
I interpreted it as it looking a bit like a cheese grater I have at home :)
Jethro H
15th April 2010, 01:33 PM
from CASA site:
VH MVX
Power Driven Aeroplane with tricycle - retractable landing gear
2 Turboprop engines
Manufacturer: Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
Model: B200C
Serial number: BL-153
Aircraft first registered in Australia: 15 January 2009

Registered operator as of 15 January 2009
ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE OF AUSTRALIA (SOUTH EASTERN SECTION)