Guptar
22nd Feb 2018, 23:15
I am in a syndicate that owns a turbocharged twin in Australia. Purely private ops, based in Australia. Stricly recreational flying, some people buy a yacht, we bought a plane. So far we have been to New Zealand and many of the small Pacific Island. Lots of fun and relatively hassle free customs wise.
Now we want to upgrade to something more capable to go further afield. The Cessna CJ's seem quite affordable. My question is, do private operators, as opposed to Charter/Corporate get a much harder time clearing customs/immigration. Places we want to go are to Europe and the US. Maybe some exotic destinations but not Russia & China.
Just curious if private international flying is more hassle than it's worth.
P.s. We have used Universl and found it quite easy, but our trips were quite simple so far.
Now we want to upgrade to something more capable to go further afield. The Cessna CJ's seem quite affordable. My question is, do private operators, as opposed to Charter/Corporate get a much harder time clearing customs/immigration. Places we want to go are to Europe and the US. Maybe some exotic destinations but not Russia & China.
Just curious if private international flying is more hassle than it's worth.
P.s. We have used Universl and found it quite easy, but our trips were quite simple so far.