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VH-8DD: how this Cessna Citation Mustang is flown

A lightly flown Citation Mustang: flown less than three quarters of its type.

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Figures are for the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026; named aircraft are shown a week behind. Grades compare its record since 1 Jan 2025 with every tracked Citation Mustang.

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How VH-8DD compares.

Flown less often than 76% of Citation Mustangs, by flights a month.

Tracked flights

30

in the twelve months, about 3 a month

Busiest Citation Mustangs

249th

of 327 tracked, by flights a month

Estimated hours

≈30

in the twelve months, from time in the air

Flights a month, every tracked Citation Mustang

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Month by month.

VH-8DD stayed within or below the middle half of the fleet in every month. Its busiest month was October 2025, with 7 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was October 2025, with 7 flights. It did not fly in November 2025. The record has 4 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 8 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for VH-8DD, the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026. Flight counts only: airports and exact dates are left out of this page.

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The free chapter.

Each measure against all 327 tracked Citation Mustangs. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is VH-8DD.

Chapter 4

Utilization

Gentler than its type

How hard has it been used?

Light use spends maintenance intervals slowly, but long spells parked bring their own wear: seals, corrosion and preservation. Worth asking how it was stored.

  • Flights a monthLead measure. 24th percentile

    2.7middle Citation Mustang 3.8

  • Days flown a month20th percentile

    2.1 dmiddle Citation Mustang 2.8 d

  • Estimated hours a year11th percentile

    ≈30 hrmiddle Citation Mustang ≈58 hr

Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation Mustangs; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation Mustang, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.

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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether VH-8DD sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Hours per landing, middle Citation Mustang: 1.2 : 1

Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.

VH-8DD sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle Citation Mustang: 0%

Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.

VH-8DD sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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Chapter 3

Engines and brakes

Short runways, middle Citation Mustang: 1%

Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.

VH-8DD sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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The full report on VH-8DD.

All four chapters, every flight since January 2025 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.

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Questions about VH-8DD.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “VH-8DD: how this Cessna Citation Mustang is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/vh-8dd

How many hours does VH-8DD fly a year?

About 30 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 30 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is VH-8DD flown?

VH-8DD made 30 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 3 a month, and flew on about 3 days in each month it flew.

Does VH-8DD fly internationally?

None of its 30 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026 crossed a border.

When did VH-8DD last fly?

It was last tracked in July 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.

Why don’t you show which airports VH-8DD uses?

We leave out airports, bases and exact dates on purpose. We show how an aircraft has been used, not where it goes.

What’s in the full TailCheck report for VH-8DD?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked Citation Mustangs, plus the operational summary and operating rhythm, as a PDF, CSV and share link. It costs $395, or $995 a month for unlimited reports and Spotlight.

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