I too would appreciate someone dropping the name of the pilot. A lot of us know most of the guys up there and it won't make an ounce of difference now.
Gullibell: In reply to your post and in no way being argumentative for the sake of it; I disagree with the statement of experience with the two pilot induced accidents of 2006.
I went looking for the first one and found the wreck. The particular pilot flew like lunatic for the one week(?) he was there. All manner of cowboy behaviour, poor airmanship and decision making witnessed from my cockpit as I worked around him. It was apparent that he had never worked in a mountainous environ nor been exposed to the weather seen in the PNG. The accident he caused is a collection of atrocious decisions resulting in the death of 3 people and his own maiming.
Later that year, another pilot flew into marginal conditions and killed himself and all aboard. Again, another pilot with no mountainous experience and in his situation - no mountain training from the company. He was released into a work environment he was unprepared for and the decision to put him online sealed his fate. He was another 'flat land' Australian pilot, used to continental weather patterns and untrained for the situation. The company management were derelict in their duty to provide a safe pilot to the passengers and customers.
These guys were 'experienced' in flat Australia but brand new to tropical weather and mountains.
These are my harsh criticisms and my opinions. I stand by them but are welcome to correction with adequate evidence. I watched the first accident unfold; I had intimate knowledge of the second.
End point - it doesn't matter if you have 10,000hrs. If they are 10,000hrs doing the same hour - experience is irrelevant.