Flying to/in South Korea

JordanGrant · #1 03-10-2006, 01:20 PM

OK, really non-standard question here. I could possibly get an assignment to South Korea next year, and I'm wondering about flying my shiny new RV-6 over there. I know that the AF base there has an Aero Club, so presumably civilian flying is not too big of a deal. But how do I get the airplane over there?

Has anyone ever heard of someone flying their RV (or other airplane) to Japan, Russia, or Korea?

Thanks for any help,
Jordan Grant
RV-6 N198G, Goldsboro, NC
0.6 Hours on the Hobbs....

Droopy · #2 03-10-2006, 02:35 PM

Jordan,

I was stationed over there in 1999 - 2000 and flew a lot at the aeroclub. The only GA in South Korea is the USAF Aeroclubs, so I doubt you'd have much luck with the RV. I could always be wrong tho...

John Erickson
RV-10 Wings
RV-8 N94DW (Flying someone else's hard work)

Bob Axsom · #3 03-10-2006, 06:26 PM

All I saw were ROK P-51Ds and C-46s at K-2. At K-55 they had USAF F-86s. I did get a ride in a ROK Cessna 180 from K-16 back to K-2 once. Things have obviously changed a lot in 50 years but I wouldn't want to take my RV-6A there based on my one year exposure - you would not be able to protect it.

Bob Axsom