• 700 Miles to Borneo

    I have just spoken to M who is hoping to leave East Timor today and is planning to do 700 miles to get to Borneo by night. He has had a problem - his aeroplane was refuelled with diesel and not AV gas as requested. So, today was spent draining and cleaning it out. I mentioned that he is sending rather...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 04-26-2005

  • Touch Down in East Timor

    M's friend Trevor James telephoned me this morning from Darwin to inform me that M had left Darwin at 10.40 hrs local time (9.5 hrs ahead of us) for a 400 mile trip across the Timor Sea. The flight was expected to last 5 - 5.5 hours and G KIRK (the Cub) had a tailwind of 15 knots at all altitudes...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 04-25-2005

  • Successful Test Flight

    Maurice has finally made it to Darwin. He's even managed to test fly G KIRK (The Piper Cub) and seems thrilled with her and is looking forward to flying across the Timor Sea tomorrow (25th April) if the weather allows. He is hoping to set off at 8 - 8.30 am (their time). We are as you know having...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 04-24-2005

  • Breakfast in Darwin

    Trevor (the Cub's engineer) picks me up at 12.30 am off my flight from Melbourne (a story in itself ). Up all night with ankle / headache and now the enteritis, ‘oopazootics’ as mum would say. Eventually fall asleep but soon wake to the delicious smell of Trevor cooking bacon next to an inviting...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Maurice Kirk on 04-24-2005

  • Another Missed Flight

    Missed flight to Melbourne (becoming a bit of a habit!). After crossing half the country on foot these last few days had to walk to board plane about 14 miles away from departure lounge! Around midnight I collapsed on my ankle; almost cried in pain, there was not a sole in sight to help. My arthritic...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Maurice Kirk on 04-22-2005

  • Still in Hong Kong

    Wasting time in Hong Kong, apart from finding valuable contacts for the diesel engine change that will allow me into Russia. Have spent whole morning in two shops trying to get GPRS working should have brought some carrier pidgeons with me! Wasted nearly 2 hours in a bank trying to get my creit card...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Maurice Kirk on 04-22-2005

  • Hong Kong for Macau by Boat

    Just arrived Hong Kong for Macau by boat to suss out storage with Hong Kong Flying Club. Looking for engineers to possibly put diesel engine on cub to get through Russia as they currently refuse cub on petrol. (is there anyone in the world out there able to find me a approx 100hp diesel engine of about...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Maurice Kirk on 04-22-2005

  • A Day of Disappointments

    Mobile does not work, GPRS does not work, I am yet to meet someone in Hong Kong who has ever heard the name Vodafone! Apart from a splendid fish supper in a back street, this has been yet another disasterous day! In the deserted departure lounge my swollen ankle gave in completely, I was too far from...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Maurice Kirk on 04-21-2005

  • Shorthand Curses from HK

    -at hk (ed - Hong Kong) airport on free email system 15 min time limit. mobile fone nbg (ed - no bloody good)vodafone nbg. spent 2 hours on the fone with vodafone at heathrow still no good. arrive hk nobody has ever heard of vodafone now bought an erricksonn but i need vodafone or orange systen in uk...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Maurice Kirk on 04-21-2005

  • Storm Over a Life Raft

    Somewhat exhausted I reached London Heathrow to book in early so I can repack camera manuals etc to hand luggage for reading on the aircraft. I declared as usual that the black case had a life raft and a CO2 cylinder. After kept waiting I am ordered to drag the offending luggage up to the other end of...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Maurice Kirk on 04-19-2005
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