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....see Post Wed29Apr15
Due entirely to the corrupt practices of those near and far, Asian One Air was grounded for a month waiting on spare parts and DGCA (Civil Aviation Authority) paperwork. This was very stressful and frustrating for our team in Nabire and we decided to escape for a day with a trip to the waterfalls along the Kali Legari and its tributary Kali Negari. |
Fish farm along Makini Road GoogleMaps Parking downstream beside the deteriorating bridge and weir over the Legari. In 2025 it looks like a wider road and new bridge have been built GoogleMaps |
The last two kilometers to the pool on the Kali Negari. ....starting with a walk through the Legari ( some shaky stills from the camcorder ) ![]() |
Up a hill beside the rockface over which, had it not been the dry season,
the Kali Negari would have poured
....and along a jungle path Cocytia durvillii moth in the jungle above the Kali Legari, Papua |
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....reaching the lower [shallow] pool with a small waterfall in the middle of the jungle on the Kali Negari ....and lunch with the insect chorus ! |
The upper [ deeper ] pool where the air temperature is a comfortable 27°C
but the Negari comes straight off a 10000 ft 3000 m mountain so the water feels ice cold
Starting back towards Nabire along the jungle path by the Kali Negari |
Dog on the runway at Nabire - she needed a blast of reverse thrust just to get her moving |
Full movie on YouTube
Sunrise captured by our Engineer Melli |
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Camcorder Still - our Caravan on Runway 34 at WABI Nabire in 38 degree heat |
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Camcorder Still - our Caravan lifting through the mirage of the 38 degree morning temperature |
We often carry fighting cocks to/from matches. Some of these birds are worth more than the rest of the cargo combined. Our Ground Crew, not knowing the English words, called it a 'Battle Chicken'. This one flew with us so regularly I dubbed it BattleChicken Galactica |
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GoPro Movie Still - working our way around Bilorai in bad weather |
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GoPro Movie Still - landing at Bilorai in the rain Crew day out to the Pantai Pasir Putih ( White Sands Beach )
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Pantai Pasir Putih - white sands in a mangrove
Pantai Pasir Putih - tree in a tree Herding tiny pufferfish on to the sand |
Our Engineer Marsel trapping pufferfish in the surf We are not amused.... |
Our Avionics Engineer Jefri at his best |
GoPro Movie Still - smoking into Ilaga GoPro Movie Still - departing Ilaga |
AscoNusa C208A without Cargo Pod in the Freeway |
AscoNusa C208A westbound in the Freeway at 10500 ft 3200 m C208A PK-FLM with Lake Paniai and a dissipating thunderstorm in the distance |
We stayed together all the way to Nabire where, with Air Traffic Control's kind permission, we followed PK-FLM into the circuit
Fun with AscoNusa C208A PK-FLM
GoPro Movie Still - our Ground Crew trying to fit 1000 kg of slippers into the aircraft |
How to see the top of your wings without a ladder....
Counting fuel filler caps - ours were all still there See post Wed29Apr15 |
GoPro Movie Still - departing Bilorai RWY27. We are heavy so still accelerating low over the runway and banking left to follow the slope ahead |
GoPro Movie Still - on another day departing Bilorai RWY09 into a headwind with a very light load so we can climb steeply
PTMQ Amano traditional gold mine along the Kali Derewo
Thru neglect, most of the river mining airstrips have become unusable for fixed wing aircraft.
Instead they are serviced by the rotaries
( which also does not always end well - in this case 1 fatality and 6 injured )
Insect removal - harking back to my first job in aviation ...cleaning aircraft in Canberra, Australia in 1985. Not easy in Papua in 2015 when the water evaporates out of the soapsuds before you get the chance to wipe |
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