YJ-LGF Trislander ferry to Vanuatu
 

Currently at Malta nightstopping, any idea who will operate this trislander pls?
thks
Malcolm

Malta to Vanuatu in a Trislander...........

Hope you have a few weeks to spare! :}

Trislanders operated in Vanuatu many years ago.

yj-lgf ferry
 

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/405273.html

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/405272.html
tha above taken at malta 14.11

the below at Canada 7.11
YJ-LGF@Victoria 07Nov09 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

malc

I suspect that will be the first long nose Trislander in this part of the World. There has only ever been maybe five or six in Australia and the Pacific.

And a ****load of earplugs!

Except maybe for this one!

http://www.airlinehobby.com/fullsize.../577457903.jpg

Hmmm. I wonder where that one went? I think the rest of Bushies Trislanders were all short nose and ended up in PNG?

There was also a long nose Islander in Australia at one time.

Oh capt Fathom.....seeing that aeroplane gives me the heebie jeebies. Many hours spent ferrying 15 Palm Islanders twixt Palm & Townsville at 1000',oat above 40 deg, inside odour above comfortable.

There's a long nose model in service with GBA in Auckland. They've had it for at least a year and I am pretty sure they flew it over from England.

That is the ugliest thing I have ever seen!:eek:

The shortnose was even uglier. Nickname 'The Sled'. Cruised 130kts. Hot & noisy. Pre flight, to check the oil of the centre engine,the pilot opened the 2nd door on the starboard side stepped on the hinge then deftly swung himself between engine cowl & fuselage,until he could clamber up onto the roof. Walking down towards the engine,the C of G would move rearward & the tail would drop about 20cm til it rested on the tail steady,so don't get jolted off. The prop would then be hugged with the left arm whilst the right hand had to feel for the oil panel,then the red hot dip stick,always thinking 'I'm sure I turned off the mags....or did I?''

VH-BPB was cancelled 05.07.1982 as exported to USA as N3850K, then had a couple of other rego's , then to NZ, then to UK, then sold to Philippines. Think it is currently at Manilla. The operator of this one is not to hand, but, Unity Airlines in Vanuatu currently operate a "yellow" Tri, reg YJ-OO19, so could be them at a guess.

Logged a total of 3hrs ICUS in Tri P2-DNN way back in 1990 with Douglas Airways. Did'nt particularly like the beast at the time. (BPU, What you up to?)

Was told at the time that I'd eventually get the endorsement and would be doing the Gulf run but Dz went bagarup before it happened.:{

In a way I'm somewhat sad I did'nt get there.:hmm:

Pinky T. Pilot....although I hated the BN3,I am glad I was endorsed. There is not a lot of 3 engine pistons around.

YJ-LGF was seen in PEN / WMKP early this morning. Too bad it was still too dark for a proper photo.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../YJLGF_PEN.jpg

Any idea where it comes from and its next destination?

Call me nuts if you like, but I find the look of LGF to be somewhat appealing... maybe a darker red would look good but still... the overall airframe just has that certain appeal to me! Or maybe its just cause i'm sick of having a single donk up front and love the idea of having 3 instead!!

yep, you're sick alright. :yuk:

If I remember correctly Great Barrier Airlines' trislanders have registrations that start with LG_. Is it Auckland bound?

The long nose version in visually ''balanced''. The short nose just looked tail heavy. The long nose had a nose locker,which helped with baggage & especially trim. Being so long, keeping the C of G was always a problem especially on multi leg commuter flights. Thru pax had to be moved fore & aft to keep it in balance.

I don't think the final destination is Vanuatu, and GBA are the only other operators in the region.