Bush Flying Blog

[Moose.]

This being the aviation section of PH I thought I'd share with you all, my new blog:

http://indopilot.blogspot.com/

I'm going to use it to write about life and flying out here in the jungles of Indonesia, as well as share photos and stories of things which I hope will be of interest to you all. I'm pretty new to this blogging thing, so bear with me as I discover what works and what doesn't article wise.

Any comments, questions, suggestions are all more than welcome

[SystemParanoia]

i'd love that life

[onesickpuppy]

My only suggestion would be to get some of the Go-Pro footage that you have a screen grab of up!

Looks like a fun job mate.

[Moose.]

onesickpuppy said:

My only suggestion would be to get some of the Go-Pro footage that you have a screen grab of up!

Oh I have hours of footage but my internet connection is via a tethered Android phone with a 2G signal at best. I'll upload some when I get to civilisation next

[K50 DEL]

Bookmarked the blog, look forward to reading of your exploits.

[Moose.]

onesickpuppy said:

My only suggestion would be to get some of the Go-Pro footage that you have a screen grab of up!

Sorry for the delay, good internet is hard to find in Indonesia! I've finally got round to uploading a few Go-Pro video approaches for you all:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9E7C742E979...

Enjoy

[onesickpuppy]

Moose. said:

Sorry for the delay, good internet is hard to find in Indonesia! I've finally got round to uploading a few Go-Pro video approaches for you all:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9E7C742E979...

Enjoy

Awesome stuff!

[Not Ideal]

Awesome!

Have bookmarked.

[rhinochopig]

Say Hi to Messrs Gibson and Downer Jr for us

Proper boys own stuff - thanks for posting.

[iphonedyou]

That's got to be one of the best jobs ever.

Thanks for those approach vids!

[motomk]

Really interesting watching and fantastic reading, Moose.
Will they let you have a go on the fast machine? I haven't seen them here since that one visited a few years ago.
The ELT stuff struck a chord as a lot we have going off end up coming from the local rubbish tips where people have thrown them out and not deactivated them properly.
I wondered how you ended up in Borneo. I was also from Somerset initially but have been assimilated into a Down Under person!
We speak to Jakarta ATC and Jakarta Radio everyday.

motomk

[Moose.]

rhinochopig said:

Say Hi to Messrs Gibson and Downer Jr for us

It's not far off that to be honest (but without the shooting parts).

motomk said:

Will they let you have a go on the fast machine? I haven't seen them here since that one visited a few years ago.

I'm sure they would if I asked but it's not something that appeals to me to be honest. I'm not a fan of multi-crew and I loathe flying VIPs around; so much waiting around! I really don't know what I'll do after this to be honest. It really is the ultimate in terms of proper flying I reckon

[simonej]

Very cool!

Seeing that pilot's survey screen (Trackair?) brings back memories of 6 hr flights and pissing in empty water bottles! Just so you know, the maximum bank of 20 degrees is bks - it works perfectly well at 60!

[Oakey]

I'm disappointed, this wasn't the kind of Bush flying blog I thought it was