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Old 28th Jun 2015, 10:35
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Just make sure you don't accidentally run into the nearly-hidden, overgrown, capped well head at Mokari. Clipping that with a wing could be disastrous out there.

Mokari Oil Well and Airstrip

Allposters website has a photo of the Mokari airstrip sign which merely outlines it is unmaintained, and kept and used, only for emergencies. Your landing, your risk.

Mokari Emergency Airstrip Sign
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