Recycling Papua style
PAC-750 wreck in Bilai, Papua A little while back, in the village of Bilai, a Pacific Aerospace P-750 XSTOL suffered an incident on landing which… Read More »Recycling Papua style
Japan travels, Kyoto and Osaka
As our PC-6 pilot shortage continues, I’ve been required to work on a non-flexible (for now) 4 week on 2 week off roster. Those two… Read More »Japan travels, Kyoto and Osaka
Ilaga
Ilaga can be considered the capital town of the Puncak Jaya region of Papua, Indonesia. Located almost centrally in the Papuan mountain ranges, it’s one… Read More »Ilaga
10 things you didn’t know about the Pilatus Porter
I’m almost certain there’s not a pilot alive who hasn’t at least heard of the Pilatus Porter. It has been around since 1959 and has… Read More »10 things you didn’t know about the Pilatus Porter
Getting stuck in the mud
Touchdown. Dab of rudder to keep things straight and a touch of brakes to slow it all down. All nice and normal, so far. Tailwheel… Read More »Getting stuck in the mud
What’s in your flight bag?
My flight bag and it’s contents A pilot’s flight bag is a very personal thing. Some things we have to carry by law but there… Read More »What’s in your flight bag?