Transafrik - all you need to know about it (threads merged)
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Thank GOD for engineers! I sometimes know my co-pilots name.
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Tranafrik
Never worked for them unfortunately,but have chatted to them on ramps around the world, best bunch of chaps you could ever hope to meet-HARD AS NAILS! I work for the opposition.
Fly safe guys!
(any chance of a job?)
Fly safe guys!
(any chance of a job?)
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: In a shoe box in my grannies garage
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Depends where they send you to fly. Lately they also fly on contract for National Air Cargo in Iraq and Afghanistan, while the base for the a/c's is in Fujaira.
Payscale in Africa is significantly less then in ME due to high per diem in ME. PIC C-130 around 3500.00$ base, in Africa 50$ per diem. Housing is supplied with privately leased properties. Nothing fancy but acceptable. (shared bathrooms). Per diem in ME around 180$. Housing supplied either on US airbases in Iraq or in hotel in Fujaira.
Crews are stationed on 3 month contract in various locations in DRC, Uganda and Kigoma, Tanzania. 1 month off but only paid if contract is renewed.
90% crews are fromer Philipino AF.
Payscale in Africa is significantly less then in ME due to high per diem in ME. PIC C-130 around 3500.00$ base, in Africa 50$ per diem. Housing is supplied with privately leased properties. Nothing fancy but acceptable. (shared bathrooms). Per diem in ME around 180$. Housing supplied either on US airbases in Iraq or in hotel in Fujaira.
Crews are stationed on 3 month contract in various locations in DRC, Uganda and Kigoma, Tanzania. 1 month off but only paid if contract is renewed.
90% crews are fromer Philipino AF.
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: angola
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Kilo Bravo
Thanks for your comment I really apreciate.To all the guys I just want to reffer, that all of that as true, and as been done under a really war environnment.This video is not to much about me,but is one of few documents to testify the type of aviation that we done to survive against a ferouceous war.Obviously nome of that would be possible nowadays.I had the pleasure to fly with great pilots with a lot of skills from diferent Nations, some of they are not alive, but what I have to say is, what we have done there is something beyound the imaginable, I render my tribute to my all fellows that have been involved in This Operations in Angola.May God bless you all.As we use to say, only the toughs.
Joćo Amaral
Pst excuse my English
Joćo Amaral
Pst excuse my English
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Hi Joao. I agree with you. In my 7 years with Transafrik on the Herc and the 727, I also flew with some of the best pilots in the world in a very hostile environment. After leaving Transafrik in 1995, the DC-10 was pretty boring.
Don R.
Don R.
