Survey near Kisar Island
Finally, after a 8 days, I’ve gotten back to civilisation. Kupang to be exact, where I used to be based when flying the Cessna Caravans.… Read More »Survey near Kisar Island
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.
Post from Kisar Island
Apologies for the lack of posting lately. It’s not through lack of wanting to post either. For the past week I’ve been flying a survey… Read More »Post from Kisar Island
Ferry back to Sumbawa from SW Java
After a few days on standby in Jakarta, I finally get the call that the aircraft will be ready for collection the following day. So… Read More »Ferry back to Sumbawa from SW Java
Maintenance flight
Our Pilatus Porter’s require maintenance every 100 hours and the one here in Sumbawa has run out of hours. The nearest company maintenance base is… Read More »Maintenance flight
From the Jungle to Sumbawa
So, having finally got back to Malinau for a few days, to do some observational flights with our newest Porter pilot, I then had to… Read More »From the Jungle to Sumbawa
Finacial Times review of the PIlatus Porter
Quite a fun little review of the Porter by one of the FT’s journalists: