Coastal Aviation Tanzania
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406 down
hi there rennaisance,
406 headed down south 2morro
"hopefully".......
please please people, well wishers and all others remember me in ur prayers....something inside me tells me im gonna need a lot of help from the guy in control overhead....
he he he butterflys in me stomach....
keep it up there fellows,
no more 406pilot
406 headed down south 2morro
"hopefully".......
please please people, well wishers and all others remember me in ur prayers....something inside me tells me im gonna need a lot of help from the guy in control overhead....
he he he butterflys in me stomach....
keep it up there fellows,
no more 406pilot
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Hey Rennaisance,
I took a look at two guys who came down there, say a couple of years ago. Well, you very well know that in Kenya nothing works without $$$ talk. Comeon....am being very honest here. Ooops...about Githogo, just a pin out of a hay stark. Can't battle those Kanu men who got recycled through Narc. The best advice is, alwayz have your $$$ before knocking at KCAA doors. Hell, I will do it myself.TKK being there even before I was born for sure won't end overnight
It is worthwhile but am not an advoacte for it. And the other thing don't want to end up like man Githongo.
I took a look at two guys who came down there, say a couple of years ago. Well, you very well know that in Kenya nothing works without $$$ talk. Comeon....am being very honest here. Ooops...about Githogo, just a pin out of a hay stark. Can't battle those Kanu men who got recycled through Narc. The best advice is, alwayz have your $$$ before knocking at KCAA doors. Hell, I will do it myself.TKK being there even before I was born for sure won't end overnight
It is worthwhile but am not an advoacte for it. And the other thing don't want to end up like man Githongo.
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Hi guys and girls.
Can anyone tell me what Coastal Aviation in Tanzania is flying at the momment and how many of each type? C208's and C404 is all I have so far.
Thanks
Can anyone tell me what Coastal Aviation in Tanzania is flying at the momment and how many of each type? C208's and C404 is all I have so far.
Thanks
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Current fleet consists of one PC-12 with own pilot, seven C208's plus one on order and one more under their liscence with it's own pilot. Three 206's one privatly owned 404 flown by the owner under their liscence. One PA-34 currently in Nairobi for Maintenance flown by a pilot seperate from coastal.
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When i left in 2000 they only had 1 206, 1 caravan a seneca a 404 and 1 172 and totally complaining about bad bussiness... what do they fly now that they are on a avarage of buying 1 C208 each year and and topping it off with a PC12???? Are there thet many tourists and hunters nowadays?
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Ilbizza: How much experience do you have. Coastal is looking for Van drivers and about 2000 hours would be good, with Van time being an advantage. P1 time is also important since they are all flown single pilot.
Tourism in Tanzania has been growing strong. People are now more intrested in having that special Safari experience that Tanzania offers and that Coastal aims at.
Also demands for higher quality have forced some low end operators out of the mainstream market since sloppyness is no longer acceptable to many.
Coastal has been focusing on the middle and upper end of the tourist market, also supporting hunting operations in the country during hunting season. But most work still goes to supporting a network to destinations that most operators don't operate too like Mafia and Kilwa.
A large comon fleet of 208's has allowed reduced operating cost and fleet cominality. It may not be the fasted or the most STOL but it fits in nicely with our type of operations and allows us a wide range of diversity.
On the whole the tourism industry in Tanzania is on the up and many operators are reaping the benefits. Hopefully things will remain as such for a long time to come.
The PC-12 has been around for several years now, we used to have two of them on lease. Of the two 172's 5H-FUN was sold a couple of years ago and 5H-BIG is slowly being rebuilt for the persoanl use of the owner.
Tourism in Tanzania has been growing strong. People are now more intrested in having that special Safari experience that Tanzania offers and that Coastal aims at.
Also demands for higher quality have forced some low end operators out of the mainstream market since sloppyness is no longer acceptable to many.
Coastal has been focusing on the middle and upper end of the tourist market, also supporting hunting operations in the country during hunting season. But most work still goes to supporting a network to destinations that most operators don't operate too like Mafia and Kilwa.
A large comon fleet of 208's has allowed reduced operating cost and fleet cominality. It may not be the fasted or the most STOL but it fits in nicely with our type of operations and allows us a wide range of diversity.
On the whole the tourism industry in Tanzania is on the up and many operators are reaping the benefits. Hopefully things will remain as such for a long time to come.
The PC-12 has been around for several years now, we used to have two of them on lease. Of the two 172's 5H-FUN was sold a couple of years ago and 5H-BIG is slowly being rebuilt for the persoanl use of the owner.
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Soap Box Cowboy, I have 1600TT, but not ratings on any of the planes that Coastal is operating. I'm willing to pay for my own rating on which ever they'd like me to. Shall I do a C208 rating now and then contact them, or do I stand a better chance getting a job there and then do the rating on my expense?
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BOB3213: Best you go down to TZ and talk to Anna who is the general manager and Captain Aziz who is the chief pilot, and get a feel for what the company is like before you spend your money on the rating.
Coastal does a lot of training in house with a dedicated training captain on staff. If you do get in and get accepted on the van you would be doing about 100-140 hours of flying and training before you would be released. So might be intresting to get on the 206 and earn some money whilst training on the van at the same time.
