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The Dugong Shepherds 16th Aerial Survey – 2023

07/06/2023

16th Anniversary of the Flying Scouts Aerial Dugong Survey Last year’s Survey Mission – 2022 began an expanded survey area which encompassed Surat Thani. This year the mission are was also extended to include Satun province after several local fishermen reported Dugong sightings, and feeding trails were observed near the Malaysian…

HS-TOM. Shorts. Phuket Airpark – VTSW to Nok Airfield VTCY. January 22nd,…

30/01/2023

Video Short... Cross country IFR Flight From Phuket to Chiang Mai. Direct IFR Flight at FL270/260 from Phuket Airpark to Nok…

HS-EAL. Miss Dippy. Brief Flight from Nok Airfield VTCY – to Pai VTCI.…

25/01/2023

For the fun of it... Cross country flight to the remote town of Pai in Mae Hon Son province, Northern Thailand. Out of practice, the arrival…

Youngest person to fly around the world – record attempt. July 2022

21/07/2022

At the time of writing – July 21st 2022, Mack Rutherford is attempting at sixteen years old, to be the youngest person to solo circumnavigate…

Northern re-introduction of Gibbons resumes.

11/07/2022

The Flying Scouts are happy to report that despite a torrid time during Covid-19, the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project (GRP) has…

The Dugong Shepherds 15th Aerial Survey – 2022

28/04/2022

15th Anniversary of the Flying Scouts Aerial Dugong Survey Last year’s Survey Mission – 2021 was cut short after Thailand…

The Dugong Shepherds 14th Aerial Survey – 2021

16/04/2021

14th Anniversary of the Flying Scouts Aerial Dugong Survey Despite several logistical challenges due to Covid-19 restrictions, this years…

HS-TOM IFR / VFR Flight Chiang Mai – VTCY to Phuket Airpark – VTSW

26/02/2021

HS-TOM, IFR / VFR Flight from Chiang Mai to Phuket. Nok Airfield - VTCY. February 22, 2021. Flying Ed decided to travel down to Phuket…

HS-TOM IFR Flight Chiang Mai – VTCY to Bangkok Don Munag Airport –…

15/02/2021

HS-TOM in HD 360 Degree Panoramic IFR Flight from Chiang Mai to Bangkok. Nok Airfield - VTCY. February 10, 2021. Flying Ed had to travel…

Thai Flying Club Northern Winter Tour December 2020

17/12/2020

Annual Thai Flying Club Light Aircraft Northern Winter Tour 2020 Towards the beginning of the Thai winter season, Thai Flying Club member…

HS-TOM IFR Flight Chiang Mai – VTCY to Pattaya – VTBU

11/12/2020

HS-TOM in 4K 360 Degree Panoramic IFR Flight from Chiang Mai to Pattaya. Nok Airfield - VTCY. December 11, 2020. Flying Ed took some 360…

Flight Briefing

01/12/2020

Disclaimer:- The following advice contained within this Flight Briefing content is given as opinion only and is accurate to the best of our…

Immersive 360 Degree Video of HS-EAL

30/11/2020

HS-EAL in HD 360 Degree Panoramic Nok Airfield - VTCY. November 30, 2020. Flying Ed took some very cool 360 Degree footage of a local…

The Joy of Flying…

30/11/2020

The joy of flying.... It's hard to describe the feeling of wonder when a person is passed on the gift of flight in its myriad forms. Since I…

Immersive 360 Degree Video of HS-TOM

29/11/2020

HS-TOM in 4K 360 Degree Panoramic Nok Airfield - VTCY. November 25, 2020. Flying Ed took some very cool 360 Degree footage of a local VFR…

Maliee – HS-TOM

29/11/2020

Maliee - HS-TOM HS-TOM, a Piper PA46-350P Jetprop DLX, affectionately known as “Maliee” is also used in the Gibbon Guardian project to…

Our Aircraft

29/11/2020

We are fortunate to have several aircraft at our disposal, the use of which are donated for free. Behind the scenes a lot of maintenance…

Miss Dippy – HS-EAL

29/11/2020

At the heart of the Dugong Shepherds is HS-EAL, also affectionately known as “Miss Dippy”.

Stranded in Johor…

30/09/2020

Stranded in WMKJ – Johor, Malaysia. 2020 “Bangkok Control clears Hotel Serra Tango Oscar Mike, present position direct to…

The Dugong Shepherds 13th Aerial Survey – 2020

07/04/2020

13th Anniversary of the Flying Scouts Aerial Dugong Survey It took approximately 3 months to replace Miss Dippy's windscreen with…

Landing in Venice Italy, 2019

30/08/2019

LIPV - Lido Airport, Venice Italy. August 2019 As part of my (Flying Ed) 2019 European trip in Maliee I was fortunate to land at the…

European Music Festival Tour, HS-TOM, June – September 2019

01/06/2019

Chiang Mai, Thailand - Bournemouth, United Kingdom I (Flying Ed) decided to fly Maliee - HS-TOM from Thailand to the United Kingdom and back…

The Dugong Shepherds 12th Aerial Survey – 2019

08/04/2019

12th Anniversary of the Flying Scouts Aerial Dugong Survey For 2019 HS-EAL, Miss Dippy had to conduct all the surveys on her own as…

Tips for visiting GA Aircraft arriving internationally in to Thailand

01/12/2018

The General Aviation community in Thailand is small, but active, consisting of a handful of flying clubs predominately centered around the…

The Dugong Shepherds 11th Aerial Survey – 2018

09/04/2018

This year, The Flying Scouts were invited to Survey Koh Chang in the South East Gulf of Thailand.

Visitors to Nok Airfield – VTCY & Phuket Airpark – VTSW

03/01/2018

Welcome to Nok Airfield & Phuket Airpark Over the years several visitor aircraft have landed at Nok Airfield and Phuket Airpark. Here…

Zhengzhou Airshow 2017 – AOPA UK China Fly in

01/04/2017

Zhengzhou? Zhengzhou? Where the hell is that? “Balls deep into China.” came the reply from my co-pilot Mike Wilson, an old China hand.…

The Dugong Shepherds 10th Aerial Survey – 2017

01/03/2017

10th Anniversary of the Flying Scouts Aerial Dugong Survey It hardly seems possible that ten years have passed already since that fateful…

The Dugong Shepherds 9th Aerial Survey – 2016

01/02/2016

Dugong Shepherds - Krabi, Trang & Songkhla Province, 2016 - 9 Successive Years of Aerial Surveying A dawn departure marked the start of…

The Dugong Shepherds 8th Aerial Survey – 2015

01/01/2015

This mission is dedicated to Dr Kanjana Adulayanukosol "Mother of the Dugongs" The Dugong Shepherds were once again invited by the Thai…

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