VNBW - Nepal

Staying here acclimating.
World Heritage Sites Air Adventures
One-Page Summary (as of July 4, 2025)
Key Stats
Metric Value
Air Tours Completed 13
Total Hours Flown 633
Night Flight Hours 28.4
Nautical Miles Flown 97,677.8
World Heritage Sites Visited 533
Start Location Tunisia
Start Date October 4, 2024
Main Aircraft Flown
Aircraft Type/Model Nickname/Callsign Role/Notes
Stearman PT-17 "Kaydet" Ho'omaka Early tour, open-cockpit biplane
Stearman PT-17 (upgraded) Ho'omaka Hou Upgraded engine
North American T-6G "Texan" Paniolo WWII trainer
North American P-51D "Mustang" Koa Long-range, WWII fighter
Douglas DC-3/C-47 "Dakota" Manu Vintage, crew rest, utility
Chance Vought F4U "Corsair" Pōā Warbird, special sorties
Beechcraft Baron 58 Haku Light twin, recon, short hops
DHC-5 "Buffalo" Pāpulō Main tour aircraft, STOL
Fokker F.VIIB/3m "Southern Cross" Southern Cross Historic, special reenactments
Support Aircraft (Tiger Shark Squadron)
Aircraft Type Callsign/Nickname Primary Role(s)
Lockheed C-130 Maui Tactical airlift, rough field
Boeing C-17 Luna Honua Strategic airlift, heavy cargo
Douglas DC-3/C-47 Manu Vintage, crew rest
Beechcraft Baron 58 Haku Light transport, recon
DHC-5 Buffalo Pāpulō Main tour, backup support
Core Crew & Support Staff
Cropduster (pilot, all legs hand-flown)

Guest Co-Pilots/Log Writers: Steve Martin, Michael Palin, William Wallace, John Cleese, Billy Connolly, David Attenborough, Liam Neeson, Anthony Hopkins, and others

Canine Crew: Lani (“Sky,” ex-Malaysian Special Forces German Shepherd), Kai (“Sea,” Australian Search & Rescue Labrador)

Support Crew:

Steele “Wrench” Crescent (Head Mechanic)

Alastair “Scotchmaster” Wallace (Chief Loadmaster)

Kevin “Lost Boy” Sutherland (Navigator)

Su-Jin “Choo-Choo” Cho (Flight Engineer)

Tyrell “Slip” Grisi (Chief Petty Officer)

William “Lighthearted” MacGregor

Redmond “Red Bull” Angus

Thomas “Big Tam” MacAllister

Fiona “Ferret” McDougall

David “Wee Davie” MacBean

Alexei “Compass” Karta

Ansel “Colossus” Kruger

Gabriel “Bill” Carradine

Kacie “O-Ren” Liu

Honor “PG” Blackman

Ground Support Vehicles
Gopher Tanks (Advanced Links Command Carts)

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