Granted, these were small strips of less than 200 meter in length, and no facilities ...
You may care to revise the "
less than 200 meter in length". The Twotter is good but I don't think it is that good......
When two crew operations were imposed in PNG, the right engine remained running at remote stops, with the FO guarding the prop. There was only one case I recall when a drunk local walked through a feathered prop, knocking him down and shedding some blood. He was helped up - then ran away! Bent one prop blade and cost a new prop!