2019 is going to be a year of great change for MAF in Papua New Guinea. Our current aircraft fleet of tree different types (Twin Otter, Caravan, Airvan) will be reduced to one single type (
see following Blog entry). From approximately mid-year will have nine Cessna Caravans only, meaning all pilots will have to undergo type training.
In my role as Crew Training Manager I had the privilege to do this type training with MAF in Uganda. But why travel that far? On the one hand, MAF in Africa already has longstanding experience flying the Cessna Caravan. On the other hand, Uganda operates the MAF Training Centre for the Africa region. This includes a Caravan simulator which makes type training quite a bit cheaper. As MAF PNG will receive the same simulator, I had the opportunity to see first hand how it was used in training.
So, now I am good to fly the Cessna Caravan with a G1000 glass cockpit. At the end of January my training will continue in Telefomin where I'll apply my newly gained knowledge in the mountains of PNG.
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| MAF Uganda at Kajjansi (near Kampala) |
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| Instructors and students in front of the Grand Caravan |
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| Cessna Caravan Simulator from RedBird: On the outside... |
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| ... and on the inside. |
