As reported earlier this month, Cessna 208B Grand Caravan N859LM has reached New Zealand arriving at Ardmore 16 October from Apia and Auckland having crossed from Merced, CA to Honolulu a few days earlier then onto Apia 15 October.
The aircraft will have its ferry tank removed at Ardmore before heading to Dunedin for certification work and it became ZK-MCL 19 October.
N859LM arrival is just two days short of 12 months since the operator took delivery of N208ST (208B-1198) with it arriving Ardmore on 18 October 2015 http://mrcaviation.blogspot.co.nz/search?q=n208st
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Queenstown-based Milford Sound Flights Ltd have confirmed their expectation of the delivery of 2006 model Cessna 208B Grand Caravan N859LM with the turbine due to depart Wiley Post, OK for the US West Coast and onto New Zealand in the coming days.
The aircraft will have its ferry tank removed at Ardmore before heading to Dunedin for certification work and it became ZK-MCL 19 October.
N859LM arrival is just two days short of 12 months since the operator took delivery of N208ST (208B-1198) with it arriving Ardmore on 18 October 2015 http://mrcaviation.blogspot.co.nz/search?q=n208st
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Queenstown-based Milford Sound Flights Ltd have confirmed their expectation of the delivery of 2006 model Cessna 208B Grand Caravan N859LM with the turbine due to depart Wiley Post, OK for the US West Coast and onto New Zealand in the coming days.
This 208B, MSN 208B-1195, will join another Grand Caravan in the fleet ZK-MSF MSN 208B-1198.
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| N859LM ready for its delivery flight and already wearing the MSF colour scheme. Photo via Milford Sound Flights FaceBook page. |
