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Stationair8
30th Sep 2009, 09:15
What are the RFDS(QLD) going to use the Cessna C208's for?
What happened to the other C208 post's?
Wally Mk2
30th Sep 2009, 09:27
'S8" apparently the thread had an engine failure & crashed, you know what they say about SE planes, dangerous buggers in some Ops!!:}
I could be wrong but the QLD section may have idea's for clinic runs to be conducted using the C208.
Wmk2:)
The 2 new C208's will based in CS and fly the clinics up and down the cape. I think arriving Oct.
Jabawocky
30th Sep 2009, 14:44
Heard a rumour one for out west too! YBCV perhaps???
Hey Wally.... the new machine spent about 10 hours in solid Victorian, South Australian and NSW cr@p wether recently....all IMC and to the GPS Arrival or Rnav minima :ooh: .......... And the skipper survived on 3 engines less than he is used to!!! :}
J
Trojan1981
30th Sep 2009, 22:13
Aerial Ambulance service is a market?
Absurd...
Dunnza
30th Sep 2009, 23:59
The C208 thread? I accidentialy deleted it while changing a spelling mistake...
Somone has hit the nail on the head though the C208 is perfect for clinic runs instead of contracting it out to PA-31 operators etc!
j3pipercub
1st Oct 2009, 00:20
Lester,
Which sections CEO said that? Pretty sure it would not have been QLD section. Heard the rumour about Cairns, and I don't think any will be sent west, unpressurised in summer I don't think would go down real well. I heard cs based.
Can I please fly them? I'd love to go back to the van with the docs.
Alice Kiwican
2nd Oct 2009, 02:42
Are they getting the "baby" C208's or the C208B Grand Caravans?
Rumour has it that they will replace Cairns based PC12 which will go to Isa.
RFDSEnthusiast
6th Jan 2013, 06:02
Hi YBCV RFDS was not getting the Cessna Caravan. It is only in use in CNS. Use for clinic runs only.
RFDSEnthusiast
6th Jan 2013, 06:07
They have received the C208B Grand caravan. And Cairns PC12 has moved to Charleville. VH-FDP. The current PC12's in QLD are VH-FDP, VH-FDC AND VH-NQB. VH-FDC AND VH-NQB are Isa.
tail wheel
6th Jan 2013, 18:49
I accidentialy deleted it while changing a spelling mistake...
If you are talking about this (http://www.pprune.org/dg-p-general-aviation-questions/391708-cessna-208-your-views.html) thread, I reinstated it.
Avgas172
7th Jan 2013, 08:02
I recently as yesterday flew a C208 out of Lukla in Nepal, the downdraughts were incredible just after T/O and I very nearly took out a number of trees, thank God (Krishna, Buddah) the terrain sloped away and I was able to keep a few metres above the terrain as the Valley swept way to the left of my flight path, I was able to keep flying the machine, without being too dramatic I can report I was able to survive the journey and the Flight Sim received no apparent damage. :suspect:
Dash 42
7th Jan 2013, 13:10
Avgas172...:ok:
I laughed!
jas24zzk
8th Jan 2013, 08:37
Avgas,
unlike you i got the tree's, but i did conclude that the faulty reset button as written in the snag log to be an erroneous entry
:E