Then Hevilift will definately not have me as POB, if I ever get back down to PNG some day.
Flew from Vienna to Belgrad in a JAT ATR 42 a couple of years back, accompanied by a friend, who happens to be a certified aircraft mechanic. We were carted out to the most furthest parking by bus
. The aircraft had highspeed tape plastered all over it
, most of it not looking recent. On startup the old bucket of bolts started vibrating
and shaking like sh...
, and continued doing this all the way to Belgrad, only quitting after shutdown. In addition to the spectacular food served on this flight
, it was an experience worth not having again in my short little life
. I think my friend the mechanic felt all the worse about it. My guess is, that for him, travelling Lae to Goroka by road and the Bena Bena´s would look like a walk in the park compared to another flight in that ATR.
