New DH8Ds - in service?

[Rowan McKeever]

G'day guys

I know LQD went into service on QF1491 on the 15th, does anyone know if/when LQF and LQG went into service?

Cheers
Rowan

[Zac M]

Secret as I know LQF and LQG are yet to enter service.

[Rowan McKeever]

Thanks Zac. I don't want to know secrets, just curious if they were already in the air.

[Ben Smith]

Back on the 7th of August I spied a pair of shiny new Q400's with Canadian regos hanging around the hangar (not literally!) at CBR. I think LQE may have also been present. It was the freshies that really caught my eye though.

[Rowan McKeever]

I saw those too Ben... they turned out to be LQD and LQG. LQF arrived in CBR only a couple of days later.

LQE is some other type, privately owned, a Tobago I think but don't quote me. These latest Q400s have caused some confusion with their regos!

[Ben Smith]

Thanks Rowan. I'm pretty sure there was an LQ something present.

Must be getting difficult to find a continuous block of regos containing a Q as the first or second letter...

[Rowan McKeever]

From memory LQG was parked outside the apron and LQD was inside (spied it early in the morning). I think another thread on here says LQF arrived that day, probably with C- reg.

I was looking at the 'available marks' last night and it's getting hard to find any kind of series!

[Hugh Jarse]

Heh, heh... Flew all those callsigns (except LQD which had already been destroyed near Ceduna, SA) when they were all on TB-20's :D

[Zac M]

Secrets is an iPhone auto correct fail Rowan... and I am pretty sure the photo I have of LQF arriving with Canadian rego was infact the 7th!