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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Oct 2020, 07:25
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

I remember this prang... I was living in POM and...

I remember this prang... I was living in POM and went to see the crash site. The cowboy boots did save the day!! had the pleasure of having a beer with the “legend“ at the Talair Reunion in the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Oct 2017, 17:18
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

It was sad to hear of the passing of Jim Sinclair...

It was sad to hear of the passing of Jim Sinclair and on behalf of the PNG national pilot community I sincerely thank him for his faithful recording of the history of aviation in the "best place to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Apr 2016, 09:49
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

P2-WDL, I loved your pictures posted a few months...

P2-WDL, I loved your pictures posted a few months ago, any more from the collection?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th May 2012, 06:15
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Bamahuta Billy Johns!!

Bamahuta Billy Johns!! A great man who gave his youth and spent most of his working life in the air over PNG and now flying in formation with my good wantok Sharpie! I had the privilege to fly with...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Jan 2012, 15:07
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Welcome on board Basker. This thread is indeed a...

Welcome on board Basker. This thread is indeed a good place to relive the good old days of PNG aviation and catch up with some old wantoks. Who were you flying with during your stints in the land of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Nov 2011, 12:11
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Didn't think you'd ever need an excuse for...

Didn't think you'd ever need an excuse for cracking a cold one Taildragger, but good to hear from you and hope you are keeping well. :O
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Aug 2011, 02:50
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

re: Dave Maclure

Hi Macie, I flew as a First Officer with your father on the F27 in 1978 out of Rabaul, towards the end of his time in PNG, and I have many good memories of those times. He was a great guy to work...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Aug 2011, 18:47
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Gurney, Milne Bay? Entering left downwind for R/W...

Gurney, Milne Bay? Entering left downwind for R/W 09?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Aug 2011, 07:53
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

As long as you don't sneak up during the weekly...

As long as you don't sneak up during the weekly village soccer match!! :eek:
Was this in PNG?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Jun 2011, 03:36
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Great read Fantome. Are these short stories...

Great read Fantome. Are these short stories published in a book that one can purchase, if not you should consider it.

There are similar stories of brave mission pilots who lost their lives flying...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Apr 2011, 04:13
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Thanks for the corrections guys and my apologies...

Thanks for the corrections guys and my apologies to the obviously much present Keith Black for the error .... This clearly shows the effect on ones memory cells of the consumption of copious...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Apr 2011, 17:54
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Wasn't the husband and wife pilot team out of...

Wasn't the husband and wife pilot team out of Rabaul, Keith and Kathy Black?? I think Keith was in the Bandit that went down into the sea making an approach into Hoskins the same day that the Air...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Mar 2011, 20:25
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Aztecs in PNG

SIL in Aiyura had an Aztec that crashed in Nadzab, enroute from Lae to Aiyura in 1975. I don't recall the model or callsign.

One of the engines caught on fire due to a fuel line coming adrift and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Mar 2011, 12:13
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Jay Hardison, what a guy! The good ex-Colonel...

Jay Hardison, what a guy! The good ex-Colonel flew Phantoms during the Vietnam gig, and used to say that flying the F28 in PNG was the most fun you could have without canons on the wing.

He was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Mar 2011, 10:04
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

The infamous Okuk... one Saturday during election...

The infamous Okuk... one Saturday during election campaign season in the early 80's he actually closed the Kundiawa airstrip and had trucks loaded with SP park on the main runway and he gave out...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Jan 2011, 14:02
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

The Rego on that DC3.... must be story behind...

The Rego on that DC3.... must be story behind that. Weren't they all changed to ANA etc.. I unfortunately just missed the PX DC3 era by a matter of months, going straight on the flying dog whistle...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Dec 2010, 20:17
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

That's the one.... nice pics thanks Des. ...

That's the one.... nice pics thanks Des.

With the closeness of the community up there, it was said that the most confusing day of the year on the Hill was always Fathers Day.......:}
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Dec 2010, 04:23
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

I recall an incident on PX Hill with ex-Talair...

I recall an incident on PX Hill with ex-Talair pilots (Robbo and Weasel) discharging firearms from their balconies into the settlements below, this got the attention of the local branch of the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Dec 2010, 15:39
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Yeah, not many bitumen strips in the mountains of...