If your keen head down there and give it a shot. They are looking for motivated dedicated people and once your in you will be flying loads around 90-100 hours a month on the van is not unusual. But best you head down and see first if it is what you want to get into.
Good luck
Coastal does a lot of training in house with a dedicated training captain on staff. If you do get in and get accepted on the van you would be doing about 100-140 hours of flying and training before you would be released. So might be intresting to get on the 206 and earn some money whilst training on the van at the same time.
If your keen head down there and give it a shot. They are looking for motivated dedicated people and once your in you will be flying loads around 90-100 hours a month on the van is not unusual. But best you head down and see first if it is what you want to get into.
Good luck
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BOB3213
BOB3213 stay out from Costal.Not good company to work for.Check in South Africa ,better pay and better Company to work for .At least the Director Operations are real Pilots not like in Coastal where Anna is the Direcor and she is not even a pilot.
Look out my friend search about costal in this forum and you will see.
Look out my friend search about costal in this forum and you will see.
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Hmmmmmmm, this rant sounds familiar
Back onto the coastal slag-off!! Just for fun, lets add his other one, Air excel. Boooooooring
. SBC, you must be the coastal PR rep !!! Hows it going in the cold country? Watch out for the moose's Cheers buddy.
Back onto the coastal slag-off!! Just for fun, lets add his other one, Air excel. Boooooooring . SBC, you must be the coastal PR rep !!! Hows it going in the cold country? Watch out for the moose's Cheers buddy.
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I'm suprised it took so long for the slagging to start.
It's cold out here and snow is still covering everything. Going to a rodeo tonight and heading up North in about ten days.
Trying to bag a ride in a P-51, will be very cool if it works out
Other than that, the studying is dull, but nice to be here in civilization. Still having power cuts down there? Any rain shown up?
See you guys later
Get Iron nuts to mail me or send us his address.
It's cold out here and snow is still covering everything. Going to a rodeo tonight and heading up North in about ten days.
Trying to bag a ride in a P-51, will be very cool if it works out
Other than that, the studying is dull, but nice to be here in civilization. Still having power cuts down there? Any rain shown up?
See you guys later
Get Iron nuts to mail me or send us his address.
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Hi , i was in Dar in 96/97 looking for work. The DCa seemed a bit of an obstacle getting licenses converted. Can anyone advise about the current deal? I have UK CAA, FAA, Zambian.
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Baron,
TCAA has sorted out alot of their problems, now v easy. u have to take a conversion exam, combining law, met etc. Its on a computer, multi-guess, and the results are printed imediately u have finished. Get the law book from them, $20, its all in there. UK and US licences are fine. U also have to take the medical, get the address from TCAA, its walking distance. U also have to do a TTR on a plane, so u can do your initial flight test. Most do the C206, go to the airport and do 1 hr of T&G's. With all this paper now in hand, go back, pay the fee's and pick up your license abot 3 days later. Enjoy
TCAA has sorted out alot of their problems, now v easy. u have to take a conversion exam, combining law, met etc. Its on a computer, multi-guess, and the results are printed imediately u have finished. Get the law book from them, $20, its all in there. UK and US licences are fine. U also have to take the medical, get the address from TCAA, its walking distance. U also have to do a TTR on a plane, so u can do your initial flight test. Most do the C206, go to the airport and do 1 hr of T&G's. With all this paper now in hand, go back, pay the fee's and pick up your license abot 3 days later.
Enjoy
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Thanks Cathaybrat. What's the medical like in TZ. I did one in Zambia which took about 5 mins! The UK CAA are a bit tougher!
Also what are the prospects for a 2000hr-ish 43 year old pilot with wife & kids to support?
Also what are the prospects for a 2000hr-ish 43 year old pilot with wife & kids to support?
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karibu
karibu sana baron
hi, baron
thanks to me and a few other brave hearts that made the move to "bigger and better" the scene in GA looks very welcoming for everyone..
i mean come on guys if sbc made it so quickly on the van why cant anyone else mind you wearing gloves in the 34 degree heat takes some courage or the other stuff......
keep it up ther fellows,
no more 406pilot(its feel good to be back)
ps:the guy in question on your email is now flying atr at precision-tanzania's fines(one more let to crash...oops sorry i meant phase out)
hi, baron
thanks to me and a few other brave hearts that made the move to "bigger and better" the scene in GA looks very welcoming for everyone..
i mean come on guys if sbc made it so quickly on the van why cant anyone else mind you wearing gloves in the 34 degree heat takes some courage or the other stuff......
keep it up ther fellows,
no more 406pilot(its feel good to be back)
ps:the guy in question on your email is now flying atr at precision-tanzania's fines(one more let to crash...oops sorry i meant phase out)
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No gloves on the Van baby, damn thing is easier to fly than the 206. Been out of the loop for a couple of months but there should be a few jobs going in TZ. Now if we could only convince Nicola to get something else than anothe Van. Got to get me some twin time and Multi crew time.
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Acsanti sana (not sure if thats spelt right) 406pilot.
How is remuneration normally done, i.e by the km/nm, by the hour, by the day/month in tz? How much do GA pilots normally make?
How is remuneration normally done, i.e by the km/nm, by the hour, by the day/month in tz? How much do GA pilots normally make?