Earthquakes, weather and ops normal
Despite a mid-week day off whilst the aircraft was undergoing it’s 100 hour maintenance check, it’s been a busy week flying out of Nabire. It’s… Read More »Earthquakes, weather and ops normal
Papua
Boxing match, weather and a new airstrip
Some of you may have read the headlines from last Sunday that made international news; BBC news article – Indonesia boxing stampede kills 17 in… Read More »Boxing match, weather and a new airstrip
Backcountry Pilot Article
A little while ago I wrote an article for an up and coming website, Backcountry Pilot, which focuses on flying in the US back-country. The… Read More »Backcountry Pilot Article
Fog, clouds, go-arounds and diversions
We’re slowly coming to the time of year when the southern flat lands of Papua start to get a lot more low lying fog and… Read More »Fog, clouds, go-arounds and diversions
Traditions, people and plastic trophies
A pretty random assortment of cargo this last week flying out of Timika, thanks mainly to the anniversary/birthday of the mountain town of Ilaga which… Read More »Traditions, people and plastic trophies
From Nabire back to Timika
And so my couple of weeks in Nabire came to an end last week and I now find myself back in the familiarity of Timika.… Read More »From Nabire back to Timika