Papua New Guinea 1:500,000 chart

Maps PNG

I have several PNG maps from ca. 30 years ago but they are covered in corrections which themselves need correcting!
One thing I remember from my time there:
I flew into Karimui, Chimbu Province (now known as Simbu) in a Cessna in 1979 and noticed the pilot consulting his chart (so they were avail;able then).
I asked him how one of the mountains was named on said chart – Mount Udon – as I had seen it delineated thus on one of my Geological maps. Sure enough, there it was. The only problem was that the name was wrong as it was known to the people who lived by it as Mount “Oh” (I’ve never seen it written down so can only give it phonetically). As this particular mountain is quite high (ca.13000ft) it seemed rather important to have it named correctly. He made the necessary change on his chart and said he would pass on the information and I often wonder whether he did?
Tell your friend to consult Air Niuginea orTalair for info on latest charts. They are pretty important kit!
Jim

well in fact it is already few months he’s looking for these maps but nothing until now, accidents are the norm down there apparently ..

Looks like ONCs from pilot supply shops in the States eg Sporty’s don’t include PNG anymore

Charts were published by the Aust.CAD, just wish I hadn’t lost mine from the early ’70s, too many moves…

If your friend gets out there I’m sure he’ll be able to get some kind of map from other pilots..not the kind of place where you use maps much anyway…just local knowledge up the valleys as well as getting up early in the morning…

Just for the record, it’s Papua New Guinea.

The story of why the charts are so bad is yet another sad tale.

G’day 😉