Madagascar has a unique fauna. Some animal species are native only to the island of Madagascar. Madagascar is home to around 120 different mammal species. 100 of them alone are to be found in the suborder of lemurs. The lemurs are one of the best-known animals on the island. Among […]
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We have all been affected by Covid-19 for almost 2 years now. Thank God everyone at the base in Wamena are all still fine. Because of the very fast spread of Covid-19 in Indonesia, the Government imposed a lock down in all of Papua, so we couldn’t do a lot of flying.
11 November 2021 was “National Future Day”. We pupils were given the assignment of observing a particular profession. Since my dream job is a helicopter mechanic or helicopter pilot, I asked Curt if it would be possible for me to spend my Future Day at Helimission. Curt checked on my […]
Several months ago, we started a major inspection on our helicopter PK-HCY in Papua, Indonesia. A strange hydraulic problem was very hard to figure out. It ended up not being a problem with the hydraulics, but with the Main Rotor Blades. We had to send all three rotor blades to […]
One of four competition winners was able to enjoy a sightseeing flight in the Alpstein! Nowhere else will you get a chance to win like this! Seeing the Säntis from above for once, and in the most beautiful weather. The first promotional event on 25 September 2021 attracted over 40 […]
Since the Covid-19 restrictions prevent us from holding open meetings, it is with a heavy heart that we have to postpone all our 50th anniversary celebrations until 2022. But as the saying goes, “We’ll take a rain check.” We look forward to 2022! New dates: Bernese Oberland: Saturday, 20. August […]
As Covid-19 makes its way around the globe, our lives are changing. Here in Wamena, our flight schedule was reduced to medical evacuations and cargo flights only. As the virus was approaching Papua, a befriended family (after quarantining for three weeks) planned to return to their village in the remote mountains.
Is our skin dark, brown, red, yellow, white or mixed? Many white people want to be as brown as possible to look attractive. Dark skinned people would rather be white. This does not change the fact that we are all valuable. Every person is unique and precious!
As a sign of their tribal affiliation, many children have the skin on their body, face and arms cut open with a sharp knife.
Our family still has days when losing Matt’s dad hurts a lot. I heard a quote once that said, “Just because we carry it well doesn’t mean it is not heavy” and I think this is very true for our family.
Landslides caused by heavy rainfall cut off the village of Kulawi (on the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi) from the outside world. We were asked to fly in a team of doctors to provide medical aid.
