Election flights
As part of Indonesia’s national parliamentary elections, I’ve been flying around some of the local delegates to various larger airstrips here in Papua. I’ve also… Read More »Election flights
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.
The move to Nabire
After one and a half years being mainly based out of Timika, the time has come for me to move to our Nabire base. Although… Read More »The move to Nabire
Papua flight ops up and running again
I’m back! Finally after nearly a month off on holiday and weeks of very little flying during the first couple of months of this year,… Read More »Papua flight ops up and running again
Sinak
Sinak is located at the eastern end of the Freeway, in a side valley to the south a few miles from Mulia airstrip. It’s a… Read More »Sinak
Survey training
As our company gains more and more new Porter pilots, someone has to train them up on flying the various different missions we are tasked… Read More »Survey training
Ferry flight 2 – Papua to Borneo
For the second time in as many months, I was tasked with relocating one of our aircraft from Papua to Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). The last… Read More »Ferry flight 2 – Papua to Borneo