VH-XA2 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, N900SA Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Supervan 900, and VH-ZKG Cessna 208B Grand Caravan of Xcalibur Aviation (Australia), at Jandakot Airport, Western Australia – 14 January 2023.
VH-XA2: Awaiting conversion for geophysical survey work. Departed South Africa 15 October 2022 and arrived at Jandakot on 21 October 2022. MSN 208B2030, built in 2008, registered VH-XA2 on 18 November 2022, ex ZS-TBB, ZS-PGB, N2015A.
N900SA: Still wears the titles of the previous owner, Sky-Med Inc / Pacific Skydiving Honolulu and was delivered Honolulu – Majuro – Cairns – Jandakot on 12 January 2023. Registered VH-XA3 on 31 January 2023 and later modified for geophysical survey work. Converted from a Grand Caravan to a Texas Turbine Conversions Supervan 900; the 675hp Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A was replaced by a 900 hp Honeywell TPE331-12JR-702TT engine, and the 3-bladed prop is replaced by a 4-bladed prop.
VH-ZKG: Modified for geophysical survey work with a magnetometer ‘stinger’ tailboom. MSN 208B0712, built in 1998, ex ZS-SSA, D-FLIZ, I-LSBB, N1268C, N5264U.
Photo © David Eyre.