Looking for film friendly L-100 in Southern Europe
 

I am looking for an L-100 or civilian looking Herc for a film and photographic shoot which will take place in Southern Europe/North Africa late March. It involves both flying and static sequences and will be over a weeks work.

I am exploring the obvious operators, but if anyone has any other suggestions that would be very helpful.

Thanks guys,

McH

Air Contractors have the only civiallian Herc in Europe.
Contact them on [email protected]

B727

Southern Air Transport flies Hercs in primarily in Africa... give them a shout.

Sorry mate, SAT went out of business a few years ago. Shame, a great company and a fantastic bunch of people.:ok:

No... I know they're flying whales. I don't know about the L-100s though.

Lots of free willy that day. The good old days, L382 / L100 / C130 whatever, a great bus.

SAFAIR AND TRANSAFRIK have them in North Africa. Transafrik cant come to Europe with their aircraft though.

That's Southern Air Inc., NOT Southern Air Transport (best years of my life:ok: )

"Transport" ceased operations in 1998.

Matatu Man:cool:

Thanks. I knew they ceased operations... did not realize it was a different operation.

Thanks for the leads so far, I'm following them up. But I'm broadening the search to a clean AN-12, so if anyone's got one in their shed...

McH

Loads knocking about in Bulgaria that should fit your bill.

Air Sofia
Bright Aviation
Heli Air
Vega

...to name but 4.

Me Too! 1987-1990.:ok:

We shoud have a SAT thread to see how many ex's we can find and how their life has changed after SAT. Me, did 94 to 98, best years of my life.

You'll pick an AN-12 up at Sharjah, UAE any day of the week!
No idea who you would contact in particular, but have e-mail of airport's Business Development Manager if you need it.

Air Contractors operates the only civilian registered Herc in Europe, and is very amenable to this type of contract having done one previously for an episode of Survivor, or something like that. As mentioned contact charters @aircontractors.com or call +353-1-812-1900.

Best of luck getting a non EU AN12 in to do Air-to-Air shots in France.....

Don't Jerk it Herk it!!
B727

The Four Fans of Freedom.
"Go mechanical on number 4!".

Nobody needs a standby horizon in a military C-130 until all electrical systems fail in IMC....TWICE for one Aircraft Commander (my father), in an 'A' and then an 'E' model. All those legs in F-51s, RF-84Fs, Connies, C-119s, KC-97s, C-124s (only 100 hours on one trip to Saigon and back...at 11,000') and C-130s/B-727s paid off.

But the highly-experienced, professional (enlisted) Flight Engineers saved their lives, with electrical emergencies which were not supposed to happen-all systems normal until then. This was not like the Zantop 'Logair' Electra over Utah.

The first action on the later incident C-130 was to quickly point a flashlight at the unpowered AC's horizon/ADI (no inverter power...) as they used all their knowledge climbing from Scott AFB at 500' AGL in the weather at night! :(

The third desperate crew (C-130B?) over Hawaii threw down the landing gear to try to slow down before they went below the undercast and had a visible horizon.
In solid IMC that crew would have died.

McHover,
For AN-12 contact Dick Gilbert at [email protected].
Be lucky
David

L100 / AN12 - Europe
 

Try Paragon Flight Support/Chapman Freeborn on 44 1293 513095.
they can lay their hands on almost anything at short notice.

Just a quick thanks to everyone for their advice on my enquiry last month. I ended up working with the guys at Heli Air (www.heliair.bg) in Sofia and they did a terrific job.
Best wishes,
McHover