On 1 Nov 2003 14:52:55 -0800, Klaus Bucka-Lassen wrote:
We are two Danes and two Austrians who have thought of flying around
the Carribean for about a month in late winter/wpring 2004. Just from
check for VISA requirements. in all countries you plan to stay (and all
those you select as alternate).
looking at the map we figure it should be possible to do some loop
around the Caribbean Sea (Cuba - Haiti - Domenican Rep. - Puerto Rico
- Venezuela - Panama - Costa Rica - Nicaragua - Honduras). Maybe even
well, doable and reasonable are 2 different things. :-)
extend it to cover the Mexican Gulf as well (going through Texas, the
southern US states and coming down Florida back into the Carribean
loop). It looks doable to us - the longest stretch of water seems to
be no more than about an hour of flight.
well, some of the above countries are on an evil axis, according to the
current US administration. Also you should check with your Austrian and
Danish embassy about travel warnings.
I (Klaus) have a PPL and have already done a big trip of that
you all are planning to fly on basis of which national certificates? And
you plan on flying N-reg planes?
magnitude (2 1/2 months, 115 flying hours actually) around Australia
(www.bucka-lassen.dk/flacroz). Experience is about 200 hours as PIC.
well.
are you instrument rated?
Wolfgang, the other pilot also has a PPL and a little less experience.
instrument rated?
We'd be looking into hiring a plane like a Cessna 172, a Grumman
Tiger, Piper Archer II or any similar sized plane (maybe slightly
bigger) that can carry about 300kg of passengers and luggage in total.
4 plus fuel plus luggage plus survival gear in a C172 or an Archer?
nice idea.
ANY suggestions on the route, hints on what to see and what not, what
_always_ unload your plane totally before leaving a country and search for
drugs.
countries to look up and which to avoid, tips on where to hire a
plane, administrative stuff that has to be sorted out (visas for
instance) etc. would be greatly appreciated!
well, _I_'d look into an instrument and multi rating and min. 100 hours
intensive training. But this is only me.
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