A word from the wise, Nam is a great place to build up hours, but! There is a huge BUT, Windhoek is hot and high (average temp in summer at 10am 29C up to 40C or higher at mid day, at an elevation 5500' AGL), eros's runways are short and with the mountains and high terrain cause even experienced pilots to sweat sometimes! Experience counts for alot flying in those conditions. And dont forget the thunderstorms, when they hit in the afternoon either fly around or land as soon as possible! Maintenance on the older aircraft is questionable. The average age of a C210 is about 25 to 30 years old, Nam has had more fatal accidents in the last 3 years than ever before. I have personally lost friends due to the accidents and some where due to pure negligence of maintenance, lack of experience of pilots and also certain companies not doing all things by the book.
The ATC standards have dropped, the really good atc's have all left for better jobs, ie south africa, germany, abu dhabi etc... So when flying in other parts of the world you might hear a voice that once controlled eros on 118.7! Do expect to have go arounds, slower aircraft being slotted ahead of faster traffic and orbits at positions in the circuit that will kill people one day!
Namibia is a lovely place but go there first and check it out. I have lots of friends who have flown there or are still flying in that wonderful country, the companies are professional and welcoming. The people are friendly and the weather most of the time is fantastic. But with this fairytale the darker side is that unfortunately it is not the place it was 5 or 10 years ago.
