- - Victoria Police Beech350
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Stationair8
24th Nov 2020 11:53
Victoria Police Beech350
This thing was flying virtually non stop during October, but hasn’t flown for a while.
Broken, or busted the budget or doesn’t appear on Flightaware?
junior.VH-LFA
24th Nov 2020 11:56
I didn't know this was a forum for spotters
Paul O'Rourke
24th Nov 2020 17:50
It has been around in recent times. Seems to have gone mode S.
Iron Bar
24th Nov 2020 18:45
It’s flying and is very good at spotting and tracking crims from a long way away. Has solved the endurance problem VicPol have had with rotary ops. Scum bags can’t out drive the Kingair.
Office Update
24th Nov 2020 20:18
Approval can be obtained for ADSB to be switched off.
Border Force dash 8 Ops out of Cairns, switch off whilst on task at various times.
Squawk7700
24th Nov 2020 21:58
Originally Posted by Iron Bar
(Post 10933966)
It’s flying and is very good at spotting and tracking crims from a long way away. Has solved the endurance problem VicPol have had with rotary ops. Scum bags can’t out drive the Kingair.
There’s no issues with the scum outrunning the new Leonardo’s.
With the Kingair, I suspect the pilots are are all checked in now.
The AW139’s have been smashed over the last couple of months with the same flight path over and over, presumably as staff are checked in, along with some IFR approaches. They have done a huge amount of flying which you’d think could be done in a sim. Depart Essendon, an approach at Avalon, circle Geelong, across the bay to Springvale, shoot an approach to Moorabbin, depart to the academy and back home into Essendon from the east. Must cost the state over $10k per flight.
