Thursday 7 April 2016

A damp runway in Motot

Yesterday's flight to Motot for Tearfund was delayed for a few hours in the morning due to rain showers and a wet runway.

After pre-flighting my aircraft we heard from our contacts in Motot that it had begun raining. They reported that the airstrip was wet and we should delay our flight until the weather cleared and they could re-assess the airstrip condition. I came back home and got on with some other administration tasks while we waited for an update.

Mid morning we heard that the weather had cleared and the airstrip was drying well. I returned to the airport and was able to complete the flight without any trouble. The rainy season is definitely here now...