Upl feb 2017 report eorgia
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Overview of private pilot rally organized by Peter Sodermans in 2016 to Georgia. This presentation was given at the General Assembly of 2017 of UPL-AOPA in Luxembourg
Upl feb 2017 report eorgia
- 2. Idea developed in winter 14 Contacts developed with Georgian authorities and local partners in 15 4 person - 4 day exploration tour summer 15 Preparation
- 3. Jean Birgen, President 2016 rally and FAI-GAC adviser Peter Sodermans, Secretary General 2016 rally Mike Kornev, flight planning and navigation Artem Kirillov, project manager Turgut Kulacoglu, advisory board member for Turkey relate affairs Nikoloz Tsiklauri, advisory board member for Georgia related affairs Amiran Ivanidze, advisory board member for tourism affairs in Georgia Intl organization team
- 4. Kick off
- 5. Luxembourg LX-AIX C182 Luxembourg LX-AVS Piper Saratoga PA32T Luxembourg LX-AIE C172SP Turkey TC-UTH Flight design United Kingdom G-UILT Cessna 303 Germany D-ELAI Flight Design CTSL Lithuania F-HASD Cirrus SR22 Austria D-EWGA flight Design CTLS Poland SP-AVI Cirrus SR20 Turkey TC-MCM Cessna Skylane (till Batumi) Turkey TC-EST Socata TB-21 (till Ordu Giresun airfield) Participants 15 crews subscribed, 11 crews showed up
- 6. A four day route With last minute suspense due to military coup attempt in Turkey in July
- 7. Official gathering point for all crews to join was the airfield of Jakabsz叩ll叩s in Hungary (LHJK) Aerohotel (with swimming pool and 2 runways) A social event has been setup as welcome party, being an aviators party with a live band playing gipsy music. Day 1
- 8. Customs formalities in southern Hungary. Some pilots made a fuel stop in Serbia (with AVGAS prices as low as 1 per liter). Some others made a stop in Bulgaria. Military coup attempt aftermate troubles in Turkey narrow route to the airfield of Bursa Yeniehir Airport Turkey (LTBR). Great Turkish hospitality as a welcome reception has been organized by the Istanbul aviation club and sea terrace evening dinner offered by the Bosporus aviation club Day 2
- 9. Fuel stop at the University Engiz airport in the northern part of Turkey, where we received also a warm welcome. Flying from there over the black sea shores, our pilots approached hot and humid Batumi, Georgia by the end of the afternoon. Our pilots have been paying in advance for AVGAS to Vanilla Sky in Georgia, which was brought in barrels on the back of a car and served with an hand pump at the Batumi airport. Day 3
- 10. After being validated for an overland flight by the Georgian central dispatching unit, all our planes left subtropical Batumi in the morning and headed for our final destination, being the general aviation airfield of Natakthari (UGSA) , north of Georgians capital city Tbilisi. Gathering with families and friends The owner of the airfield, Amiran Manjavidze, organized a huge welcome party for the European aviators with dance, music and whilst tasting the excellent Georgian food and wines of his own vineyards. The Chairman of the faction Georgian Dream, Gia Volski, attended the event and was quite enthusiastic when we rolled the flag of the Schengen agreement. Day 4
- 11. Official welcome event by Georgian Government
- 12. Discovering old and new Tbilisi 4 day Tourist program Higlights
- 13. High Caucasus mountain area
- 14. Wine region
- 15. A hidden gem
- 16. AVGAS now available in this part of the world General aviation positively perceived (large press coverage) Strict entrance procedures softened Network and trust created for new rally in 2018 to Georgia, Armenia, Azerbeijan and maybe a touch of Iran Conclusions