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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Oct 2013, 18:11
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

selbang airstrip

Selbang airstrip.wmv - YouTube

I donīt know when this video was taken, I only know the guy by name who took it.
But maybe someone here was in the left hand seat that day and remembers.
P2-RDA...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Jun 2013, 16:04
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Bush flying in west Irian

Pilatus PC-6 Bush Flying - Timika, Papua on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/58091041#)

Pilatus PC-6 Bush Flying - Timika, Papua (Pt 2) on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/65135209#)

Here are some cool videos of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th May 2013, 18:20
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Nugidu

P2 WDL
I posted some pics a few years ago showing Nugidu. Go to page 134 #2662 and #2673 and to page 144 #2878 if youīre interested. ;) SP
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Sep 2012, 19:20
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

golongarp check your pm

golongarp check your pm
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th May 2011, 06:15
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

A little bit of DC3 history.

:=:=:=

TsTsTs P2, doesnīt it say "DO NOT REMOVE THIS CARD FROM AIRCRAFT"

Good on you for keeping it as a bit of historical evidence. :ok:

:confused: I wonder which passenger, in case of an...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Mar 2011, 16:59
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

12 years old, mate. And scary it was, cos three...

12 years old, mate. And scary it was, cos three of them was my older sisters.:ouch::ouch::ouch:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Mar 2011, 17:10
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Torres, I think that piksa was taken a lot...

Torres, I think that piksa was taken a lot earlier than 1976. The attached photo of P2-TFI in PX livery was taken at Goroka end of January 1975, when little Storchpilot went to Australian boarding...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Mar 2011, 12:37
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

That would be Lake Wanum near Nadzab. SP

That would be Lake Wanum near Nadzab.

SP
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Nov 2010, 20:28
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Tinpis, is that the "Hindenburg wall"...

Tinpis, is that the "Hindenburg wall" ?:eek:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Nov 2010, 12:12
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Enormous waterfall

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/storchpilot/KarteYaniRver.jpg

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/storchpilot/KarteYaniRiver2.jpg

Does anyone here, flying in the area southeast of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Aug 2010, 12:24
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Brian McCook

He actually flew a Catalina around the Atlantic in 1993, running into engine problems on the last leg to GB. Check it out here:

PeterStuyvesantTravel_1993...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Aug 2010, 19:01
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Brian McCook

Received information today that Brian McCook passed away. Have no further details at the moment. Does anybody know more?
A sad theme for my 100th post.
SP
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Aug 2010, 14:21
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

P2-SEQ

I remember seeing a taildragger Cessna during a visit to Wau in 1988. Paint scheme seems familiar, but I canīt recall the reg.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Jul 2010, 05:27
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Probably rattled and shook itself to pieces...:E

Probably rattled and shook itself to pieces...:E
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Jul 2010, 17:07
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

ATR 42

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...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jul 2010, 06:15
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Resort Sialum

Shinbone, could it have been this place? It was a couple of miles south of Sialum. When I passed there in 1988 it looked a bit run down, but they were obviously still charging prices as if it was a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jul 2010, 21:13
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Airstrips PNG

:D:D:D
Chuck, somehow I had the feeling I could rely on you with this picture :). Sialum is right. So you must have landed there the same year the picture was taken. Pity we never met, but I was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jul 2010, 14:48
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

:= No no, not Aitape, not Tadji and not Wasu. It...

:= No no, not Aitape, not Tadji and not Wasu. It was still there in 1988, but if itīs still there now....:confused:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jul 2010, 10:11
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Nugidu

Referring to post #2665, here are some later pictures of Nugidu airfield and surroundings, taken in 1988

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/storchpilot/DSC00008-1.jpg

Two pictures of the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jul 2010, 09:58
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Airstrips PNG

This is probably the last one in my collection. Any clues? :E

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/storchpilot/DSC00012-1.jpg
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Jul 2010, 17:59
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Torres, didnīt you forget to insert some words on...

Torres, didnīt you forget to insert some words on this quote of Jack Thick.

Wouldnīt it rather have sounded like: "Bloody why is bloody that?" At least that is what I remember of Jack Thick the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jun 2010, 05:51
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

No but I did find a japanese doublebarreled...

No but I did find a japanese doublebarreled machinegun on a far earlier trip to Finsch (13 years old). Unfortunately my parents didnīt let me take it back to Europe when we left in 1976. But maybe...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Jun 2010, 19:44
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

:uhoh: Sorry to hear that. I flew with him two...

:uhoh: Sorry to hear that. I flew with him two times and was able to get good shots, as he let me sit up front.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Jun 2010, 15:35
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Chuck, it was in the middle of June 1988....

Chuck, it was in the middle of June 1988. Actually I wasnīt based at Lae at that time or ever, just travelling as SLC on the Talair flights. I was just visiting my parents who were based at Logaweng,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Jun 2010, 08:54
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

P 38 Dregerhafen

I canīt say if it was a P 38. In 1990 I was there visiting my parents and swam over to one of those islands (I canīt really remember which one it was) and I did find some wreckparts in the bush...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Jun 2010, 05:54
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Airstrips PNG

:D Thatīs correct Night Beetle. Hereīs the complete approach, shot in June 1988. Hope you guys enjoy it. Chuck, your comment was :ok:.
SP :)
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Jun 2010, 21:47
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

:= Sorry Animalclub, not Gizo either. I know itīs...

:= Sorry Animalclub, not Gizo either. I know itīs a nasty picture, but if I show you the other ones too soon, itīll be too easy. :E
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Jun 2010, 11:09
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Nope, sorry Chimbu Chuckles itīs not Madang := As...

Nope, sorry Chimbu Chuckles itīs not Madang := As far as I can remember, there are some leftovers of a WWII aircraft wreck on that island...or could it be the next island? :confused:
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Jun 2010, 10:23
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Airstrips PNG

Found a few more pictures in my own collection.
Which airstrip is being approached in this picture? If itīs too hard Iīll give you some easier ones later.
SP
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Jun 2010, 15:35
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

DC 3 at Nadzab

There certainly was a DC 3 "derelict" at Nadzab. Here are two pictures taken in July 1988. Looked very sad already at that time. :sad: Unfortunately the pictures show no registration.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Apr 2010, 13:40
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Mission Strips PNG

Here is another view of Agotu (posted earlier already: #2508), a mission station behind Mt. Michael.

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/storchpilot/75158-JULBlickaufAgotu.jpg
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Apr 2010, 19:04
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Kaintiba

A story passed on to me by a former lutheran mission pilot about Kaintiba:

Kaintiba 1987
http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/storchpilot/VAirstripPNG1K.jpg
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Apr 2010, 18:45
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Lapun tru :D Itīs Ranara. About 8nm pretty...

Lapun tru :D

Itīs Ranara. About 8nm pretty due east of Dumpu and more the upper Ramu than the upper Markham. Hereīs another view with VH-AMS on the strip.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Apr 2010, 06:17
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

Airstrips PNG

Here is one more, neither highland, nor coastal. :suspect: So where could it be???

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/xx279/storchpilot/VAirstripPNG1R.jpg
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Apr 2010, 18:15
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,053,704
Posted By Storchpilot

As it was originally built by ze germans, this is...

As it was originally built by ze germans, this is probably the correct spelling Axel. ;) It was a great place though. Spent some good holidays there. The view over the lagoon from the veranda under...
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