PPRuNe Forums - Search Results
PPRuNe Forums

Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Search Forums
Reload this Page >

Search Results

Register
FAQ
Calendar
Wikiposts
Today's Posts
Search
Vendor Directory
Search: Posts Made By: Lapun Tru
Showing results 1 to 18 of 18
Search took 0.00 seconds.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Apr 2011, 00:45
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

Ex-TAL Pilots

Lots of names on the list that I flew with - but I don't think they were all in TAL.

I flew for TAL 1971-73 before joining PX in 1974 but can't remember another 'Adams' with the initial 'C' as...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Feb 2011, 11:10
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

Peter Manser

Unfortunately all my log books are buried under a mountain of storage so I can't check precise details, but I can tell you that Peter Manser was definitely flying as a DC3 Captain with Air Niugini at...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Jan 2011, 15:38
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

Bill Moore

Ex-Air Nuigini Bill Moore's email address is "wilmor[at]powerup.com.au".
Bill organised the Air Nuigini Reunion in Caloundra in November last year. I went along expecting to see many of the young...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Aug 2010, 01:40
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

Vale Brian McCook

Hi guys,

This is my first time back on the forum for several months, due to suffering a heart attack and having to undergo bypass surgery in June. Pleased to report that I am slowly coming good...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Apr 2010, 11:20
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

I have to agree, CC, even though I spent eleven...

I have to agree, CC, even though I spent eleven years in CASA doing regulatory development...! :mad: Trouble was (and probably still is) that many of the regulatory people "at the coal face" with...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Apr 2010, 09:08
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

Ranara! That's it. You are sure bringing back...

Ranara! That's it. You are sure bringing back some memories with these photos, SP. :)

Further up the gorge (behind the camera in the first picture) is Tauta, the strip where Ray Jensch (sp?)...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Apr 2010, 11:54
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

That looks very much like a mission strip I flew...

That looks very much like a mission strip I flew into a few times at the top end of the Markham and quite close to Dumpu ( I can't remember the name of the strip). If I'm right, it had a windsock at...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Apr 2010, 01:41
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

The first strip looks a bit like Buka - but I...

The first strip looks a bit like Buka - but I don't think it is.

That photo of Kegl Sugl must have been taken well after I used to fly in there, as the strip surface looks far better than it was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Mar 2010, 09:29
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

Yes, AMS was owned by the Lutheran Mission. Don't...

Yes, AMS was owned by the Lutheran Mission. Don't know about it being flown by MAF crews - up until I left to join TAL at the end of '71 the pilots were all Lutheran Mission pilots - either LM guys...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Mar 2010, 07:56
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

Nice picture SP, thanks - brings back a lot of...

Nice picture SP, thanks - brings back a lot of memories. I flew a lot of hours in AMS out of Goroka.
Thanks also for the pic of Goroka on final - the Lutheran hangar where I was based is left mid...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Mar 2010, 07:41
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

Me too! I was living in a high set house in...

Me too! I was living in a high set house in Goroka in the 1970 'quake - leapt out of bed to see if the kids were OK but ended up running into the bathroom next door to their room instead...:ooh:
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Mar 2010, 08:52
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

That looks like Tapen to me - the strip that...

That looks like Tapen to me - the strip that VH-RAJ was purchased for.
If so, as I recall the EOL was a lot less than 750ft.....:confused:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Mar 2010, 21:56
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

I think you've got me with that one, SP!...

I think you've got me with that one, SP! :confused:

The only mission strip I can remember with a dog leg and a slope like that was one located west of Madang (I can't remember its name), but the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Feb 2010, 11:02
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

Tinpis, my flabber is well and truly gasted!! I...

Tinpis, my flabber is well and truly gasted!! I have never seen that picture before and I had forgotten that I was once that young!:ok:

Yes- that's me putting the giggle juice into the C206!:)
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Feb 2010, 09:21
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

Lutheran Mission Strips

1. Yes, it's Tarabo (though I've never seen it quite from THAT angle before!):)

2. I'm pretty sure that's Nomane (south of Goroka). If so, the track down the hillside below the strip leads to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Feb 2010, 00:13
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

Lutheran Mission Aircraft - VH-RAJ, EFO, AMS, ELG

Reading back over a few pages, I found the picture of VH-RAJ posted by Storchpilot and references to EFO and AMS.

I flew for the Lutheran MIssion for a year before joing TALAIR and flew a lot of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Feb 2010, 23:34
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

Husat i stap?

Bloody awful photo, Tinpis - could be just about anybody!
Bernie used to wear RM Williams boots, but it doesn't look much like him in the photo. My memory is now in regular senior moment mode, so I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Feb 2010, 04:09
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,950
Posted By Lapun Tru

OMKALI! I remember it well...... once you crossed...

OMKALI! I remember it well...... once you crossed the end of the strip the ground fell away so fast you were 2000ft agl before you could unpucker.

Hi to all - this is my first post. I only...
Showing results 1 to 18 of 18


 
Forum Jump

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.