Irian Jaya P-40

[HarvardIV]

Dave I already did, and they did it exactly as I already said. They contacted Jakarta, and made it happen. However in Irian Jaya nowadays, you want to work w/the natives, and get them to negotiate. I talked with a guy working at British Petrol in Irian Jaya, and he said that the natives are pretty reasonable. If you trade them a toy like a beat up car, or some rifles they'd be more than happy to work with you.

[DaveM2]

Chris

Did they give any indication of what the whole expedition cost , including purchasing the aircraft ?

Dave

[HarvardIV]

Hi Dave:

There were indications, but only implicit ones. You can pretty obviously make your own deductions by counting the number of trips they made; the size of their teams, and shipment of the plane in pieces. Also the cost of a restored Stearman.

Obviously a Stearman isn't required w/ the natives. I'd strongly advise talking with Max Ammer at Irian Diving about safety concerns. He is of Dutch origin, and he still thrives in the Sentani area.

[airnutz]

So, Harvard...How long have you known this "dutchman" that you are willing to trust your life and dollars to? Trinkets and pistols for the natives?? Remember to save round-#6 for yourself!