- Tell ATC what you are going to do/ doing. If you wait for their instructions you will end up on a heading to the middle of nowhere.
- Remember malaria
- Know your grid mora for where you are and dont go below it unless on a published approach or in vmc. have your radar terrain chart out and cross check it if you are being vectored.
- as the others said - have lots of small USD notes
- if some "inspector " arrives at your a/c ask for ID
-keep your eyes\ears open. I have been on an ILS into Kinshasa and heard another a\c cleared to takeoff directly into me. There are russians in antonovs that dont have transponders and dont talk.
- dont take photos when out of the aircraft, some drunk cop/soldier will try to arrest you
- lots of other stuff aswell!!
enjoy it is a blast