Flying Doctor Service BE20

[Anmer]

Heading south east towards Manchester, flight ID VHFDD.  Hex 7C19BF.

Listed as BE20 VH-FDD of Royal Flying Doctor Service Of Australia?

[steagles]

VH-FDD Has not been seen here in Townsville Nth QLD since 6 Jan17.
It is normally a very regular visitor here to our Flying Doctor base.
A few of the Aircraft were getting upgrades in the USA this year.
It may be starting it's way home.

I will ask some of the Flying Doctor pilots if I see them around in the next couple of days.

Cheer
Shaun
YBTL3

[Anmer]

Thanks Shaun.

It's at Biggin Hill at the moment.

Was it ADS-B before?

[Joolde]

Shauns info matches with FR24 data. FR24 indicates it came from the Beech Factory Airport, Wichita, KS and cruise altitudes also match a King Air.
Route: BEC-YQB-YYCR-RKV-BQH-ATH so far

[steagles]

I have it in Base station Reporter 55 times in 2016 to Jan 2017.

Cheers
Shaun

[Anmer]

I have it in Base station Reporter 55 times in 2016 to Jan 2017.

With positional data too?

[steagles]

Actually there is no positional data for it just altitude,
Most of the other Royal Flying Doctor aircraft have all the data displayed.

Cheers
Shaun

[Anmer]

Thanks Shaun.

The sqb database will include Mode-S aircraft as well as ADS-B.  Looks like this aircraft now has an ADS-B transponder.

[steagles]

VH-FDD arrived into Darwin after lunch today (Australian Time )

Cheers
Shaun

[Anmer]

Thanks for the update Shaun.