Back in Nabire
After three weeks off, I was scheduled to head back to Nabire, on the north west cost of Papua, to cover for the regular pilot… Read More »Back in Nabire
Papua
Doufu
Located in the northern flat-lands of Papua, Doufu is one of the more straight forward airstrips we go to and is ideal to go to… Read More »Doufu
GoPro HD Movie: Timika Bush Flying Part 2
After three months I’ve finally gotten around to putting together another little movie showing some of the bush flying we do out here in the… Read More »GoPro HD Movie: Timika Bush Flying Part 2
Subsidised flights are back!
It’s taken nearly four months since the 2012 contracts expired but finally last week we restarted the subsidised flights which are known locally as Perintis… Read More »Subsidised flights are back!
Maintenance flight
Every 100 hours of airborne flight time, our Pilatus Porters need to undergo what’s known as (funnily enough) the 100 hour check. That means I… Read More »Maintenance flight
Tsinga/Mulu
One of the more dramatic mountain airstrips we fly to from Timika, Tsinga is certainly very photogenic and probably what a lot of people will… Read More »Tsinga/Mulu