Be super careful if you go to Ho Chi Minh City. Pick pockets will run right up to you pretending to be your long lost friend. Keep the important stuff in the hotel safe and don't let anyone get within 3 feet of you on the street.
HF can be a little frustrating---especially when cleared to or told to report a waypoint you're not familiar with and you both look at each other with a puzzled look trying to figure out what the controller just said. I finally started wearing ear plugs and going to max volume---that combined with noise canceling helped out immensely and hopefully prevented any more hearing damage than I already have.
If you enter a country as a crew member and exit commercial, be sure to carry a copy of the Gen Dec with you to save any immigration hassles. Also make sure you have plenty of empty pages in your passport---you'll burn throught them pretty fast if you do a lot flying.
I just spent 6 weeks out there hitting a bunch of different countries and had a ball. Hope you enjoy yourself....
HF can be a little frustrating---especially when cleared to or told to report a waypoint you're not familiar with and you both look at each other with a puzzled look trying to figure out what the controller just said. I finally started wearing ear plugs and going to max volume---that combined with noise canceling helped out immensely and hopefully prevented any more hearing damage than I already have.
If you enter a country as a crew member and exit commercial, be sure to carry a copy of the Gen Dec with you to save any immigration hassles. Also make sure you have plenty of empty pages in your passport---you'll burn throught them pretty fast if you do a lot flying.
I just spent 6 weeks out there hitting a bunch of different countries and had a ball. Hope you enjoy yourself....
