The Aircraft LedgerCheck a tail

Tail record, Cessna CitationJet, Australia register

VH-8RT: how this Cessna CitationJet is flown

A CitationJet on short legs: more landings for its hours than three quarters of its type.

Unlock the full report, $395See a sample report

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 CitationJet.

01

How VH-8RT compares.

60 tracked flights in the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026.

Tracked flights

60

in the twelve months, about 5 a month

Days flown a month

4.9

in the months it flew

Estimated hours

≈54

in the twelve months, from time in the air

02

Month by month.

Its busiest month was November 2025, with 10 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was November 2025, with 10 flights. It did not fly in January 2026. The record has 52 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 1 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

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

03

The free chapter.

Each measure against all 257 tracked CitationJets. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is VH-8RT.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Harsher than its type

How short were its legs?

Utilization isn’t graded for VH-8RT: too few of its flights were tracked to count its use fairly, in the full report too. So its free chapter here is Fatigue, which doesn’t depend on catching every flight.

Short legs put more pressurization cycles on the structure for the same time in the air. Worth checking its cycle-based inspection limits before a pre-buy.

  • Hours per landingLead measure. 13th percentile

    0.9 : 1middle CitationJet 1.1 : 1

  • Short hops74th percentile

    67%middle CitationJet 56%

  • Leg length25th percentile

    212 nmmiddle CitationJet 272 nm

How its legs split

Share of VH-8RT’s legs by length, nm, in the twelve months

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

04

What only the report shows.

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

Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle CitationJet: 1%

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

Not graded: not enough data.

Unlock this chapter

Chapter 3

Engines and brakes

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

Not graded: not enough data.

Unlock this chapter

Chapter 4

Utilization

Flights a month, middle CitationJet: 4.8

Also graded: days flown a month and estimated hours a year.

Not graded: too few of its flights were tracked.

Unlock this chapter

05

The full report on VH-8RT.

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

TailCheck report

VH-8RT, Cessna CitationJet

$395one aircraft

  • All four chapters, graded
  • The one thing to ask, with records to request
  • Every flight since January 2025, leg by leg
  • Its weekly and seasonal rhythm
  • PDF, CSV and a share link; open for three months, kept up to date
Unlock the full report

See a sample report first

Weighing it against other CitationJets? Put it on a Spotlight board with up to four others. Included with Unlimited, $995 a month.

06

Questions about VH-8RT.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “VH-8RT: how this Cessna CitationJet is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/vh-8rt

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

About 54 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 60 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is VH-8RT flown?

VH-8RT made 60 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 5 a month, and flew on about 5 days in each month it flew.

Does VH-8RT fly internationally?

None of its 60 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026 crossed a border.

When did VH-8RT 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-8RT 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-8RT?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked CitationJets, 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.

Fleet statisticsWhat’s normal for a Cessna CitationJetSpotlightCompare VH-8RT with other CitationJets

Method: flight data, every count a minimum. Estimated hours from time in the air. About our data

Owners and operators can ask us not to publish an aircraft. Data policy and opt-out

Not a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection or records review. TailCheck shows how an aircraft has been used, not its condition.