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- From: fultz@scs.carleton.ca (Brian Fultz)
- Subject: Re: Difficulties with fuel in Greenland
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.134102.17586@cunews.carleton.ca>
- Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator)
- Organization: School of Computer Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
- References: <AAvbg1hSp7@spaero.kharkov.ua>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 13:41:02 GMT
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- In article <AAvbg1hSp7@spaero.kharkov.ua> avia@spaero.kharkov.ua writes:
- >Anybody who can help, very urgent business.
- >
- >Are there any difficulties in getting fuel in Greenland.
- >
- >Thanks in advance.
- >
- In the packet of info in Canada's AIP there is a section on going
- to Europe in a single or a twin that can not keep altitude on one engine
-
- -av gas is only aval from drums, you buy all the drum U.S. cash only
- at approx 5.00 per gallon for all the 45 gallons
- -flight planning is IFR with 3 hours gas left from the alternate ( no tail
- wind allowed), no night VFR ever!
- -hf radios, VERY long list of extra gear
- -visit to Moncton to get the ATC to O.K. you and your A/C, this is approx
- as hard as the most complex Comm exam you ever had, do the weight and bal
- infront of the inspectors eyes.
- -insurance to cover the cost of getting you back by Air Sea Rescue
-
- AOPA, COPA, will help with the doc's, Sporties has a number of good
- books on this topic, they can also sell you the gear
-
- Good luck!
-
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