BAe-146 Bound for Bankstown

[Greg Hyde]

Skyliners is reporting that a new BAe-146 is heading for Bankstown.

BAe146-200QC/2119/VH-SIF for Pionair.

Anyone have the details ?

[Andrew Coggan]

Its for ops between BNE and NOU Greg, last I heard one is due tomorrow. Ex Titan aircraft G-ZAPN.

[Rowan McKeever]

Is this going to be a closed charter then? Pax, freight or combi?

Flightaware has G-ZAPN landed in DRW around 3 hours ago from DPS.

[Brock Little]

http://www.iasc.gov.au/applications/files/4758.pdf

Pionair Australia Ply Ltd (ABN 21 102 715 506) trading as Skyforce Aviation
respectively requests 18 tonnes of cargo capacity each way on the PNG route
originating Cairns...this particular type of aircraft
can be configured in either a full cargo or full passenger main deck arrangement.
We have had particular interest from the public, particularly mining and fisheries.

Looks like they want to use the freight configuration, however there is always potential to switch it over to a pax config if allowed by the IASC and as demand dictates.

[Greg Hyde]

thks,

It hasn't hit the Aus register as yet.

[Tim Bowrey]

G-ZAPN (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/GZAPN/history/20130409/0215Z/YBMA/YSBK) looks to have departed DRW not too long ago for Mount Isa refuel point and scheduled to arrive at Bankstown around 1445 this afternoon.

[Jayden Laing]

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8265/8635417115_0d71a1be19_b.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8533/8635416865_59ed05eb32_b.jpg

[Greg Hyde]

nice shot, hope they keep the paint job

[Matt Tank]

Hey guys,

I went out there on wednesday after work and took some pictures.
May be getting to go for a flight in it when they do some tests, so I'll have more pictures.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7686/dsc0544ha.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/12/dsc0544ha.jpg/)
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/1404/dsc0548o.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/809/dsc0548o.jpg/)
http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/6436/dsc0598sg.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/827/dsc0598sg.jpg/)

Regards,

Matt

[Greg Hyde]

nice shots.

[Grahame Hutchison]

On my visit to Bankstown this morning, the BAe 146-200 (E2119) 1988 G-ZAPN was parked on the Runway side of Alpha 2, opposite the Pionair hanger.
There was no one around to talk to and the aircraft had all the covers in place. It is listed on the UK Aircraft Register with Pionair as the Registered Owner,
and has 34104 Hrs as at 31/12/2006.

http://www.16right.com/MessageBoard/D300-20130413-012.jpg

http://www.16right.com/MessageBoard/D300-20130413-023.jpg

http://www.16right.com/MessageBoard/D300-20130413-033.jpg

http://www.16right.com/MessageBoard/D300-20130413-034.jpg

[Tim B]

Great photo's,but did anyone notice the DH-84 Dragon slip quietly into Bankstown on Thursday around lunchtime (my lunchtime, just outside Bunnings).
No photo's but it looked so majestic as it landed.

[Maikha Ly]

Must have been a positioning flight prior to heading to Echuca, Victoria, for last weekend's Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia National Fly-In, where the Dragon Rapide (Which is infact a DH-89a) and two other aircraft are regular visitors to.

I'll be getting photos up soon.

[Grahame Hutchison]

Is this the aircraft you are talking about, DH-89A VH-UTV Dragon Rapide (HG656) 1940. The pilot contacted me after
seeing this photograph on my website.

http://www.16right.com/D200-2008-04-27_001a.jpg

[Greg Hyde]

AA is reporting that Skyforce will be receiving a second a/c in November.

A second 146 – ex-G-ZAPK – is due for delivery to Skyforce in November. It will be registered VH-SJF.

http://australianaviation.com.au/2013/04/bae146s-arrive-in-australia-for-skyforce/

[Tim Bowrey]

The Indonesian ATP PK-DGA (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/PKDGA) is enroute from Sentani to Bankstown via Cairns this morning due around 1335.

[Winston Khong]

Graeme, did you take those shots from the fence? What time in the morning were the pics taken? Nice shots!

[Grahame Hutchison]

Hi Winston, The shots were taken airside around 10am from the apron between Alpha 2 and the Pionair Hanger.

[Maikha Ly]

Grahame, that is correct, and a beautiful machine it is!

This is what the aircraft looks like now, from last year's Cowra Fly-In
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7249/7017231739_62bb657c8d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maikhaly/7017231739/)
de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide (VH-UTV) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/maikhaly/7017231739/) by Wings and Wheels (http://www.flickr.com/people/maikhaly/), on Flickr

[Bernie P]

The Indonesian ATP PK-DGA (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/PKDGA) is enroute from Sentani to Bankstown via Cairns this morning due around 1335.

PH-DGA departed (for Mopah via Cairns) this morning…

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8396/8692498026_7dc21458ee_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/8692498026/)
DERAYA PK-DGA DEP YSBK (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/8692498026/) by AussiePomm (http://www.flickr.com/people/berniep/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8400/8691379211_e30cfe6216_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/8691379211/)
DERAYA PK-DGA DEP YSBK (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/8691379211/) by AussiePomm (http://www.flickr.com/people/berniep/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8122/8691378769_865246e7b4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/8691378769/)
DERAYA PK-DGA DEP YSBK (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/8691378769/) by AussiePomm (http://www.flickr.com/people/berniep/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8542/8691378379_308d2b49f7_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/8691378379/)
DERAYA PK-DGA DEP YSBK (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/8691378379/) by AussiePomm (http://www.flickr.com/people/berniep/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8259/8691377585_4a9d7ed6a6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/8691377585/)
DERAYA PK-DGA DEP YBKS (http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniep/8691377585/) by AussiePomm (http://www.flickr.com/people/berniep/), on Flickr