Thunderstorms, sick bags and an ELT
After last week’s continual drizzle and multi-layered clouds I was pleasantly surprised to see some sunshine this morning. However, that tends to mean only one… Read More »Thunderstorms, sick bags and an ELT
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.
Data Dian
Length: 420m Runway: 15/33 Elevation: 1750ft Slope: 4% up (landing runway 33) The rather quaint terminal building at Data Dian Data Dian’s a typical little… Read More »Data Dian
Mountain Biking in a rain forest
This is going to be my first (and probably only) post on mountain biking out here in Borneo. It seems there’s rather a lot of… Read More »Mountain Biking in a rain forest
Weather reporting
One of the hardest things to get out here is a decent weather report. All but a couple of the airstrips are out of phone… Read More »Weather reporting
Long Layu
Length: 830m Runway: 18/36 Elevation: 2800ft Located in the heart of the NW mountains of Kalimantan, Long Layu is a popular destination for people travelling… Read More »Long Layu
Long Sule
Length: 430m Runway: 03/21 Elevation: 1950ft Slope: 3 degrees up (landing runway 21) Now we’re into proper Porter territory with this one, although still plenty… Read More »Long Sule