AirServices Australia / Pearl Aviation Super King Air VH-FIY "Auscal 03" at Gladstone Airport This Week

Over the course of this week, AirServices Australia / Pearl Aviation Hawker Beechcraft B300 Super King Air VH-FIY was noted at Gladstone Airport completing one of its regular calibration flights of the Gladstone Airport Instrument Landing System (ILS) and other navigational aids (navaids).

VH-FIY at Gladstone Airport last year  (File photo)

VH-FIY looked to arrive into Gladstone Airport from Brisbane on Tuesday 3 April.  It completed an almost three-hour flight around Gladstone before returning to land.

On Wednesday 4 April, VH-FIY departed Gladstone Airport for Townsville via further navaid calibration around Mackay Airport. 

VH-FIY was heard to be using its usual radio callsign of "Auscal 03".

Photo taken by Terry Purcell  ©