| IFR flying in Romania is not an issue, all as per normal
VFR is a different matter. Unless you fly a Rom registered plane, you need prior approval of the military for flights within Romania.
The way to do this is to contact the romanian CAA who liaise with the military. They are based in Bucharest right next to Baneasa airport (the downtown airport).
The CAA will want to see copies of your CofA as well as your insurance. If this checks out they will get you a clearance within 48 hours plus details of your flight routing. This is alongside a VFR flight plan , not instead of it!
The airport of Tuzla on the coast is privately owned by Dorin Ivascu who is also MD of Baneasa airport. He was most helpfull with both the Rom CAA and is trying to get GA off the ground in Romania
there is also a small AOPA membership in Romania
Check with the airfields you go to about AVGAS. When i left Rom end of last year there was avgas at Baneasa and Tuzla as well as some others but not always!
Baneasa is also the ase of the Romanian Flight Academy who own and maintain 2 PA 34-V as well as some Cessna's, so they would be your emergency repair centre
Why not fly to Iasi, no more than 6 miles away from Moldovia (no Avgas but good runway), a beautifull city with many historic buildings.
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