VFR flights in Las Vegas?
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From: Brighton
VFR flights in Las Vegas?
Afternoon guys,
I am a holder of a JAR PPL and am hoping to go to Las Vegas in October to do some hour building while on holiday. Does anybody know where i can get a VFR cart for Las Vegas from? I've tried Transair but they don't supply them, and if i go onto an Amercian website they don't ship stock from overseas. (Or if they do, you need to spend over $50!) Does anyone know if any companies in the UK stock them?
Many Thanks
I am a holder of a JAR PPL and am hoping to go to Las Vegas in October to do some hour building while on holiday. Does anybody know where i can get a VFR cart for Las Vegas from? I've tried Transair but they don't supply them, and if i go onto an Amercian website they don't ship stock from overseas. (Or if they do, you need to spend over $50!) Does anyone know if any companies in the UK stock them?
Many Thanks
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From: UK
I've just returned from the US after some hour building.
I ended up ordering from a US pilot store online and paid only a few dollars for the items. Can't remember which one now though - google may be a good bet.
However, to get a feel for things, I suggest you take a look at www.skyvector.com - whilst all the usual warnings about chart currency etc. apply, this will at least give you a good feel for how the US charts differ and what you might/might not be able to do when over there.
Also, another book that I found really useful over there is called "Say Again Please" - it describes how the US airspace/ATC system works and is good reading for us who are used to different ways of working this side of the pond.
I ended up ordering from a US pilot store online and paid only a few dollars for the items. Can't remember which one now though - google may be a good bet.
However, to get a feel for things, I suggest you take a look at www.skyvector.com - whilst all the usual warnings about chart currency etc. apply, this will at least give you a good feel for how the US charts differ and what you might/might not be able to do when over there.
Also, another book that I found really useful over there is called "Say Again Please" - it describes how the US airspace/ATC system works and is good reading for us who are used to different ways of working this side of the pond.
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From: The Moon
Hello.
Just a small point..
I looked at this as I am going over there this year at somepoint but a LOT of places I looked at only hire a/c to locals (for solo flights obv) from what I can gather.
My advice would be to get something confirmed 100% before you go over there. And then tell me all about it when you get back
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Cheers,
Matt
Just a small point..
I looked at this as I am going over there this year at somepoint but a LOT of places I looked at only hire a/c to locals (for solo flights obv) from what I can gather.
My advice would be to get something confirmed 100% before you go over there. And then tell me all about it when you get back
.Cheers,
Matt
