Bush Pilot blog

[fly_tornado]

Always wanted to fly a pilatus PC-6 in PNG? This is the blog for you.

 

Some of those strips are awesome, have to admire the skill to operate there

 

http://indopilot.blogspot.com.au/

 

 

[MarcK]

Thanks it's a good read..

 

Marc

 

 

[poteroo]

It's not PNG - it's West Papua - the Indonesian side. There are plenty of hairy strips on both sides of the border though. Mission strips are/have been, the most difficult because they didn't have to meet Government specs - just what it was physically possible to do. A gentle rub on the clerical collar was part of the checklist for many of them. The accident rate has improved in PNG, but these days, when they do have a fatal - it's with a Twotter or PAC 700 which is carrying far more people than was possible in C185's and C206's 40 years ago. The weather hasn't changed, and the valleys haven't become wider - so if you misjudge your turning circle, or decision height - a lot more people die with you.

 

happy days,