Originally Posted by
troppo
Empty fuel drums making alarming sounds as they expand in the back of the balus.
I boast a late ‘coffin charter’ take off from Port Moresby to Tapini due to wailing grievers. I had to climb a little higher than normal due WX and the hermetically sealed coffin burst. BUMPF. Fun times. At least in the Islander one could cup ones hand out of the DV window and suck in the fresh air. I never got to the bottom of whether one should include the corpse as part of the POB as it would be dreadful if the rescuers would find the total number of flight planned POB including the stiff that was thrown clear and leave an incapacitated survivor unseen atop the jungle canopy. Anyway, I made an ’Circuit area call then an Ops. Normal by so-and-so’ and got back to the aircraft in time after landing and running away. Phew, the smell.