Yesterday we were visited by three people from China who were interested in bringing general aviation to China. That sat in the RV12 and were amazed that we had the freedom to build a plane and fly it where ever we choose. It seems China is going to open up approximately 30% of their area up to a limited altitude on a trial basis to general aviation in 2012. Guess we shouild appreciate what we have!
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The Chinese Market
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There was a thread on this subject earlier and it goes straight political very fast. I had some first hand objective observations with photos that I innocently posted but even I could see the problem for the site afterward and deleted them.
Bob Axsom
There was a thread on this subject earlier and it goes straight political very fast. I had some first hand objective observations with photos that I innocently posted but even I could see the problem for the site afterward and deleted them.
Bob Axsom
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The Japanese Market
My (native Japanese) wife, in discussing the experimental aircraft scene in Japan with the Oshkosh international attendees, found that they are restricted to ultra-lites, and further restricted to flying only along some riverside parks, going back and forth on short (a few miles at best) loops. I'm not sure how large the GA market is in Japan, but, when my wife attended her former flight instructor's wedding festivities in Japan, part of the entertainment was the groom's friends making a flyover in a Cessna 172. It was a rare enough sight that all the wedding guests went out side to point and go ooooh!!! aaaah!
I suspect no real experimental aircraft have been built/registered in Japan(???).
My (native Japanese) wife, in discussing the experimental aircraft scene in Japan with the Oshkosh international attendees, found that they are restricted to ultra-lites, and further restricted to flying only along some riverside parks, going back and forth on short (a few miles at best) loops. I'm not sure how large the GA market is in Japan, but, when my wife attended her former flight instructor's wedding festivities in Japan, part of the entertainment was the groom's friends making a flyover in a Cessna 172. It was a rare enough sight that all the wedding guests went out side to point and go ooooh!!! aaaah!
I suspect no real experimental aircraft have been built/registered in Japan(???).
China
My wife is Chinese and I have traveled the country widely with her. Private flying is very limited at the moment. Her parents are over from QiDong and I took her mum up in my 9A and she loved it. There is a Chines RV grin on my blog as a result. I have also taken a lot of visiting Chinese students.
There are a lot of very rich people over there so potentially its a big market.
Whether this will happen is another matter, its impossible to get on Vans website and many others in Beijing and many other parts of the country. But, the lack of flying is one of the reasons we dont live there.
My wife is Chinese and I have traveled the country widely with her. Private flying is very limited at the moment. Her parents are over from QiDong and I took her mum up in my 9A and she loved it. There is a Chines RV grin on my blog as a result. I have also taken a lot of visiting Chinese students.
There are a lot of very rich people over there so potentially its a big market.
Whether this will happen is another matter, its impossible to get on Vans website and many others in Beijing and many other parts of the country. But, the lack of flying is one of the reasons we dont live there.
Experimental in Japan- yes!
I read this a few days ago on Sonex's website.
"Congratulations to Yuji Watabe of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan whose AeroVee powered, standard gear Sonex (S/N 1188) flew for the first time on October 9th! Yuji's aircraft is the first Sonex ever to fly in Japan. Gold Wings are on the way!"
Here is the link.
I read this a few days ago on Sonex's website.
"Congratulations to Yuji Watabe of Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan whose AeroVee powered, standard gear Sonex (S/N 1188) flew for the first time on October 9th! Yuji's aircraft is the first Sonex ever to fly in Japan. Gold Wings are on the way!"
Here is the link.
E. D. Eliot
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KOREA
Last year I spent thee weeks in several major Korean cities with my Korean wife and her family - say no general aircraft - just military helicopters.
Last year I spent thee weeks in several major Korean cities with my Korean wife and her family - say no general aircraft - just military helicopters.
