Mt. Bromo and Coban Pelangi Waterfall
SAND! It’s bloody everywhere! Combined with some pretty strong winds this is much harder going than I thought it would be. At least the temperature’s… Read More »Mt. Bromo and Coban Pelangi Waterfall
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.
Landing in the clouds
Turbulence, thunderstorms, heavy rain, strong winds, limited visibility, VOR approaches down to minimas, screaming passengers; all in a week’s work here in Timika, Papua. But… Read More »Landing in the clouds
First solo in the mountains
It’s 05:15am and I’m wide awake; a good half hour before my alarm is due to go off. Today’s the day I’m finally going to… Read More »First solo in the mountains
Timika airstrips checkout 2
Following on from last week, I’ve spent this week flying into the local airstrips we fly to most regularly with a more experienced pilot sitting… Read More »Timika airstrips checkout 2
Timika airstrips checkout 1
Before being allowed to go solo in the mountains of Papua, every new pilot to an area first has to fly with another pilot who’s… Read More »Timika airstrips checkout 1
Papua flying evaluation
I’m writing this post after just over a week of the most amazing and challenging flying I’ve done to date. The phone-call I got a… Read More »Papua flying evaluation