G'Day Veggie and all,. .. .What a ball I had in PNG for the couple of weeks whilst up there. I went for a fly with the boys from North Coast Aviation from Lae and covered a scarey amount of territory. I must admit Veggie the first day we started out on the North Coast Run up to Wasu and back through the guts- Satwag etc etc (my god that strip is bloody nuts) ,over the congi gap back to Lae was a bit "how ya going". After the 9th hill you land up and took off down,Islander engines screaming for a half decent fuel/air mixture, realizing this is the norm that you kindof feel hooked on the flying.. .The Afternoon was all stops to Derem (I think thats how spelt) , on the south coast of PNG. Places that bought a smile to my face were definatly Kainteba and a few other little strips SP lager has since removed names from my brain. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="confused.gif" /> . We tried for Kanabea however the weather packed it in well and truley in the avo.Just as well I saw the photo's..... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="eek.gif" /> . .The pilots flying with NC were all extremely professional and safe operators and curtious to fellas who head up there looking for work.. .. .Although the aviation scene is fairly quiet at present i.e Airlink, MBA and Northcoast have completed thier hiring it's a definate career path offering quality flying, great learning and a heap of memories for this aspiring driver.. .For the interest of Guy's going up there there is generally a 1000TT min for NorthCoast and a 150 Hour ICUS requirement. Even once the ICUS is completed you are required to be checked into each individual airstrip the company operates in and out from. You will understand this once you see these suckers and their approaches. . .. .As for the nightlife , I've been sworn that all that happens in PNG stays in PNG.... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> . . <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> . .. .Cheers,. .. .QA