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Some time ago we purchased a Cessna 206 from Missionary Aviation Fellowship (commonly referred to as MAF) to help out with our food drops and any other use we can think of to help our trekking business.
Quite a few obstacles were put in our path but finally the aircraft is finished and ready to fly. All relevant engineering work was just completed which included the installation of a newly overhauled propellor with some 1500 hours to run and an inspection to certify its ready to GO!
All we are waiting on now is for our Australian pilot to obtain his visa in Brisbane as his work permit was approved earlier this month. Once he arrives we will begin servicing local ports which will include Efogi/Kagi/Naduri and Kokoda. Our pilot has been employed here in PNG for quite a number of years and is already endorsed around with lots of PNG time.
Total Payload of aircraft is 500 kgs. It can carry up to 5 passengers but obviously then the cargo would be limited. On average our food drop offs average around this figure into Efogi.
Photograph: P2 – MDC parked near the Hevi Lift departure area. This week we will be getting artwork put on the aircraft. It will be available for hire by other operators on a 'Cash up front basis' as no 'credit will be given'.
Cessna_206__Small_.jpgCongratulations looks a real beauty I hope that you get many years service out of it.
Great to see the progress of your company.
Regards Brian
Update Monday 26th November: Our pilot now has his visa and will fly into Port Moresby on Friday 30th November to commence work.
Please Note: The aircraft will 'not' be used to ferry our trekkers to and from Kokoda except in an extreme emergency where a flight was cancelled out of the blue. It just means now that we can be more flexible with our food drop offs and do not have to 'beg' any more. For the past few years, each month I get a few more 'grey' hairs worrying whether or not I can get APNG to agree to a food drop when I want it. Quite often the words have been 'it will depend on whether we have a pilot endorsed in there'; not this week perhaps next week…and so on!
The aircraft is available for 'charter' to all trekking companies who would like a food drop into one of the airports on a cash up front basis only or for any other need you may have.
For enquiries, please phone: +675 325 4423 or +675 323 6650
Email: gail@pngbd.com
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