If you plan on coming thru Honiara at all, you can't always get Avgas there. They run out sometimes - with only one Islander using it on a regular basis, if there is unexpected extra usage, the logistics of ordering in in by ship means there can be a months wait sometimes.. Best to check with South Pacific Oil and Solair in advance a couple of times..
(I see it is not on the planned route however, just apply the same checking to other remote stops)
Make sure you thoroughly check that the ferry tanks switch in and feed properly before setting out. Not nice to have problems with them mid-ocean, - an old instructor of mine T.R. from Melbourne for groundcourses finally got his second Robertson Stol 185 O.K. All he got of the first one were photos to show the class of it sinking, taken from the freighter it had to ditch beside halfway from the mainland to Hawaii.
Last edited by frigatebird; 25th Nov 2009 at 02:42.