Britten Norman Islander Turns Fifty
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One hand man
Yeah - the bloke from Koolan Island - what a dead beat. I timed him one morning, from arriving at the a/c, to take off run, less than a minute, 47 seconds from memory.
That d be a bloody good temp rise, mag check, etc, etc, you get the drift.
If it wasn't for a quick thinking boat driver with a sharp knife, who manages to dive down to the a/c, disentangle said pilot from control wires, and then cut off one hand to get him out, with King Sound tides raging around, he'd still be there. Apparently he's flying in the UK. That's almost far enough away .
That d be a bloody good temp rise, mag check, etc, etc, you get the drift.
If it wasn't for a quick thinking boat driver with a sharp knife, who manages to dive down to the a/c, disentangle said pilot from control wires, and then cut off one hand to get him out, with King Sound tides raging around, he'd still be there. Apparently he's flying in the UK. That's almost far enough away .
Man Bilong Balus long PNG
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Looking forward to returning to Japan soon but in the meantime continuing the never ending search for a bad bottle of Red!
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Griffo; Departing Guari, after giving taxi calls and runups; Full Power for T/O which at 6,100'AMSL was (I forget) MAP.
(Probably around 21" with the 260hp BN2)
You started a descent as soon as you dropped off the end of the Guari strip as base and final turn for Kamulai was flown at 5,800'. Kamulai strip was 5,300' AMSL.
The radio calls generally went;
''Moresby, SAB departed Guari (time) circuit area Kamulai, call after landing" and the landing was about 30 seconds later.
From memory, I once timed such a flight and it was less than two minutes!
One of the local Nationals once told me that to walk the trip was most of a day.
(Probably around 21" with the 260hp BN2)You started a descent as soon as you dropped off the end of the Guari strip as base and final turn for Kamulai was flown at 5,800'. Kamulai strip was 5,300' AMSL.
The radio calls generally went;
''Moresby, SAB departed Guari (time) circuit area Kamulai, call after landing" and the landing was about 30 seconds later.
From memory, I once timed such a flight and it was less than two minutes!
One of the local Nationals once told me that to walk the trip was most of a day.
Anyone remember "Mother" from PNG?. He was rousing some locals away from the prop when he gesticulated just a little bit too far. Yep that prop was close. Took his finger off. Shortest flight would have to be Kagi-Efogi. Did it in under 35 seconds regularly. Damn near killed myself in those machine twice in PNG.
Trislanders were just retired this year operating to Jersey and guernsey with Southampton and Bournemouth
affectionately known as Joey
and still between Lands End airport and St Mary's on the Isles of Scilly the Islander flies everyday scheduled flights of skybus with a shuttle service in the summer busy season - not sure is they do NQY flights as well as their twotters
https://www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/
affectionately known as Joey
and still between Lands End airport and St Mary's on the Isles of Scilly the Islander flies everyday scheduled flights of skybus with a shuttle service in the summer busy season - not sure is they do NQY flights as well as their twotters
https://www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/
Man Bilong Balus long PNG
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Shortest flight would have to be Kagi-Efogi. Did it in under 35 seconds regularly.
I forgot about that route!! Sem bilong mi!
Did it myself many times when working for the late Richard Rowe, God rest his Soul.
Maisk Rotum; When were you cruising around that part of PNG? And do I know you?
