tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-278441332011-04-22T12:13:16.862+12:00air-nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533587763714807188noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27844133.post-1147230865451093742006-05-10T14:57:00.000+12:002006-05-10T15:15:51.196+12:00If you're a keen private pilot I bet on holiday you've tried to hire a plane and stooge around your choosen piece of paradise I certainly have but how sucessful have you been?<br />In my case I've had mixed results, the US is generally good, the Carrabean Islands not a chance, Gibralter good unless you want to land in Spain. And if you want to do anything a little bit more daring that like mountain flying you'll need some help as this is specialised stuff and no one is sensibly going to hire you a plane and let you loose unless you are extremly experienced and qualified for example to 'hit the mountains flying', whoops bad pun!<br /><br />Well this blog's objective is to discuss the options, discuss where you can and can't get the sort of dream flying you might want.<br /><br />Let me get you taste buds going with what I do down here in New Zealand, one of the worlds most desirable holiday destinations.<br /><br />It all started with me coming here on holiday in 2003, yes the first thing I did was to try to hire a plane, I suceeded but with a local safety pilot. One flight into the mountains told me I had to do some more of this. Three months later I was living in New Zealand, family and all.<br /><br />The flying went full time with enrollment for a CPL,MULTI IR and instructor rating. Now I can fly anywhere here and thats opened the doors to help others. More details in my next blog soon<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/27844133-114723086545109374?l=flynewzealand.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>air-nzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12533587763714807188noreply@blogger.com1