Another busy day for me, but I managed to get some good, quick plane-spotting in around the Utah Valley. I first went into work for a few hours, then left to tend to some personal business before returning to Spanish Fork finish out the work day. On my way back to Spanish Fork, I stopped by the dike road by Provo Airport to chase a Beechcraft 99 flying in all the way from Canada. After doing some research, I discovered that this Beechcraft 99 is registered to Orca Airways, a small charter/commuter airline based in Vancouver, British Columbia. And better yet, this Beechcraft 99 was still in passenger configuration, a rare sight considering that most of these iconic commuter turboprops still in service have since been converted for flying cargo! The aircraft was flying in from Calgary, with a stopover in Kalispell, Montana to clear customs, and will most likely be converted for cargo use for Alpine Air.
Spanish Fork-Springville (SPK) 22
Provo (PVU) 55
Preview:
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| Cessna 560XL Citation Excel (N560JF) taxiing for departure out of Spanish Fork. |
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| N560JF beginning takeoff roll on 30. |
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| Czech Sport Aircraft (CSA) SportCruiser (N485SC) on short final for 13 at Provo for a touch-and-go after coming down from Bountiful. |
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| Orca Airways Beechcraft 99A Airliner (C-FVCE) on final for 13 arriving from Calgary/Springbank via Kalispell, where they cleared customs. The aircraft taxied over to the Alpine Air ramp, so I suspect this aircraft will either receive maintenance there or will get converted into a freighter. |
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| First delivered to Henson Airlines (d/b/a Allegheny Commuter) as N296HA before heading up to Canada with its current tail-code. Flew for North-Wright Airways, Integra Air, and Orca Airways. |
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| Given the most Beech 99s are flying around as freighters, it's quite rare to see windows on one of these passenger-configured commuter airliners. This was my first time seeing such a version of the iconic Beech 99! |
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| Guardian Flight Beechcraft C90A King Air (N770VF) on short final for 13 after executing a missed-approach earlier. |
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