Flying in Goma

[AQIS Boigu]

Hi everyone... I am a (boring) airline pilot in Asia flying widebodies and I am going on holidays to Rwanda in March. Since I used to be a bush pilot flying all sorts of pistons and turbo props in the 3rd world (not in Africa, but not far off) I was wondering if any of you GA guys in the DRC are keen to take me out and show me how it's done over there during a day's work. It's a very long shot but I thought I give it a go... Dinner and beers are on me...

Cheers
AB
ps.: I always wanted to fly in Africa but never made it over there.

[JanetFlight]

Wow...i never ever thought of people choosing Rwanda as a destination for holidays...Koollllll:ok:

[greenno]

Yes you are very boring to go on holidays to Rwanda and Congo ja ja ja.

Try AirServ, they fly Caravan, is a USA airline. There are some Let410 based in Goma.

Swala Airlines Bukavu
BP 551, Bukavu, Congo, Democratic Republic Tel: +243 38259419 Fax: n/a Email: [email protected] SITA: n/a
F: n/a Emps: n/a Head: n/a Web: n/a
o 9Q-CSW Let L410AB 730209 5Y-HHB 0673 0007 2 PWC PT6A-27 5699 15 Pax
o 3D-AER Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3 SH1831 ZS-ORN 0366 0803 2 GA TPE331-201 6214 16 Pax all white-cs & small tl
o 9Q-CDA Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3A SH1903 LN-NPG 0872 0384 2 GA TPE331-201 5669 Utility
o 9Q-CXF Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3M SH1915 VH-WGQ 0573 0806 2 GA TPE331-201 5669 Utility
TMK Air Commuter (Societe de Transports et Messageries au Kivu Sprl dba) Goma
BP 98, Goma, B-1170, Congo, Democratic Republic Tel: +32 26724855 Fax: +32 26722107 Email: [email protected] SITA: n/a
F: 1987 Emps: 37 Head: n/a Web: Bienvenue sur TMK Congo (http://www.tmkcongo.com)
o 9Q-COI Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 208B-0345 5Y-OBY 0093 0006 1 PWC PT6A-114A 3968 Freighter DHL-cs
o 9Q-CEL De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 719 N719DK 1180 1105 2 PWC PT6A-27 5669 Utility
VAC - Virunga Air Charter Goma
BP 432, Kivu, Goma, Congo, Democratic Republic Tel: +243 2438885085 Fax: +243 25040718 Email: n/a SITA: n/a
F: 1978 Emps: 55 Head: Ngezayo Kambale Web: n/a
o 9Q-COD Dornier Do 28D-1 Skyservant 4025 9Q-CDD 0069 2 TL IGSO-540-A1E 3650 10 Pax
o 9Q-CTL Vulcanair (Partenavia) P68B 145 5Y-BCG 0078 2 TL IO-360-A1B6 1960
o 9Q-CTN Vulcanair (Partenavia) P68C-TC 238-04-TC OO-TZT 0082 2 LY TIO360-C1A6D 1960

[MungoP]

JanetFlight
Wow...i never ever thought of people choosing Rwanda as a destination for holidays...
Rwanda ( and Burundi ) are both very beautiful countries and among the few in Africa that are generally improving their situation... odd when you think of the 90s horror of war that they experienced... as for Goma, well.. :mad:

[JEP]

Rwanda ( and Burundi ) are both very beautiful countries and among the few in Africa that are generally improving their situation... odd when you think of the 90s horror of war that they experienced...

Couldn't agree more.

[CJ750]

Rwanda is a great place. Kigali is clean and has some new hotels. City and people are great and you are close to the mountain gorillas ( not the 2 legged armed variety) which i believe is a chance of a lifetime to see. Feel safer in Kigali than Johannesburg. :ok::ok:

[JanetFlight]

Koolll...tanx for the new updates about Rwanda and Burundi:ok:

[AQIS Boigu]

thanks to all of you for your replies...

[Air_King]

so, how did the flying in Rwanda turn out?

i've actually wanted to visit there and do some flying myself. i hear its a high-elevation country with great scenery...

so, how was it? and how was it for converting ur license (i only have PPL)