Greetings from Cairns

Hi All,
Now into the 2nd full weekend off and it's time to take stock.
Being involved in getting this ATR into the air has been a big task with not enough hours in the days.

The aircraft had its first engine run, yesterday. A bit of a milestone that has been ticked off.

Still have the PNG CASA auditors here checking through the aircraft history and confirming that all ADs have been completed. This aircraft will be the most checked aircraft going onto the PNG registrar.

This is the first ATR going onto the PNG registrar. There are other ATRs in PNG but are on foreign registrars. 

Planning to have the aircraft in PNG on the 3rd. No sure that will happen. Just to much to be achieved by that date.
Some company pilots are in BKK completing their 180 day base check-rides. should be back in CNS by Tuesday.
Next week will be the telling week as we give the manuals approved by PNG CASA.

That's the aircraft with the new livery.

Time to do some work on the manuals, so bye for now.

Gerard

Hi All,

Off to Cairns on Sunday.
Looking forward to getting airborne in the pocket rocket, the ATR42.
Completed my last flight with MCA on 29th Oct. Been with them for just over 25yrs.
Looking fwd to the new flying opportunity in PNG.
This pic show one of the two aircraft that I'll be flying. Looks a bit strange with only a four bladed prop. Six blades always looks better.

Fly safe

Gerard