Chimbu. Ooops. Yes, 1978 is correct. And it was P2-RDN. Where is it now, current rego? Don't know the Ukrainian (or do you mean Austrian?) but I recall a double load on P2-RDM out of POM. And 32 POB on a Bandit out of Rabaul. And the "in flight sales" of watches and pens..........
HA. Correct. I would think the current Bandit charter rate should be over $2,000 per hour. But I'll bet it's not! In 1989 I was getting $400 per hour for a B58 and $650 per hour for a C402 in Australia. From memory we were getting $650 per hour for a C402 in PNG in 1984.