Want to Trace a Reims Cessna F406
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Hi Everyone,
First time on the site and having been out of Africa since 2000 it was interesting to read about how aviation is developing (or not in some cases).
My reason for writing is to try and track down an aircraft I used to fly when operating for a SA company back in the late 90's. I was based in Sao Tome e Principe and used to fly a Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II registration S9-IHD and had great fun operating it to all sorts of interesting destinations such as Ghana, Gabon, Equitorial Guinea, Angola, Namibia, RSA and Mozambique.
During a lull in my current workload I decided to see if I could track down what had happened to the aircraft that I had so much fun (and one or two moments of sheer terror in),
My search led to the last point at which I know what the aircraft was doing and that was working for a UK company called Directflight registered as G-FLYN. It was then taken off the UK register when exported to Namibia and here the trail disappears. Is it one of the two Air Namibia a/c or has it moved on again? Anybody got any clues?
Hope somebody can help!
Thanks,danke, dankie
First time on the site and having been out of Africa since 2000 it was interesting to read about how aviation is developing (or not in some cases).
My reason for writing is to try and track down an aircraft I used to fly when operating for a SA company back in the late 90's. I was based in Sao Tome e Principe and used to fly a Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II registration S9-IHD and had great fun operating it to all sorts of interesting destinations such as Ghana, Gabon, Equitorial Guinea, Angola, Namibia, RSA and Mozambique.
During a lull in my current workload I decided to see if I could track down what had happened to the aircraft that I had so much fun (and one or two moments of sheer terror in),
My search led to the last point at which I know what the aircraft was doing and that was working for a UK company called Directflight registered as G-FLYN. It was then taken off the UK register when exported to Namibia and here the trail disappears. Is it one of the two Air Namibia a/c or has it moved on again? Anybody got any clues?
Hope somebody can help!
Thanks,danke, dankie
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Taken From JP Airlines fleets international
Westair Wings Charters P/L
WAA (Affiliated with West Air Aviation (Pty) Ltd) Windhoek-Eros
PO Box 407, Windhoek, Namibia Tel: +264 61372300 Fax: +264 61232402 Email: [email protected] SITA: n/a
F: 1991 Emps: n/a Head: n/a ICAO: WESTAIR WING Web: Westair Wings Charters - Intro
F: 1991 Emps: n/a Head: n/a ICAO: WESTAIR WING Web: Westair Wings Charters - Intro
o V5-WAK Reims/Cessna F406 Caravan II 406-0048 G-FLYN 0290 0302 2 PWC PT6A-112 4467 12 Pax DHL & Westair-
Westair Wings Charters P/L WAA (Affiliated with West Air Aviation (Pty) Ltd) Windhoek-Eros
PO Box 407, Windhoek, Namibia Tel: +264 61372300 Fax: +264 61232402 Email: [email protected] SITA: n/a
F: 1991 Emps: n/a Head: n/a ICAO: WESTAIR WING Web: Westair Wings Charters - Intro
F: 1991 Emps: n/a Head: n/a ICAO: WESTAIR WING Web: Westair Wings Charters - Intro
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V5-WAK Reims/Cessna F406 Caravan II 406-0048 G-FLYN 0290 0302 2 PWC PT6A-112 4467 12 Pax DHL & Westair-logo
0290/0302 (month and year of delivery)
here we list the month and year combination when the aircraft officially has been delivered or the titles have been transferred to this airlineJoin Date: Jan 2006
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Hi There
IF you can confirm the serial no. of the 406 I can identify it.
I'm currently doing test flying and training on a 406 now registered
as ZS-OTT, it came fom Namibia (Westair) not sure of the old reg, but sounds like it could be your machine. It has been bought by John Wright and he has upgraded the avionics and fitted an Stec autopilot. I was asked to do the c of a test flight and autopilot test flights, John as asked me to do his rating.
It's currently parked at Lanseria and will I think eventually go to Rand to live.
You can email me with your details and I'll send pictures, etc.
Regards
Stan
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IF you can confirm the serial no. of the 406 I can identify it.
I'm currently doing test flying and training on a 406 now registered
as ZS-OTT, it came fom Namibia (Westair) not sure of the old reg, but sounds like it could be your machine. It has been bought by John Wright and he has upgraded the avionics and fitted an Stec autopilot. I was asked to do the c of a test flight and autopilot test flights, John as asked me to do his rating.
It's currently parked at Lanseria and will I think eventually go to Rand to live.
You can email me with your details and I'll send pictures, etc.
Regards
Stan
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Used to fly this registration (S9-IHD) from 1996-1998 in Sao Tome. I ferried it from Miami to Sao Tome. It was on a Panamanian register when I picked it up in Miami. It had only 500h on it then in 1996. I believe most of those hours was done on dirtstrips in Colombia, flying short (~12 minute) legs. Plenty cycles.
We overhauled props and landing gear before leaving miami. Arrived in FPST 19th Sept. 1996
I think the serial was 0046 or 0048
Here are som pictures of the bird, this one in Transafrik hangar , Sao Tome
Hallo Kis's Photos | Facebook
On the ramp in Principe FPPR where you see the registration.
Hallo Kis's Photos | Facebook
Next to old Salazar airport tower (Sao Tome)
Hallo Kis's Photos | Facebook
We overhauled props and landing gear before leaving miami. Arrived in FPST 19th Sept. 1996
I think the serial was 0046 or 0048
Here are som pictures of the bird, this one in Transafrik hangar , Sao Tome
Hallo Kis's Photos | Facebook
On the ramp in Principe FPPR where you see the registration.
Hallo Kis's Photos | Facebook
Next to old Salazar airport tower (Sao Tome)
Hallo Kis's Photos | Facebook
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Hi K.Whyjelly,
IF it is the aircraft posted above from airliner.net, then it operated for Air Namibia on a lease from COMAV in Eros for a while as ZS-OTT.
Photos: Reims F406 Caravan II Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
They also had ZS-NYI
MyAviation.net - Aviation Photo Gallery
and there was another one ZS-OGY later...first in plain colours then in Air Nam colours.
Dont know if that helps ?!?
IF it is the aircraft posted above from airliner.net, then it operated for Air Namibia on a lease from COMAV in Eros for a while as ZS-OTT.
Photos: Reims F406 Caravan II Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
They also had ZS-NYI
MyAviation.net - Aviation Photo Gallery
and there was another one ZS-OGY later...first in plain colours then in Air Nam colours.
Dont know if that helps ?!?
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