VH-FKO

[Darren Masters]

Anybody know what this one is doing here? Been flying the following:

03/03/2015 F50 Manapouri Aerodrome (NZMO / TEU) Auckland (NZAA / AKL) 06:08PM NZDT 08:29PM NZDT On The Way!
03/03/2015 F50 Woodbourne (NZWB / BHE) Manapouri Aerodrome (NZMO / TEU) 03:26PM NZDT 05:09PM NZDT 1:43
03/03/2015 F50 Auckland (NZAA / AKL) Wellington Int'l (NZWN / WLG) 07:17AM NZDT 08:25AM NZDT 1:08
01/03/2015 F50 Rotorua (NZRO / ROT) Auckland (NZAA / AKL) 10:55AM NZDT 11:39AM NZDT 0:44
01/03/2015 F50 Queenstown (NZQN) Rotorua (NZRO / ROT) 08:12AM NZDT 10:21AM NZDT 2:09
28/02/2015 F50 Woodbourne (NZWB / BHE) Manapouri Aerodrome (NZMO / TEU) 03:31PM NZDT 05:16PM NZDT 1:45
28/02/2015 F50 Auckland (NZAA / AKL) Wellington Int'l (NZWN / WLG) 07:08AM NZDT 08:16AM NZDT 1:08
26/02/2015 F50 Rotorua (NZRO / ROT) Auckland (NZAA / AKL) 11:28AM NZDT 12:00PM NZDT 0:32
26/02/2015 F50 Queenstown (NZQN) Rotorua (NZRO / ROT) 08:35AM NZDT 10:40AM NZDT 2:05
26/02/2015 F50 Auckland (NZAA / AKL) Queenstown (NZQN) 04:55AM NZDT 07:31AM NZDT 2:36
24/02/2015 F50 Manapouri Aerodrome (NZMO / TEU) Auckland (NZAA / AKL) 06:13PM NZDT 08:37PM NZDT 2:24
24/02/2015 F50 Woodbourne (NZWB / BHE) Manapouri Aerodrome (NZMO / TEU) 03:30PM NZDT 05:11PM NZDT 1:41
24/02/2015 F50 Auckland (NZAA / AKL) Wellington Int'l (NZWN / WLG) 07:22AM NZDT 08:29AM NZDT 1:07
22/02/2015 F50 Queenstown (NZQN) Rotorua (NZRO / ROT) 08:21AM NZDT 11:30AM NZDT 3:09
21/02/2015 F50 Woodbourne (NZWB / BHE) Manapouri Aerodrome (NZMO / TEU) 03:21PM NZDT 05:08PM NZDT 1:47
21/02/2015 F50 Auckland (NZAA / AKL) Wellington Int'l (NZWN / WLG) 07:26AM NZDT 08:39AM NZDT 1:13
19/02/2015 F50 Queenstown (NZQN) Rotorua (NZRO / ROT) 10:04AM NZDT 12:18PM NZDT 2:14
19/02/2015 F50 Auckland (NZAA / AKL) Queenstown (NZQN) 06:28AM NZDT 09:08AM NZDT 2:40

[lindstrim]

It's taken over the Taurk(?) Tours that Air Chathams did for quite a while. Alliance have advertised for pilots and flight attendants for an Auckland base recently.

[dakman]

Darren it.s a Fokker 50 .

[isc]

Apart from the P&W engines, and improving the performance, how different is the F - 50 to the F - 27. isc

[gtw]

It is an ex M M A fellowship flying in W A in 1980s.

[delticman]

Different windows.

[noooby]

Different wingtips. Different Nose Gear.

[isc]

Evolution! SPANZ put new big windows in their DC-3s. isc

[haughtney1]

Your ears don't bleed within 50 feet.....a bit faster, a bit longer, burns less kero, less pneumatics, basic EFIS, and of course 2 extra prop blades per side.