sonofaeagle
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Flew a few times down in Rio de Janeiro (out of SBJR). The scenery is AWSOME, ATC is good, however, their english leaves much to be desired.sonofaeagle said:Has anyone done any flying down south? What is it like? Got a good story?
Whats the ATC environment like?
Although I agree that Colombia is not the safest country, I would not go as far as saying that Cartagena is the only city worth spending any time in. Colombia is a beautiful country blessed with very kind people and by far, some of the most beautiful women in the world. If you are open minded and like something different, give it a try. Cities like Bogota and Medellin are like any large city in the world, have safe and dangerous places.AcroChik said:If that is your potential destination, I woud think carefully about the entire exercise.
Bogota is a challenging and actually dangerous environment, where, in my own opinion, the civil, para~military and military security services are as problematic as the people they are protecting you from.
The only place in Columbia worth spending any time at all is Cartagena, where the government has invested heavily to ensure at least a minimal flow of foreign exchange via tourism into the country. It's a lovely place, and I am there on average twice each year. There's some wonderful dining and scuba diving there.
Columbia would not be a place to take family or children for any extended stay, due to underlying secitity issues and health care access.
Work~related.AcroChik said:It's a lovely place, and I am there on average twice each year.
For specific answers you must ask specific questions. What you ask is too vague. What government, what aircraft, and what country? And spare us the "secrecy" crap, it's been discussed on this board for years by some of us that have been there already.sonofaeagle said:The reason I ask is because I may have the opportunity to fly indirectly for a govt agency down there. Just wondering what pro's and con's may be.
Just my .02, but I bet he's going down there to fly a spray plane in one of the coca eradication projects. They always advertise for that in Trade-A-Plane, etc.flint4xx said:For specific answers you must ask specific questions. What you ask is too vague. What government, what aircraft, and what country? And spare us the "secrecy" crap, it's been discussed on this board for years by some of us that have been there already.