red750 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 I'm not sure how many are aware of this, a search of this site did not locate a mention of it, but CASA introduced alphanumeric registrations in September 2022. Apparently they are out of alpha combinations. Here is a link to the CASA announcement. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 THAT change was long anticipated. We are numbers anyhow. It won't herald the sky falling in. Good to know and you will be less confused when you hear it. You only get the Bit after VH anyhow unless you are an overseas flight. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
440032 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 A 9+ month old newsflash? There are still plenty of alphas, I think the pool is increasing actually as aircraft de-register for various reasons. 2anything is not an available mark,yet. Hope the paint has not dried yet. 8___ only to date (as an initial CASA move to get the program underway) and Xnumber__ In other breaking news, Amelia Earhart is missing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted June 12, 2023 Author Share Posted June 12, 2023 This is an airport-data.com search result fot tail no VH-8 and here is a link to the Regosearch entry for VH-8G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 17 hours ago, 440032 said: There are still plenty of alphas, I think the pool is increasing actually as aircraft de-register for various reasons. It used to be that once issued, a call sign was never re-issued after the original aircraft was struck off and dismantled. It is sensible to re-issue from an administrative viewpoint, but makes historical research a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaFox Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Going straight to the primary registration source (CASA), although their latest data is 1 month old now (usually is updated each Monday). There are 70 8__ regos and 9 X#_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Tracing is harder when the plane is registered in another country. Plenty of aircraft get registered in 5 or many more countries. Compared to that re-use is not a problem. It's ALL here. VH TAA was on a new DC4 in 1947 and the first Airbus A-300B4 in 1981. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgwilson Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Does "Northern Australia" double for "Northern Territory" because there is no such named region. AFAIK Northern Australia contains all of NT and QLD & WA above 26 deg South. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 We use ' Eastern Australia ' And that doest exist either . Perhaps the word should be ' warmer Australia ' . As it's cold here in the Eastern Australia. spacesailor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 State boundaries are JUST a line on a map.. North in Australia is closer to the equator and therefore hotter etc East and West has meaning to most educated people but Going West can mean you've carked it. The earth turns towards the EAST. Nev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingVizsla Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 (edited) My C152's VH call sign used to be on a DC3 Airlines of NSW in the 1960's. There was a recent CASA appeal to de-register any call signs for planes not in use, to free up existing call signs, but there's no incentive to do that (no annual fee to save etc) and a big dis-incentive if you decided to re-register - eg go to RAAus and then try to go back to VH. Edited June 14, 2023 by FlyingVizsla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 The last circumstance is difficult for servicing continuity reasons. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 3 hours ago, FlyingVizsla said: My C152's VH call sign used to be on a DC3 Airlines of NSW in the 1960's. What is your current C152's call sign. I'm wondering which DC-3 it came off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruster88 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 5 hours ago, facthunter said: The last circumstance is difficult for servicing continuity reasons. Nev The 152 will have the same LAME maintenance in RAAus if group g ever gets airborne. The same aircraft logbook will continue on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Yes. I think we were sold out by the RAAus on that one. Australia's NEW GA. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingVizsla Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 18 hours ago, old man emu said: What is your current C152's call sign. I'm wondering which DC-3 it came off. AirHistory.net - VHINC aircraft photos WWW.AIRHISTORY.NET Browse AirHistory's historic aviation photography database Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Thanks for that. Looks like the DC-3 was absorbed into the Ansett Group in the late 1950s. Not a Butler Air Transport hack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Saw a new VH rego the other day for the first time actually. Something like VH-82O 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 (H)eight -two - O. Was it on floats? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Arron25 said: VH-82O(letter ) is a Akro Tech Giles G-202 Its pic shows no floats Funny, I tried to search for it but nothing came up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 4 hours ago, Arron25 said: VH-82O(letter ) is a Akro Tech Giles G-202 Its pic shows no floats It's a joke, Joyce. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDog Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 Then there is this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share Posted June 17, 2023 One of the helicopters in the Seaworld midair collision was registerd VH-XH9. ATSB report here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share Posted July 8, 2023 Virgin's new Boeing 737 Max 8 - VH-8IA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 There have been a few photos of new aircraft with numeric VH- registrations popping up on Facebook, like this Global 7500, VH-8LA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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