Museumkeeper Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 HiI watched this program on TV last night in the UK (Channel 4) and it just showed me how true to reality the Orbx Jacksons Airport (AYPY) is.http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-08-18/worst-place-to-be-a-pilot-susi-air-captain-guy-richardson-on-flying-in-indonesia >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE5QkWpfCLEThe skills needed to fly in this type of terrain can only be looked at in awe and Orbx have recreated some of these airports in uncanny detail.We'll worth a look if you canKind regardsIan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lovell Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 A truly remarkable program and highlights just how challenging this kinda flying is.. More can be seen on this here http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/83620-worlds-best-place-to-be-a-bush-pilot/#entry765218 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Harris Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 its lush and dense, and very moist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toriu Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 "its lush and dense, and very moist" I lived, worked and flew in PNG many moons ago. The expats used to say there were two seasons in PNG...The wet season and the rainy season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerribleT Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Moresby and nearby surrounds are the only places to have a "dry" season in PNG because they are in a "rain shadow" area during the SE Monsoon, roughly between April and October each year. Everywhere else in PNG has "wet" and "wetter" seasons depending on their locational exposure to either the SE (Apr-Oct) or NW monsoons (Nov-Mar). Some of the places I lived in the New Guinea Islands region had annual averages of 500+ inches per annum. One place near Jacquinot Bay New Britain had a record 721 inches the year I was there! No aircraft or ships could call for over 9 weeks owing to zero visibility and high seas. We all got used to mildew, mould and non stop rain and mud during that year. Food got short but we weren't thirsty . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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