Beoga
Beoga is a well constructed mountain airstrip, located about 20nm to the north east of Puncak Jaya mountain in the central highlands of Papua. As… Read More »Beoga
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.
Wangbe
Wangbe airstrip is quite typical of a number of airstips in Papua as it was constructed by the local villagers in the hope of attracting… Read More »Wangbe
Recycling Papua style
PAC-750 wreck in Bilai, Papua A little while back, in the village of Bilai, a Pacific Aerospace P-750 XSTOL suffered an incident on landing which… Read More »Recycling Papua style
Japan travels, Kyoto and Osaka
As our PC-6 pilot shortage continues, I’ve been required to work on a non-flexible (for now) 4 week on 2 week off roster. Those two… Read More »Japan travels, Kyoto and Osaka
Ilaga
Ilaga can be considered the capital town of the Puncak Jaya region of Papua, Indonesia. Located almost centrally in the Papuan mountain ranges, it’s one… Read More »Ilaga
10 things you didn’t know about the Pilatus Porter
I’m almost certain there’s not a pilot alive who hasn’t at least heard of the Pilatus Porter. It has been around since 1959 and has… Read More »10 things you didn’t know about the Pilatus Porter