This past Monday I had the privilege of riding along on some more flights in Palangkaraya. Our day was filled with everything from changing schedules, unplanned medivac patients, fighting weather, and "dining" with the locals. The above picture shows one of our MAF pilots on top of the left wing pouring in fuel. We had burned more gas than planned due to an inconveniently low cloud deck. Once we finally found a hole to get through 45 minutes later, we landed at our destination and put a little more gas in the tanks.
Due to the plane being too heavy to accommodate all of the departing passengers at our destination, I stayed behind and spent about 2 hours interior with the local villagers. That will be the subject of a few posts later this week. The above picture shows our MAF pilot taking off. Due to the small and narrow river, "S" turn takeoffs are not uncommon.
About 2 hours after leaving me, our pilot came back and picked me up along with more passengers. While he tallied the passengers weights and belongings, I helped out by putting some more gas on board. We made two more stops that day on our way home, for a total of eight. It was a long, tiring day, but a good one.
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