Stillwater Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 After finishing (and surviving) the first series of service flights in Papua New Guinea ... we loaded lots of necessary cargo (guess what) and some passengers in Tapini to go further up and down in this region. The first stop of the day was Kosipe, with a unique passenger bridge for boarding. Some of the planespotters there did not intend to use that bridge. Next stop: Woitape. We came in low and missed the fence only by a few centimeters. Quite the busy airport, and we got the proof that a Twin Otter is the right choice to fly here. Not easy to spot: Yongai airstrip... ... and Asimba fits in this series. Once again the locals at that airstrip were quite relaxed. Ah, what a relief: An airport that is easy to find! Kokoda, where our freight was very much welcomed: Newspapers and beers. And the barbie was already prepared! PS: Here you get the flight path of this and the previous post. Plus, you can see my scary attempts to hit the runways and avoid the mountains... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Colbert Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 An exciting tropical trip! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Great shots these. cheers Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 PNG beauties Gerold . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mac Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Great set Gerold! John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Very nice set of shots Gerold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Another awesome trip Gerold! I just watched a WWII documentary on the Kokoda trail battle in 1942, when the Imperial Japanese Army tried to use the trail to attack Port Moresby. But the hardcore Aussie troops defending got wind of the enemy coming down the Kokoda and put up one Hell of a defense, eventually pushing the Imperial Japanese forces all the way back to where they started, on the Buna coast. Great to see your adventure in the same region! Landon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Thank you Gerold! Enjoyed all the pics and esp the narration. Missed the first leg so thanks for posting a link to that so I could catch up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 15 hours ago, Steve Colbert said: An exciting tropical trip! Thank you Steve! 14 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Great shots these. cheers Iain Thanks for commenting, Iain. 11 hours ago, BradB said: PNG beauties Gerold . A fantastic region to fly, and we don´t travel there too often in reality (even w/o Covid). 10 hours ago, John Mac said: Great set Gerold! John. My pleasure, John. 9 hours ago, mikee said: Very nice set of shots Gerold Thank you Mikee! 5 hours ago, Rob Abernathy said: Thank you Gerold! Enjoyed all the pics and esp the narration. Missed the first leg so thanks for posting a link to that so I could catch up. Thanks Rob. And I am not home yet, there should be some more legs to come. 8 hours ago, Sniper31 said: Another awesome trip Gerold! I just watched a WWII documentary on the Kokoda trail battle in 1942, when the Imperial Japanese Army tried to use the trail to attack Port Moresby. But the hardcore Aussie troops defending got wind of the enemy coming down the Kokoda and put up one Hell of a defense, eventually pushing the Imperial Japanese forces all the way back to where they started, on the Buna coast. Great to see your adventure in the same region! Landon Thank you Landon. I can easily understand that documentary is interesting - it will show how many (forgotten) hard fights have been done in history. And how many men (or civilists) have died, before most of these things ended where they started. Lest we forget. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Top shots from PNG there Gerold! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 superb set of shots / flights there Gerold... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 10 hours ago, adambar said: Top shots from PNG there Gerold! Thank you, Adam! 5 hours ago, wain71 said: superb set of shots / flights there Gerold... Thanks a lot, Wayne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Very interesting trip, Gerold. Some of these landings sure get our bloodpressure up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted January 5, 2022 Author Share Posted January 5, 2022 6 hours ago, bernd1151 said: Very interesting trip, Gerold. Danke für den Kommentar, Bernd! 6 hours ago, bernd1151 said: Some of these landings sure get our bloodpressure up Absolutely. Is is like a slight fitness training... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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