Boats on the runway!
It’s been yet another wet week out here in the mountains of Papua with some places getting more than their fair share of water. Enarotaili… Read More »Boats on the runway!
Matt Dearden
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.
Papua’s “Blue Mountain Coffee”
Like many an Englishman, I’m rather partial to a cup of tea but if I’m honest, coffee beats it in the battle for my favourite… Read More »Papua’s “Blue Mountain Coffee”
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
Earthquakes, weather and ops normal
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
Boxing match, weather and a new airstrip
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
Vietnam & Cebu, Philippines
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