Perth to Changi in a single Engine Piper
I am planning a trip from Perth.AU to Changi, Singapore in my Piper Cherokee 140. There is one longish over water stretch from Darwin to East Timor, but the rest of the flight across Indonesia is all relatively short hops between airfields.
Obviously I am planning this very carefully and will have every bit of safety and communications equipment available.
My question is this, having arranged all the permissions and fueling stops and visas in advance, what will it actually be like on the ground in East Timor and Indonesia, I have been told I will need USD bribe money and that the fuel at some of the airfields in in indonesia is terrible, is this true?
Should I expect any language problems or problems with authority along the way?
I have been told that the weather around Easter would be OK, and that after July smoke becomes a problem, and I have also been told that after July the weather is more stable. Does anyone have experiance and want to comment?
I am a low hours PPL pilot who has completed the CPL exams and is building hours towards my CPL flight test, this little trip would get me there and be great experiance.