final comments - 1
FAI-GAC
Although the MEMORIAL HANS GUTMANN TOURIST RALLY FLIGHT
GEORGIA 2016 was an absolute success as such and well appreciated by the
participants, it must be mentioned that the organization team has paid out of
their own pockets all the expenses in preparation of this wonderful rally.
It is deplorable to see that FAI-GAC did not even send out
our leaflet to all NAC’s in advance of the rally.
Despite the lack of any FAI-GAC support, all 44 participants
returned enthusiastic and safely home and a new general aviation destination
has been discovered.
Turkey
Because of the military coup attempt in Turkey a couple of
weeks prior to our departure, we were able to fly only the VFR routes which
have been especially put in place for our rally members.
We received a waiver from the Turkish Ministry which allowed
us to skip the sometimes hefty handling charges one may encounter in Georgia
We’ve interacted with Skydemon in the months in advance to
the rally and they have now Turkey embedded in the VFR charts system, which
proved to be very practical
final comments - 2
Georgia
Absence of VFR charts, whilst we had the obligation to fly in
a corridor via Batumi to our final destination Natakhtari. All flights need to
be submitted to a central dispatching unit days in advance. However, they have
proven to be very flexible and by the time we left Georgia, giving them a call
was sufficient. Georgians are doing their utmost best to welcome European
pilots as they are integrating with Europe.
We’ve insisted to Skydemon to add Georgia as well in the VFR
charts offering, but they have no plans in this regard unfortunately.
sportive character rally
Because of the route restrictions in Turkey and Georgia and
narrow corridors which had to be flown, we decided to skip the sportive part of
the MEMORIAL HANS GUTMANN TOURIST RALLY FLIGHT GEORGIA 2016 and
focus rather on the tourist part of the event.
A new destination for
general aviation
One
can clearly state that Turkey and Georgia are new general aviation destinations
which we can recommend without any hesitation
