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 with and currently that person is me. As many of you who read my blog...
Category: Kalimantan
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 ferry flight I did was in November in which I was actually training up a...
2012, the year that was
As time marches ever forward, I find myself at the end of one of the most mixed year’s of my life. It’s been peppered with a number of lows and so many highs, culminating in me achieving what I consider...
Borneo Bush Flying movie in full HD
I’ve finally managed to upload my original Borneo jungle bush flying video in full HD for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy: Borneo bush flying in a Pilatus PC-6 Porter from Matt Dearden on Vimeo.
Briefly back in the jungle
Now back in the jungles of Malinau, it was straight back into the swing of things flying the subsidised schedule. Along with simply flying the Porter, I also flew with the company’s newest Porter pilot to help him get familiar...
GoPro Movie – Bush flying over the Borneo jungle
I finally got round to editing all the footage I’ve been collecting over the last few months flying out of Malinau. Check it out below or go direct to the full-sized version on YouTube here.
