Flying to China from Europe is not that big a deal, but remember that business aviation is a new concept in China. Here are a few things I learned flying there:
- You may be able to request higher, but don't count on it.
- You may get "40 right for spacing" or "slow to .80" when 2 hours from your destination.
- Very doubtful you will get any shortcuts.
- You may take 30-40-50 minutes to get pushback clearance OR sit at the hold bars to take off. They are very very conservative when allowing takeoff or landing. It's the opposite of ORD or EWR, where they stack you in as close as possible.
- Count on "3-5 mile offset right" once at altitude.
- Controllers will request your code often.
- You are cleared to altitude in Meters, and must use the Chinese charts for conversion.
-You must have a crew ID in possession to gain access to the aircraft.
- It's very safe in China, they post 24 hour guards at your aircraft (really).
- Hong Kong and Macau are not part of China for travel, visa, listing as an alternate etc.
- Catering can be a problem, your hotel is the best bet.
If you give me more specifics as to AC, destinations, departure airport I can perhaps give you a few more helpful tips.
- Hope this helps
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