"Casey Wilson" wrote in message
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I tried various keywords on Google but couldn't come up with the
answer
to my question.
Does a general aviation industry exist in mainland China? I'm
planning
a vacation trip there in 2005 and, if it is possible, would like to
arrange
for two or three hours of dual instruction in a spam-can.

GA is in its infancy in China. Until very recently, China sent all would-be
pilots out of country for initial training up through instrument rating,
multi-engine, and commercial before bringing them back to work for the
national airline. The United States got a lot of them. Right now China is
beginning to develop a GA market to generate their own pilots and to provide
better support for tourism, skydiving, and the 2008 Olympics.

Last I heard, there were still less than 400 GA aircraft in China. If there
any airplanes for rental in China, it would be at Beijing Sport Aviation
School or at Anyang Sport Aviation School in Beijing. A company called PTE
is the Cessna agent in China and handles Cessna sales and service. Anyang
and PTE are the operators of A&P Light Aircraft Service.