Military King Air at Whyalla
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Military King Air at Whyalla
Folks,
There is a military King Air that has been parked at Whyalla airport, some claim for over three months.
It is out in the open and doesn’t seem to be a goer. Does anyone know what the story is?
You would think it could be put into a hangar for protection? It must be a very valuable aircraft.
Tootle pip!!
There is a military King Air that has been parked at Whyalla airport, some claim for over three months.
It is out in the open and doesn’t seem to be a goer. Does anyone know what the story is?
You would think it could be put into a hangar for protection? It must be a very valuable aircraft.
Tootle pip!!
You would think it could be put into a hangar for protection? It must be a very valuable aircraft.
The RAAF doesn't own it, Hawker Pacific does.
About time this made Prune. All RAAF King Airs grounded for some time because of cancer fears.
Would of thought they would of told other operators / pilots of this perceived risk so they could at least consider it. But no didn't say a word to others except Beech. By the time word got out to a few it was all over and as far as I know there back in the air
Would of thought they would of told other operators / pilots of this perceived risk so they could at least consider it. But no didn't say a word to others except Beech. By the time word got out to a few it was all over and as far as I know there back in the air
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Been nice knowing you, Sunfish. Hope you weren't welding, brazing, or grinding stainless steel regularly, without a suitable mask. Same goes for spraying the SC primer. 
Hexavalent Chromium compounds are nasty stuff. 
Hexavalent Chromium compounds are nasty stuff.
How many times do you have to be told Dick? Do you think it's a conspiracy of silence and denial and you're hoping your subtle repetition will cause a deep throat to spill the beans?
The cause was something like the air con mixing bowl being incorrectly primed? This led to carcinogenic fears and the mass grounding. Seeing as we the tax payer paid to have it sorted out shouldn't they tell us what the outcome was.
Apparently you "pause" a fleet rather than "ground" a fleet as it would be too hard to get them back into the air and pausing doesn't arouse too much interest and keeps casa out of the loop as its not a airworthiness matter
I wonder if any of the RFDS pilots were informed, probably the same component on a 200
Apparently you "pause" a fleet rather than "ground" a fleet as it would be too hard to get them back into the air and pausing doesn't arouse too much interest and keeps casa out of the loop as its not a airworthiness matter
I wonder if any of the RFDS pilots were informed, probably the same component on a 200
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and keeps casa out of the loop as its not a airworthiness matter
Not so, apparently.
While CASA has no "official" interest in State aircraft, a mate tells me that the relevant Contract for the KingAir operation requires a drop copy of defect reports to go through the normal CASA defect notification process.
Not so, apparently.
While CASA has no "official" interest in State aircraft, a mate tells me that the relevant Contract for the KingAir operation requires a drop copy of defect reports to go through the normal CASA defect notification process.
Surely worthy of warning / advising other operators.
At huge expense to the taxpayer, they're having all the ADSB gear ripped out. After that, they'll be used to blockade Williamtown airspace, with the specific aim of forcing young families either out to sea or over the Barrington Tops.