Hello Friends
Just a little note to catch you up on what is going on here in PNG.
Thank you so much for the emails of support and encouragement. We are loved! We will be answering email for the next few weeks.
It “seems” Pierre’s accident was caused by some sort of engine/power failure. The engine has been sent out to be inspected for the exact cause. Engine failures in MAF Australia are very rare. There are still many unanswered questions so the investigation continues.
Esther and family are doing as well as can be expected. The rest of her family that came for the funeral leaves this week. After that Esther is hoping to have life return to some sort of new normal as the kids finish up their school term. The plan right now is to leave mid June for Switzerland. There are still hard times and evenings especially are tough. Please remember Sue as she helps Esther as she can.
I am back to flying and next week should be ready for a pre solo check. At that point I will be able to fly in to the areas I have completed a check in to.
I will attach a couple pictures from Wopisali. We were waiting for the missionary as he assesses the heath clinic for needed maintenance and upgrade, actually it was raining so we didn’t have much of a choice. At this airstrip you fly one leg of the landing circuit in an adjacent valley before turning through a notch in the limestone cliffs to turn on to final, for this one-way airstrip.
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