Very rough & dangerous flying area. Real he-man type bush flying in mountains & rough weather in and out of rough strips in the jungle. Crashes are ten a penny in this area often due to poor maintenance. Makes Canada/Alaska bush flying look pretty tame.
Freaky planes Turbo Porters. Incredible short takeoff & landing ability. Watch Mel Gibson in Air America landing on a sloping runway halfway up a mountain & you get the idea what Papua area is like.
Whidbey Island is a major navy base where these planes are based. Of course there are a lot of P-3 & P-8s its their home base.
Something to do with his controller & the antenna in the cat's tail I think. kek.