Best Of The Web: Bush Flying In Papua, Indonesia

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Key Takeaways:

  • The Pacific island region is home to some of the world's most challenging flying conditions.
  • These tough conditions include the use of mountainside runways.
  • Remarkably, many of these runways are carved out using only hand tools.
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Some of the toughest flying in the world is in this Pacific island region, including on mountainside runways carved out with hand tools.

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