Surfin with kids on a plank of wood

The tools, the grab and diner is served...

 

Papua Lifestyle as a pilot

Living in Papua is not as bad as it seems... We are remote, indeed, but life is real sweet.
Manokwari being a "dry town" (can't buy alcohol), we barely drink any beers, and since our day usually finishes by 1300 about, we can do anything we want in the afternoon.
We find ourselves living here in the best physical form we've ever been. Everyday we exercise, either running, swimming, surfing or going to the local gym. The latest hobby being freediving and spearfishing... Beautiful coral reefs are home to an incredible diversity of marine life, and we often come home with some fish or lobsters :D
I will post below the photos of the latest catch... B  E A uuuutiful !!!!
Fishes and tropical fruits making the most of our diet here, with our sporty lifestyle, pilots here are all turning into bloody hard core athletes. What a cool job I have :D

Gangnam style !

I didnt post for a while, but this is not some random post ...
Check out that video in Nabire ! It's gold !
( parody from the "gangnam style" viral video )

Going to the beach in style

Yesterday, the chopper needed a test flight. What better test ride than taking us along and dropping us on a deserted island beach for a snorkel session and a swim and then fly back to base :)

the pictures

A320 TR

After a long pause in posting anything here (well not that flying in Indo has become uninteresting, but more like I have a more established routine being based in the same place for good as a captain, I didnt feel like I had much new stories to tell that I haven't told already, Or maybe I way just plain lazy...)
Anyway,
Big news : I just completed a type rating for Airbus A320 and I hope I'll make my way to a new cockpit very soon :)
few photos soon !

Work, Malaria and holidays

Last post is from december, its time i give some news i guess...

So since then I've been kept pretty busy, went back to France for almost a month holidays and back for work in Papua Manokwari. It's been quite busy as at the beginning of last month we were short of captains here... Then just about 2 weeks ago, I had to stop flying coz of malaria. It's not a pleasant few days, with chills and cold sweats, diarrhea and no energy at all. Medication seemed to work well though and now i'm back on my feet and on holidays in Bali to fully recover :)

Pictures bellow are from my holidays in Bali...