P-factor and slippery airstrips
Ask any tailwheel pilot about p-factor and you’ll probably get a lot of similar responses all pointing to the same outcome; on take-off tailwheel aircraft… Read More »P-factor and slippery airstrips
Matt Dearden is a commercial pilot and author who went from computer geek to bush pilot during a seven year adventure flying out in the jungles and mountains of Indonesia.
Ask any tailwheel pilot about p-factor and you’ll probably get a lot of similar responses all pointing to the same outcome; on take-off tailwheel aircraft… Read More »P-factor and slippery airstrips
Despite a mid-week day off whilst the aircraft was undergoing it’s 100 hour maintenance check, it’s been a busy week flying out of Nabire. It’s… Read More »Earthquakes, weather and ops normal
Some of you may have read the headlines from last Sunday that made international news; BBC news article – Indonesia boxing stampede kills 17 in… Read More »Boxing match, weather and a new airstrip
And so another holiday came to an end and I find myself back in Nabire for another tour of duty flying in the mountains of… Read More »Vietnam & Cebu, Philippines
A little while ago I wrote an article for an up and coming website, Backcountry Pilot, which focuses on flying in the US back-country. The… Read More »Backcountry Pilot Article
We’re slowly coming to the time of year when the southern flat lands of Papua start to get a lot more low lying fog and… Read More »Fog, clouds, go-arounds and diversions