Long road back to Wamena
Well, it’s been a long time since I have done any proper bush flying (about a month to be precise!) but things are slowly working out for me as I find myself back in the bush pilot’s paradise of Wamena....
Category: Papua
Welcome to Shangri-La!
So here I am in a little town called Wamena which is located at just over 5000ft elevation in what’s known as the Baliem Valley in the central Papuan highlands. It’s also vaguely known as Shangri-La which is what the...
Moving about and visiting friends
I’d love to say that my reason for not posting much lately is because I’ve been super busy but truth is it’s been rather quiet of late on the flying front here in Nabire. I was pretty worried that my...
Back in Timika, bridges and rivers
After nearly four weeks away from flying following my re-currency training and a holiday to Iceland, I’m back in the saddle flying from our Timika base. Thankfully the weather’s taken a turn for the better as we enter the wet...
Nabire Pilatus Porter flying video
A day in the life: Nabire Bush Pilot from IndoPilot on Vimeo. It’s taken me a while but here is my latest video showcasing some of the flying we do from the town of Nabire in Papua, Indonesia. It features...
Suitcase living
Due to our continuing pilot shortage on the Pilatus fleet, I’ve had to pack up my bags and hit the road to cover some of our other bases and leave the comforts of Nabire behind for a couple of months....
