Backcountry Pilot Article
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
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.
Fog, clouds, go-arounds and diversions
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
Traditions, people and plastic trophies
A pretty random assortment of cargo this last week flying out of Timika, thanks mainly to the anniversary/birthday of the mountain town of Ilaga which… Read More »Traditions, people and plastic trophies
From Nabire back to Timika
And so my couple of weeks in Nabire came to an end last week and I now find myself back in the familiarity of Timika.… Read More »From Nabire back to Timika
Back in Nabire
After three weeks off, I was scheduled to head back to Nabire, on the north west cost of Papua, to cover for the regular pilot… Read More »Back in Nabire
1000 hours flying the Pilatus Porter
Well that came up without me realising! It wasn’t until I was catching up on my logbook that I realised I’ve now passed 1000 hours… Read More »1000 hours flying the Pilatus Porter