Originally Posted by
FE to the stars
Where did these guys get their type ratings? I was not aware there were Convairs operating in Aussie.
Both did type flying on type in South Africa before they ferried VH-TAA (technically a VC-131D, ex- ZS-ARV from Rovos Rail) from South Africa just under 2 years ago. This aircraft has just returned to flying recently after Ross had an engine failure in the right hand engine whilst flying it last year. Ross was very aware after that incident of the single engine performance of the a/c, especially as the a/c was very light in the Australian engine failure.
HARS website information:
https://hars.org.au/convair-440/
HARS currently has three Convair aircraft:
- VH-TAA – an ex-USAF VC-131D
- VH-EAQ – an ex USN C-131F currently with the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson (this aircraft is not airworthy at this point)
- VH-PDW – a Convair 580 (Allison TurboProp) freighter at the Parkes Air Musem in NSW