Jila
Situated in a natural bowl, on the southern side of the Puncak mountain ranges, Jila is a nice introduction to flying in Papua. It’s sealed… Read More »Jila
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.
Ferry flying – Papua to Borneo
Occasionally, there’s a need to move an aircraft from one part of Indonesia to another. There are many reasons to do this, and due to… Read More »Ferry flying – Papua to Borneo
Four years in Indonesia – Part 2
So, after two years on the C208, the timing was just right for me to make the change to the Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter. I’d… Read More »Four years in Indonesia – Part 2
Four years in Indonesia – Part 1
Hard to believe but it’s been four years since I booked that one way ticket from the UK to Indonesia to start my new life… Read More »Four years in Indonesia – Part 1
Lots of work in progress
As time marches on, the airstrips and villages of Papua are ever more being slowly modernised. It is an inevitable certainty that with more and… Read More »Lots of work in progress
Medicine delivery flight in Papua
Medicine delivery flight in Papua from Matt Dearden on Vimeo. Here’s another typically short flight we do out here in Papua, delivering medicine from the… Read More »Medicine delivery flight in Papua