Woke up at 6 AM and freaked-out thinking that my plane to Jomsom was leaving at 6:30. Then I remembered setting my computer's clock 15-minutes fast and the flight was actually scheduled for takeoff at 6:50. Duh! Airport was a 5-minute taxi ride from my Damside hotel. Twin engine Otter. Flop down door with tiny steps built into the innards. Duck your head please. Felt like we were loading a DC-3 for the D-Day drop. After the close call in Chiang Mai I figured that I was in the clear, mathematically, for at least a few more flights before another near-disaster. Seating on-board the slanted flight deck had all the comfort of a lawn chair. I sat right behind and between the pilots for the 20-minute flight. We flew no higher than 10,000 ft, winging our
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