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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Jun 2013, 00:59
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

tail wheel Jay Cabrerra was flying the Bandit...

tail wheel Jay Cabrerra was flying the Bandit that crashed just north of Waterbung in 92.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Nov 2011, 11:08
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Great vids Troppo...that young bloke is now a 777...

Great vids Troppo...that young bloke is now a 777 captain with EK.:ok:

Sorry to hear of Raphael's passing.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Sep 2011, 19:30
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

The F28 was a jet powered E55 Baron...awesome...

The F28 was a jet powered E55 Baron...awesome fun. No better jet to learn in.

The Phantom was indeed holding court at the Malagan Lodge through the early/mid 90s. Had many a beer and yarn with him...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Aug 2011, 08:00
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Or when dey is mowing the strip at Kimina.:eek: ...

Or when dey is mowing the strip at Kimina.:eek:

Troppo!!!

You're not seriously suggesting our good missionary friend would partake of the devils brew and sins of the flesh are you?



With...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Aug 2011, 05:40
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Seen that vid before Tinny...when I was teaching...

Seen that vid before Tinny...when I was teaching young blokes to fly 185s in PNG they would have been sent home to Oz for flying like that.:ugh:

He obviously thinks sneaking up and pouncing on...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Jul 2011, 16:05
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Speaking of Air Vanuatu - I hear a 'Fog' has...

Speaking of Air Vanuatu - I hear a 'Fog' has 'enveloped' the CEO's office:E
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Jun 2011, 11:43
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Vale John Close. Passed away in the last week....

Vale John Close. Passed away in the last week. Pretty sure he was the last ever CFI of a PNG aeroclub?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Mar 2011, 05:57
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Wainum piksa tinny - mi no lukim?

Wainum piksa tinny - mi no lukim?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Mar 2011, 03:02
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Chris is standing by the left engine of the...

Chris is standing by the left engine of the Co-Air Islander wearing his usual silly grin and blue shorts:ok:

My mistake-Richard managed Co-Air, but he was an owner of Kiunga Aviation.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Mar 2011, 17:03
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Cheeair became Morobe Airways owned by Cecil and...

Cheeair became Morobe Airways owned by Cecil and Bertina Chee-hence the aircraft were all registered CB-. Coordinated Air Services became Coair owned by Richard Leahy.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Mar 2011, 04:43
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Nope not Derim.

Nope not Derim.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Mar 2011, 08:30
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

I meant to Co Air Islander.

I meant to Co Air Islander.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Mar 2011, 04:51
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

The Co Air Islander or the Morobe Airways...

The Co Air Islander or the Morobe Airways Islander?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Mar 2011, 15:53
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Having flown both I can confirm that without any...

Having flown both I can confirm that without any hesitation. The F28 was God's gift to PNG aviators - the 146 was a POS.

Is that a young, and skinny, Chris Yarde?

Lots of awesome memories there...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Dec 2010, 06:36
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

What - from Pheggy's house?:} BZ and I...

What - from Pheggy's house?:}

BZ and I 'launched' an attack on the hill in a Dash 7 (after a engineering test flight) - went past (not over - past) just downhill from my house and kept descending...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Dec 2010, 02:17
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Great piccies descol - my house was the one on...

Great piccies descol - my house was the one on the corner of the 'inner circle' and the road to the center of the circle straight opposite where the road up from the gate meets the circle.:ok:

I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Dec 2010, 06:04
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Did that stop the gunfight in the settlement...

Did that stop the gunfight in the settlement H6?;)

Many a night we could hear gunfire from our houses on ANG Hill. Although it rarely seemed to be deliberately aimed uphill I think the Hosties...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Dec 2010, 14:42
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

"Better to 'go pinis' (leave PNG) in row 6 than...

"Better to 'go pinis' (leave PNG) in row 6 than hold 6".

PNG is a wonderful wonderful place and the vast bulk of the population are just great people. I have many, MANY VERY fond memories of PNG -...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Dec 2010, 04:50
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

They stopped handing out those letters in 1986. I...

