How to know if you’ll clear a ridge (or not!)
This is a little tip I picked up right at the beginning of my flying adventure, during my PPL training. My instructor imparted this brilliant… Read More »How to know if you’ll clear a ridge (or not!)
Pilatus Porter Flying
Oxygen, hypoxia and anti-ice
If there’s one thing you can be sure of when flying amongst mountains, it’s that you’re going to be spending a fair amount of time… Read More »Oxygen, hypoxia and anti-ice
Landing in the clouds
Turbulence, thunderstorms, heavy rain, strong winds, limited visibility, VOR approaches down to minimas, screaming passengers; all in a week’s work here in Timika, Papua. But… Read More »Landing in the clouds
First solo in the mountains
It’s 05:15am and I’m wide awake; a good half hour before my alarm is due to go off. Today’s the day I’m finally going to… Read More »First solo in the mountains
Timika airstrips checkout 2
Following on from last week, I’ve spent this week flying into the local airstrips we fly to most regularly with a more experienced pilot sitting… Read More »Timika airstrips checkout 2
Timika airstrips checkout 1
Before being allowed to go solo in the mountains of Papua, every new pilot to an area first has to fly with another pilot who’s… Read More »Timika airstrips checkout 1