AUS AVIATION 45 RE VH EAK
From: "Graeme Hogan" (ghogan01@no-spam)
Subject: Re: VH-EAK
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 20:34:03 +1000


"BB" <not@no-spam> wrote in message news:3f0c16f2$0$6685$afc38c87@no-spam >
> "JB" <jb0767@no-spam> wrote in message > news:SGCLa.1023$mq3.11524@no-spam > > For those interested in such things, EAK has been retired, and is off to > > Marana (?) on Monday. Dunno how many hours it's done, but I've flown > 181:28
> > in it. First flight for me was 30/12/92, Perth/Sydney. Last flight was > > 7/2/03, Melbourne/Perth.
> >
> > EAJ goes sometime in July.
> >
> > JB > >
> >
>
> VH-EAJ 58877 hrs and 26082 cycles...
>
58877 hrs = 6.7 years Anybody know how old it is.

> VH-EAK 59144 hrs and 25965 cycles...
>
> Regards,
> BB.
>
>
>


From: "BB" (not@no-spam)
Subject: Re: VH-EAK
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2003 23:22:05 +1000

"JB" <jb0767@no-spam> wrote in message news:SGCLa.1023$mq3.11524@no-spam > For those interested in such things, EAK has been retired, and is off to > Marana (?) on Monday. Dunno how many hours it's done, but I've flown 181:28
> in it. First flight for me was 30/12/92, Perth/Sydney. Last flight was > 7/2/03, Melbourne/Perth.
>
> EAJ goes sometime in July.
>
> JB >
>

VH-EAJ 58877 hrs and 26082 cycles...

VH-EAK 59144 hrs and 25965 cycles...

Regards,
BB.


Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 11:11:34 +1000
From: David Bromage (dbromage@no-spam)
Subject: Re: VH-EAK

Graeme Hogan wrote:
> "BB" <not@no-spam> wrote in message > news:3f0c16f2$0$6685$afc38c87@no-spam >> VH-EAJ 58877 hrs and 26082 cycles...
> 58877 hrs = 6.7 years > Anybody know how old it is.

Turned 18 this week.

Cheers David

From: ozzzpilot@no-spam (Trevor Fenn)
Subject: Re: VH-EAK
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 04:40:38 -0000

not@no-spam (BB) wrote in <3f0c16f2$0$6685$afc38c87@no-spam>:

>
>"JB" <jb0767@no-spam> wrote in message >news:SGCLa.1023$mq3.11524@no-spam >> For those interested in such things, EAK has been retired, and is off to >> Marana (?) on Monday. Dunno how many hours it's done, but I've flown >181:28
>> in it. First flight for me was 30/12/92, Perth/Sydney. Last flight was >> 7/2/03, Melbourne/Perth.
>>
>> EAJ goes sometime in July.
>>
>> JB >>
>>
>
> VH-EAJ 58877 hrs and 26082 cycles...
>
> VH-EAK 59144 hrs and 25965 cycles...
>
>Regards,
>BB.
>
>
>
>

I would have thought that was pretty young to be retired.
Hopefully they find further service and not the chop.

-- Trevor Fenn There are too many zz's in my email address above.
Take two zz's and email me in the morning.

"Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just"
The Star Spangled Banner Francis Scott Key

From: "RT" (r.thomas@no-spam)
Subject: Re: VH-EAK
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 20:14:47 +1000

BB wrote in message <3f0c16f2$0$6685$afc38c87@no-spam>...
>
>"JB" <jb0767@no-spam> wrote in message >news:SGCLa.1023$mq3.11524@no-spam >> For those interested in such things, EAK has been retired, and is off to >> Marana (?) on Monday. Dunno how many hours it's done, but I've flown >181:28
>> in it. First flight for me was 30/12/92, Perth/Sydney. Last flight was >> 7/2/03, Melbourne/Perth.
>>
>> EAJ goes sometime in July.
>>
>> JB >>
>>
>
> VH-EAJ 58877 hrs and 26082 cycles...
>
> VH-EAK 59144 hrs and 25965 cycles...

Mmmph. Makes the R22 main rotor assy replace at 2200 hours look even more ordinary....... :-(


From: matt weber (mattheww50@no-spam)
Subject: Re: VH-EAK
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 03:31:07 -0700

On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 20:34:03 +1000, "Graeme Hogan"
<ghogan01@no-spam> wrote:

>
>"BB" <not@no-spam> wrote in message >news:3f0c16f2$0$6685$afc38c87@no-spam >>
>> "JB" <jb0767@no-spam> wrote in message >> news:SGCLa.1023$mq3.11524@no-spam >> > For those interested in such things, EAK has been retired, and is off to >> > Marana (?) on Monday. Dunno how many hours it's done, but I've flown >> 181:28
>> > in it. First flight for me was 30/12/92, Perth/Sydney. Last flight was >> > 7/2/03, Melbourne/Perth.
>> >
>> > EAJ goes sometime in July.
>> >
>> > JB >> >
>> >
>>
>> VH-EAJ 58877 hrs and 26082 cycles...
>>
>58877 hrs = 6.7 years >Anybody know how old it is.
>
>> VH-EAK 59144 hrs and 25965 cycles...
>>
>> Regards,
>> BB.
>>
>>
>>
>