They stopped handing out those letters in 1986. I heard about the deal and rang Craigie, then boss of DCA, to get said letter - I hasten to add I had no desire to carry while flying as part of some...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Dec 2010, 08:22
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

What you meant to say was "Taim inap long kisim...

What you meant to say was "Taim inap long kisim piksa, taim inap long puk off long narapela hap":E (enough time for pictures, enough time to fck off somewhere else)

Na tingim! (Well think about...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Nov 2010, 10:13
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Well fck - Mi lusim dispela hap long taim bipo....

Well fck - Mi lusim dispela hap long taim bipo. Olsem tinktink bilong yu I kam up numba wun na mi useless bludy wite puk tasol.

Mi savi long painem dispel hap olsem nogat pipia.

Tasol mi traim...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Nov 2010, 09:30
Replies: 4,639
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Posted By Chimbu chuckles

I always thought the of Western Province as the...

I always thought the of Western Province as the flat lands south of Tububil between Gulf province and the Irian Border while the Western Highlands went from Chimbu Province to the Irian border - but...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Nov 2010, 07:37
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Troppo the Hindenburg Wall is in the Western...

Troppo the Hindenburg Wall is in the Western Highlands. I have flown a LOT around the area of that map and I am sure I have seen the feature asked about - but then spectacular waterfalls and river...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Oct 2010, 10:08
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Nothing new there High 6 - I discovered back in...

Nothing new there High 6 - I discovered back in 1987 that buzzing tribal fights in my trusty C185 was NOT a good idea.:E

Still I did manage to engender a fleeting sense of Détente amongst the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Sep 2010, 05:21
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Yeah...they used to buzz the Lae Yachty in the...

Yeah...they used to buzz the Lae Yachty in the dark...VERY low...they stopped after hitting a Flying Fox one night that did some fairly expensive damage.

Good bunch of guys - I went for a jolly...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Aug 2010, 20:27
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

P2-DEQ was originally restored by one of Col...

P2-DEQ was originally restored by one of Col Pay's LAMEs in Scone and then he died and Malcolm Wigglesworth bought it from his estate and imported it to PNG - he was the boss Vet with DPI. He sold it...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Aug 2010, 16:08
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Look what I found - Brian doing what he loved. ...

Look what I found - Brian doing what he loved.

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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Aug 2010, 09:33
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Sad indeed. Started his career in the closing...

Sad indeed. Started his career in the closing days of the Pacific War in Catalinas and never lost his love of the big flying boats, in fact one of his last gigs was flying a PBY5a up and down the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Aug 2010, 13:14
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Wantok, yu lusim ting ting or wanem? Bai mi luk...

Wantok, yu lusim ting ting or wanem? Bai mi luk na em i 'actually parked':ok:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Aug 2010, 01:28
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Matt joined Talair fairly late in the piece -...

Matt joined Talair fairly late in the piece - long after me so late 80s maybe even 90ish. Last time I saw him was in Mendi when I was flying the Dash 7 for PX in the mid 90s and he was on tours with...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Jul 2010, 09:48
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

You shoulda seen the place before 1994 - I and a...

You shoulda seen the place before 1994 - I and a few others were going to join PX, have homes on the harbour in Rabaul and commute. Then we lost everything in the volcanic eruptions and that was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Jul 2010, 13:24
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Geez Santa - how many bags was it 'under da...

Geez Santa - how many bags was it 'under da balus'?:ok:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jul 2010, 15:01
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Saidor? And to make the post long enough -...

Saidor?

And to make the post long enough - The ground just this side of the strip looks like its been bombed - Saidor was a wartime strip.

If not Saidor I'd say Sialum.

I think the last time...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Jul 2010, 01:31
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Its great when things don't change. I flew over...

Its great when things don't change. I flew over Moresby before dawn this morning en route AKL - BWN and my colleague decided to monitor the ATIS. No ATIS just a massage to contact GRND or TWR for the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jun 2010, 06:17
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,835
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Alistair, blue shorts:yuk: and long white...

Alistair, blue shorts:yuk: and long white socks:ooh: was an option - but the grass seeds were easier to remove from the trousers:ok:
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