1000 hours flying the Pilatus Porter
Well that came up without me realising! It wasn’t until I was catching up on my logbook that I realised I’ve now passed 1000 hours… Read More »1000 hours flying the Pilatus Porter
Pilatus Porter Flying
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
Article for “From Private to Professional Pilot” Blog
A couple of weeks ago, Swayne Martin invited me to write an article for his blog about how I got to where I am flying… Read More »Article for “From Private to Professional Pilot” Blog
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