Yeah, not many bitumen strips in the mountains of PNG... probably in Irian Jaya,. Is this a Cessna Caravan? Nice flight deck, even has EGPWS by the look of it... far cry from the single ADF and fixed...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Nov 2010, 10:37
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

That pic of the Hindenberg Wall looks like it was...

That pic of the Hindenberg Wall looks like it was taken over Olsobip or a bit further up tucked against the wall over Bolivip. I lived in Tabubil in 1979 for 6 months, flying SEG after Kennecott and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Oct 2010, 03:03
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

I have flown with some of the ex RAAF Herc...

I have flown with some of the ex RAAF Herc drivers from those days and didn't realise that the Herc was responsible for flying all the components of the Bailey Bridges into the highlands from Lae and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Sep 2010, 05:10
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Bamahuta Col Bubner!!

Bamahuta Col Bubner!! I remember Col when he owned Kimbe Electrics, prior to the Air Link days, and I was based in the roundhouses at Hoskins flying for Talair. Many memorable evenings at San...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Aug 2010, 11:07
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Ahhh.. the Baron, a truly wonderful balus! Could...

Ahhh.. the Baron, a truly wonderful balus! Could just fit it into Bali Island on a good day. I enjoyed flying it more than a C402, like comparing a Porsche to a Merc 500. I was much younger then.....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Jul 2010, 21:10
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

From the layout of the windows it appears they...

From the layout of the windows it appears they went for a triple decker, adds a whole new dimension to travelling "cattle class". Those lowest seats would no doubt be blocked off for dead heading...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Jul 2010, 04:56
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Nice picture of the DC3 Tailwheel, what is that...

Nice picture of the DC3 Tailwheel, what is that machine in the background? Looks like a tumbuna (ancestor) of the A380, double decker and all? :eek:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Jul 2010, 18:15
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Rabaul was indeed one of the definite highlights...

Rabaul was indeed one of the definite highlights for anyone who was there back in the day. Flew into there regularly from Hoskins with Talair and was based there for 6 months with PX, late 70's to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Jul 2010, 03:05
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Wasn't there a problem with ATR's and the deicing...

Wasn't there a problem with ATR's and the deicing systems a few years ago, after an aircraft crashed in the States? I presume that has been resolved.

I sure hope so because from my memory of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Jun 2010, 14:25
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

SR is that pic of the DC3 taken at the old Hagen...

SR is that pic of the DC3 taken at the old Hagen strip in town, current site of the Highlander Hotel, when Kagamuga was still a big kau kau garden with some pyrethrum bushes on the boundary. Mid 60's...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Jun 2010, 13:54
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

I bet you could buy a hell of a lot more buai,...

I bet you could buy a hell of a lot more buai, kaukau, beer, meris etc.... with your few $$ then compared to what today's salaries can buy........ especially after one has budgeted for the side arm...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th May 2010, 17:49
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Mi no save.. I did enquire about him at the PX...

Mi no save.. I did enquire about him at the PX reunion a few years back and someone mentioned he was in the Bne area.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th May 2010, 08:43
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

That would've been a good laugh on the Atis!! ...

That would've been a good laugh on the Atis!!

Macair... I wasn't aware that Dave MaClure was one of the initial owners of Macair, I flew with him in PX on the F27 out of Rabaul in late 70's, he...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Apr 2010, 06:10
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Wasn't there an inherent flight control problem...

Wasn't there an inherent flight control problem with the Nomad family, I recall one of the PX drivers who was Ex GAF and a Nomad Test Pilot for manufacturer mentioning something about it. Can't...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Mar 2010, 21:17
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

I love the bend on the road parallel to the...

I love the bend on the road parallel to the airstrip in Goroka, must have been to go around a local politicians kau kau garden.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Mar 2010, 20:34
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Em Madang ya. Runway 07. Had to do 2 x missed...

Em Madang ya. Runway 07. Had to do 2 x missed approaches there one dark and stormy night trying to get an F28 on the ground, but at least the fruit bats weren't out and about. :E
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Mar 2010, 12:36
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,063,934
Posted By High 6

Foggy Tales

Last ran into Foggs in the sandpit when he was with EVA on the 744. That would be late 90s prior to him heading back to Vila to work on his tan and do the odd weekly flight. He rocked into town with...
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