Private flying in Madagascar
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Private flying in Madagascar
I will be on holiday in the north of the country in december, all going to plan (fingers crossed)
Anyone flown there? What sort of validations would I need on a JAR FCL PPL with SEP and night ratings (before I dive into to official sites, a quick headsup on links, gotchas, etc would be helpful)
Also flying clubs, pilots' associations, that sort of thing. I would be looking to hire a basic four seater for local flying.
Thanks, all.
Anyone flown there? What sort of validations would I need on a JAR FCL PPL with SEP and night ratings (before I dive into to official sites, a quick headsup on links, gotchas, etc would be helpful)
Also flying clubs, pilots' associations, that sort of thing. I would be looking to hire a basic four seater for local flying.
Thanks, all.
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Can't help you, but sounds really interesting, let us know how you go.
Did one domestic flight as a passenger on a really old 737 there one year ago, and it didn't seem very regulated there
Did one domestic flight as a passenger on a really old 737 there one year ago, and it didn't seem very regulated there
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It's a long time since I lived in Madagascar but at that time they seemed to have combined all the inherited French bureaucracy with a lot of local inefficiency of delivery.
e.g. 33 different signed and stamped letters to get an exit visa to leave the country!
Best of luck!
e.g. 33 different signed and stamped letters to get an exit visa to leave the country!
Best of luck!
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Did my first power solo there in a Jodel in 1966. Instructor , controller and airport manager was Paul Bregler. We were flying the oil blockade on Rodesia from Majunga. No hassle then, but I should think it's all change now.
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Ah, sweet memories of Madagascar, M Bregler and Majungar and the Jodel 90 5R-MBT which I last flew on 21 November 1966. Never managed to go solo but remember the circuit well. Even remember doing two touch and goes from a single approach - with a large jet on finals just behind!! But who worries.
You must have been on 38 Sdn, too , fieldhawk?
And sell us booze at inflated prices! Well ok, that was actually a Brittania crew, not the Argosy. Anyway you bought me plenty of beers in later years!
