Cac-sabre, the baron driver you think of was one Brian Hancock... i recall those IFR stories.
I like the photo of Chimbu, I lived in the flat above the traffic office for 6 months in 1980 flying P2 -IST on Karamui, Bomais etc.. Had the pleasure of running into Lyndell Shelley at the Talair reunion a few years ago. She was the Chimbu station manager, her husband owned an earth moving company.
Lead sled... I remember that name given to the C207 I flew in Daru P2 - SED, it was a grossly underpowered aircraft that struggled at sea level so was never allowed into the highlands. I think Talairt had 2 x C207's, what ever happened to those machines?