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… Read More »Survey training
Pilatus Porter Flying
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… Read More »Ferry flight 2 – Papua to Borneo
Training flights and UFOs
Now that I’ve been in Papua a little while, I’m tasked with showing new pilots around the various airstrips we go to from Timika. It… Read More »Training flights and UFOs
A quiet week flying
I finally got over my food poisoning last weekend and was looking forward to finally getting back to flying the Porter in Papua for the… Read More »A quiet week flying
December update
It’s been a while since I’ve written a load of waffle, so I figured now was as good a time as any, as I sit… Read More »December update
12 minute rule
As we’re now in the full swing of wet season here in Papua, the chances of arriving overhead an airstrip and finding it hiding in… Read More »12 minute rule