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Capt's Blog Stardate 17032011:

Hello and welcome to FBO.Asia.Resource. The objective of this blog is to share experiences and impart some of the knowledge gained so others may have a better picture of what to expect when they operate into Asia. Landing at an unfamiliar foreign airport and trying to get your pax safely through CIQ and turn around your aircraft can be overwhelming if you don't know who your handlers are or what services they can offer. You may try to call your flight coordinator if you get your mobile to work, but sitting in a cubicle in Houston half a day apart , they cannot help you much either. So here is where I will share some of our experiences. At the moment I am operating within SE Asia and China. hopefully I will be flying into more exciting cities in other parts of Asia. I have heard stories about landing and handling in India so that would be a good experience to write about.

I will attempt to get a few contributors who flies to different destinations or uses a different handler so the wealth of experience and knowledge will be even greater. At the end of the day, your pax are happy, you feel safe and secure that your aircraft is ready and we can all head for the bar and get our well deserve drinks.

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VGZR

VGZR Dhaka DAC Bangladesh is one of the airports I thought I would never go and what an experience it was. Landed at night from an overhead VOR for ILS. The moment we open the doors we were attacked by tiny alien life form! Swamp of mosquitoes entered our aircraft! The mosquitoes stayed in the aircraft for 2 days and was attacking us and the pax. I wish I had repellant on board! There's no FBO and even though we had prior credit facilities arranged the handlers insisted that everything was cash basis! Took sometime before we were able to sort things out. We have to file our return flight plans the old fashion way and we had to visit flight debriefing office where the handlers pay all the necessary fees. All the while there we were being eaten alive by mosquitoes and as we entered the terminal, fogging of mosquitoes were being carried out. At the end of the day it was the most expensive handling charges we had ever experienced without a proper FBO and with third world facilities.
Lessons learnt:

  • Ensure you know the handler by name and have copies of your fuel credit and other needs.
  • Bring mosquitoes repellant and insects spray in the aircraft.


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