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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Aug 2012, 22:42
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Well...I recognize the seat:ok:

Well...I recognize the seat:ok:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Apr 2012, 17:12
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

I think Captain Clap's first name was Graham:ok:

I think Captain Clap's first name was Graham:ok:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Apr 2012, 13:50
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Not saying it wouldn't have been useful to PNG...

Not saying it wouldn't have been useful to PNG ops, although you never miss what you don't got, just can't see the point of Robertson STOL on an Oz based machine - unless you are playing on gravel...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Apr 2012, 05:22
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

I don't think I ever saw a C185 in PNG that had a...

I don't think I ever saw a C185 in PNG that had a Robertson STOL kit. Jim Bloom's C185 SEQ may have had a Horton STOL kit...or it might have been MJL.

Don't see much point myself. The can do...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Apr 2012, 09:10
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Longer - this is what my 1970 wings looked like...

Longer - this is what my 1970 wings looked like when we pulled them apart.

http://www.fototime.com/{637ACC93-8447-4C7E-A411-BFB03F04CC60}/origpict/leading%2520edge%2520internal%2520corrosion.jpg
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Apr 2012, 04:51
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Aussie02 - Manumu...and it was a sad day...the...

Aussie02 - Manumu...and it was a sad day...the next day pulling the bodies out was worse.

Skywagon1915 you're doing an awesome job - I better remove digit or your 185 will fly before my Bo...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Apr 2012, 06:55
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

P2-AWM returned to the PNG register after its...

P2-AWM returned to the PNG register after its period in Oz as P2-AWM until it was written off in 1992.

P2-BAF changed to P2-ROW around 1989 until it too was written off in 1992 - may have been...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Apr 2012, 12:26
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

That was the Montford Catholic Mission (Kiunga)...

That was the Montford Catholic Mission (Kiunga) C180. I can't remember the details now but if I am correct the Catholic Priest was flying it and was killed.

Chimbu Warrior will have all the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Mar 2012, 04:31
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Awesome pics:ok:

Awesome pics:ok:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Jan 2012, 18:11
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Thats looking awesome - did you get my email with...

Thats looking awesome - did you get my email with the G500 pics?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Nov 2011, 22:50
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Stby and I can do both.

Stby and I can do both.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Nov 2011, 07:19
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

One of the 185s I fly in NZ, ZK-EFB, has G500...

One of the 185s I fly in NZ, ZK-EFB, has G500 with synthetic vision and a full Garmin stack + 55X autopilot...very, VERY impressive.

It leaves the Balus Tinpis (B777) for dead.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Apr 2011, 08:54
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Yes Moresby - parked next to one of the Obscene...

Yes Moresby - parked next to one of the Obscene Airways fleet - P2-COC/TIT and BUM.:ok:

It was the same colour scheme when Brian had it...I wouldn't be surprised if that pic was taken when Brian...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Mar 2011, 16:25
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

The inimitable Jim Bloom - and SEQ has parked in...

The inimitable Jim Bloom - and SEQ has parked in that same spot at Wau for about 30 years.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Mar 2011, 15:08
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Well I think I might have a couple of buttons off...

Well I think I might have a couple of buttons off that seat - and no, I don't know where they are now:ok:

In all seriousness by the time I actually flew MFU I had been flying C185s in PNG a long...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Aug 2010, 05:31
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Come on its Fearless Feeney we're talking about -...

Come on its Fearless Feeney we're talking about - he only had one eye - I doubt he woulda noticed if you only orbited left...or was that right?:E

ROW was BAF until changed by Richard Rowe.

Jim...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Aug 2010, 12:13
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

No - this senior (ex) Talair Twin Otter pilot ;)...

No - this senior (ex) Talair Twin Otter pilot ;) will be in Gatwick doing a 777 (Balus tinpis? :} ) course starting next Monday for 5+ weeks.

I know what I would RATHER be doing:ok:

And you...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Aug 2010, 06:45
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

I think you might be shocked by the final number....

I think you might be shocked by the final number.

The bits you'd need to buy are the cheap part.

New engine/prop/engine control/flight control cables/pullies/ALL new wiring/new instruments/new...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Aug 2010, 03:36
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

MFX did have a prop strike at Moresby when Mac...

MFX did have a prop strike at Moresby when Mac Lee was first getting to grips with the old girl in the early 90s. I was asked to hop in and do some remedial circuits with him by DCA - which I did. He...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Aug 2010, 01:52
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Hey I can see my haus:ok: The Bou aint...

Hey I can see my haus:ok:

The Bou aint parked on Chimbu - too much slope to be Chimbu. I woulda said Omkalai too.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Jul 2010, 06:43
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

I last flew MFU in June 1990. Memory fails but I...

I last flew MFU in June 1990. Memory fails but I guess it was crashed at Morehead shortly after.

P2-AWM was exported in '84 to a cane farmer in Ingham and was registered VH-AWM. VH-AWM was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jul 2010, 22:52
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

MFX was purchased by Simbu aviation and ground...

MFX was purchased by Simbu aviation and ground looped at Mt Hagen during endorsement training of Simbu's first pilot. Simbu Holdings then bought BAF and MFX was in one of the sheds in the Simbu...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Jun 2010, 08:13
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Not sure I would be that much help. I flew it a...

Not sure I would be that much help. I flew it a few times on my days off for then owner, Brian Bromley (Bensbach Lodge), in the early 90s - it was an ex MAF machine - Brian had it worked on in...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Nov 2008, 08:35
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

mates rates it was one and the same aircraft. ...

mates rates it was one and the same aircraft.

Simbu Aviation owned it when I flew it in 87 and it was crashed fatally in about 93 not far from Kundiawa. Simbu had originally bought P2-MFX but it...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Aug 2008, 10:12
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

Le Rhone VH-SBU/P2-SEQ was owned by the Wau based...

Le Rhone VH-SBU/P2-SEQ was owned by the Wau based missionary pilot when I was based there in 1989. She was a much loved and cared for aircraft at that time...I assume Jim is still flying her ex Wau...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Aug 2008, 02:45
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

YUP!!!! Except that max load 'flight test...

YUP!!!!

Except that max load 'flight test program' was still 'on going' and 'seeking definitive data' on the last day of Talair:ok:

Now back to regular viewing.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Aug 2008, 15:32
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

It was built on Tuesday that's why. Like my...

It was built on Tuesday that's why.

Like my much beloved DHC6-200 RDB when I was based in Wau. Lighter on the controls than every other -200 (and RDB was a converted ex TAA -100) flew straighter,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Aug 2008, 04:58
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

No I bought her from the Cane farmer in Innisfail...

No I bought her from the Cane farmer in Innisfail that the Wild family sold her too. But yes I do know her history...started her life brand new in PNG with Anglican World Mission in the early 60s....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Aug 2008, 04:27
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

But would settle for a Mustang.:} Yes tin he...

But would settle for a Mustang.:}

Yes tin he still has the roof trim mod from its days top dressing.

http://www.fototime.com/{44654CE2-DEFB-498F-9400-099B71E1F9EE}/picture.JPG

She is...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Aug 2008, 19:12
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By Chimbu chuckles

The 185 is certainly a load hauler. A typical...

The 185 is certainly a load hauler. A typical load in the PNG highlands was 500kg/1100lbs plus pilot/40usg fuel...off short strips in density altitudes between 6 and 10000'.
...
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