Indo Tour 4

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End of Tour 4

Cloudy Papua Freeway - manoeuvring at 11,500 ft

Quid enim dices ?

Highland landing roll (plus dog)

Papua - working our way through a cloudy Freeway

WAYB Bilorai - breaking off the approach from right base as cloud moves across finals

Cloudy Freeway

Passing opposite traffic over a cloud-filled Freeway

Daytrip to waterfalls along the Kalis Lugara and Negari - road in

Fish farm along Makini Road

The last two kilometers to the pool on the Kali Negari ...walk through the river

....and along a jungle path

Pool and small waterfall in the middle of the jungle on the Kali Negari

...in the throes of jungle fever

Along the jungle path by the Kali Negari

Walking back through the Kali Lugara

Jungle wall along the Kali Lugara

Offset short finals for runway 09 at Bilorai (elev 6960')

Strange light effect - the sun is rising BEHIND us

Still from rearward facing GoPro - departing WABI Nabire runway 34

Still from GoPro - Nabire

Still from GoPro

Plateau between coast and West Papua highlands

Turning finals at 7400 ft over the KP key point (Blue-Red-Blue buildings)

Departing empty from WAYB Bilorai - so climbing well !

Asian One Air C208B Caravan PK - LTF landing Nabire

The jungle wall east of Nabire

West Papua, Indonesia

Dog on the runway at Nabire

Normality at Papua's airports at the end of the school day

Camcorder stills with some PhotoShop - our Caravan descending into the heat mirage 

Another normal day for Papua's airports

Trigana Air ATR taking off from Nabire

School's out !

AMA Pilatus Porter departing Nabire

Our favourite trees on short final at Nabire

Sunrise captured by our Engineer Melli

Camcorder Still - our Caravan on Runway 34 at WABI Nabire in 38 degree heat

Camcorder Still - our Caravan lifting through the mirage of the 38 degree morning temperature

'BattleChicken' Galactica - fighting cocks which are often worth more than the rest of the cargo

GoPro Movie Still - working our way around Bilorai in bad weather

GoPro Movie Still - landing at Bilorai in the rain

Pantai Pasir Putih - mangrove beach

Pantai Pasir Putih - tree in a tree

Pantai Pasir Putih - our Engineer Marsel trapping pufferfish in the surf

Pantai Pasir Putih (White Sands Beach)

Our Avionics Engineer Jefri at his best

GoPro Movie Still - tyre smoke on landing at WAYL Ilaga (elev 7500')

GoPro Movie Still - departing WAYL Ilaga (elev 7500')

AscoNusa C208A without Cargo Pod in the Freeway

AscoNusa C208A in the Freeway at 10,500 ft

Our Caravan as seen by AscoNusa in the Freeway at 10,500 ft

GoPro Movie Still - our Ground Crew trying to fit 1000 kg of slippers into the aircraft

GoPro Movie Still - unloading at Bilorai

Counting fuel filler caps - ours were all still there

GoPro Movie Still - Vx climb after departing Bilorai RWY09 with a very light load

GoPro Movie Still - departing Bilorai RWY27

Insect removal - not easy when the water evaporates out of the soapsuds before you get the chance to wipe

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