When natives go wild
I knew something was a little odder than usual, as I shut the engine off, when one of the local villagers in Mapnduma was dancing… Read More »When natives go wild
Papua
Winter in Papua
Now that I’m back flying out of our Timika base in the depths of the Papuan winter, I’ve finally gotten to experience how the weather… Read More »Winter in Papua
Kegata to Apowo – World’s shortest commercial flight?
At 73 seconds long, this flight from deep inside Papua, Indonesia has to be amongst the shortest in the world. Kegata and Apowo villages are… Read More »Kegata to Apowo – World’s shortest commercial flight?
Boats on the runway!
It’s been yet another wet week out here in the mountains of Papua with some places getting more than their fair share of water. Enarotaili… Read More »Boats on the runway!
Papua’s “Blue Mountain Coffee”
Like many an Englishman, I’m rather partial to a cup of tea but if I’m honest, coffee beats it in the battle for my favourite… Read More »Papua’s “Blue Mountain Coffee”
P-factor and slippery airstrips
Ask any tailwheel pilot about p-factor and you’ll probably get a lot of similar responses all pointing to the same outcome; on take-off tailwheel aircraft… Read More »P-factor and slippery airstrips