LOx in Djibuti
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Maybe a silly question but confirm what a LOX is?
Anyway Djibouti is a hole
, apparently the birds fly upside down there.
No one is friendly everyone is high on khat. Other than that lots of airforce US and french. No civilian a/c that I know of other than airline now and then. The CAA are also a joke, no help from them what so ever.
Anyway Djibouti is a hole
, apparently the birds fly upside down there.No one is friendly everyone is high on khat. Other than that lots of airforce US and french. No civilian a/c that I know of other than airline now and then. The CAA are also a joke, no help from them what so ever.
I quite disagree with TrT's post above.
I overnighted in Djibouti a couple of weeks ago whilst ferrying a new Twin Otter through East Africa. I found the people (air traffic controllers, refuelling staff, handlers) to be both friendly and efficient, and the airport to be reasonably well run by African standards. I will quite happily choose to make a tech stop and an overnight stop there next time I have to ferry through that area of the continent. My perspective is based on having both lived and flown many countries in Africa since the late 1980s.
Whether or not Oxygen (what I presume Lox refers to, unless you are looking for smoked salmon on your catering order) is available I do not know, but there are quite a few commercial western aircraft based in Djibouti - primarily subcontractors working on pirate patrols, etc. - as well as a substantial US and French military presence.
Best suggestion I can offer is to call a handler who is based there and let them know what your needs are, if the product is available, I am sure they will be able to arrange it for you.
Michael
I overnighted in Djibouti a couple of weeks ago whilst ferrying a new Twin Otter through East Africa. I found the people (air traffic controllers, refuelling staff, handlers) to be both friendly and efficient, and the airport to be reasonably well run by African standards. I will quite happily choose to make a tech stop and an overnight stop there next time I have to ferry through that area of the continent. My perspective is based on having both lived and flown many countries in Africa since the late 1980s.
Whether or not Oxygen (what I presume Lox refers to, unless you are looking for smoked salmon on your catering order) is available I do not know, but there are quite a few commercial western aircraft based in Djibouti - primarily subcontractors working on pirate patrols, etc. - as well as a substantial US and French military presence.
Best suggestion I can offer is to call a handler who is based there and let them know what your needs are, if the product is available, I am sure they will be able to arrange it for you.
Michael
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In general I agree with V1 - except that they've recently computerised their paperwork in Flight Planning. All very good until their printer refuses to print - which happened recently and I was unable to depart for over an hour until they could find someone computer literate.
Also, you will need your passport if over-nighting - they will not accept your pilot's licence. Bit off-topic but maybe useful to know. Cheers!
Also, you will need your passport if over-nighting - they will not accept your pilot's licence. Bit off-topic but maybe useful to know. Cheers!
Looking at the positive side of the flight planning office in Djibouti - when I filed my flight plan, the employee looked at it and said "That's not the best route, I can give you a route that will save you over 100 miles!" He then explained the better route (not evident from the enroute charts) and filed that for me.
So, given a choice between friendly and competent staff and busted printers, or printers that work and staff that are incompetent... I'll pick the former.
So, given a choice between friendly and competent staff and busted printers, or printers that work and staff that are incompetent... I'll pick the former.
Are there any civlian a/c using Lox ?
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LOX??? What on earth is it for? Touring in an SR71?
Or do you mean ABO?
Or are we all jumping to conclusions and assuming this is for an aviation purpose, cos medical LOX won't be of any use to an aeroplane as you can't transport it away from the cryo plant in the hospital.
Making oxyliquit explosive or sumpn?
As a general rule I'd say there's nothing on the face of this earth that can't be obtained in Djibouti except fresh snow, but a bucket of LOX must run close second.
Or do you mean ABO?
Or are we all jumping to conclusions and assuming this is for an aviation purpose, cos medical LOX won't be of any use to an aeroplane as you can't transport it away from the cryo plant in the hospital.
Making oxyliquit explosive or sumpn?
As a general rule I'd say there's nothing on the face of this earth that can't be obtained in Djibouti except fresh snow, but a bucket of LOX must run close second.
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