Surveying near Ternate
Arriving at Mt. Gamalama from the west Whilst survey flying isn’t the most interesting in the world, it does take me to some pretty interesting… Read More »Surveying near Ternate
Arriving at Mt. Gamalama from the west Whilst survey flying isn’t the most interesting in the world, it does take me to some pretty interesting… Read More »Surveying near Ternate
Another part of my job as a Pilatus Porter pilot is survey flying. I’m sure you’ve heard of this type of flying and may even… Read More »Survey Flying Introduction
Length: 385mRunway: 18/36Elevation: 1200ftShort, narrow, flat and located at the bottom of a pretty steeply sided valley, Long Alango is probably my favourite airstrip that… Read More »Long Alango
Length: 440mRunway: 18/36Elevation: 1900ftSlope: slight up-slope landing 18 Despite it’s small size and proximity to Long Apung airstrip (just 7nm away), Long Nawang is a… Read More »Long Nawang
Length: 650mRunway: 12/30Elevation 2700ftAlthough not actually an airstrip we’re scheduled to go to, Pa’upan (sometimes spelt Paupan) is situated just 4nm to the south east… Read More »Pa’upan
Length: 1100mRunway: 04/22Elevation: 60ftThere’s not much to say with regards to flying in/out of Malinau; so I’m not going to say much about it! Malinau’s… Read More »Malinau