Flying to the Bahamas Guide (Aug 2022)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video I walk you through all of the steps necessary to fly your own general aviation aircraft to the beautiful Bahamian islands for that epic tropical adventure you have always dreamed about. This guide for private pilots is current as of August 2022 including up to date COVID travel information.
0:00 Intro
0:18 Passwords
0:46 Passport
0:52 12" Tail Number
1:26 English Language
1:46 Customs Decal
2:24 Life Jackets
2:49 FCC Licenses
3:07 Experimental Waiver
3:29 Covid
3:39 eAPIS Manifests
4:48 Airport of Entry
5:09 DVFR Flight Plan
5:49 Flight Follow?
6:25 Transire
6:42 Landing Fees
6:45 Bring Cash
7:05 Returning to US
Useful Resources:
AOPA Bahamas Pilots Guide
www.aopa.org/travel/internati...
Bahamas gov't Private Pilots Guide and FAQ
www.bahamas.com/getting-here/...
Password management:
1password.com
Airmen Online Services for updating your license:
amsrvs.registry.faa.gov/amsrvs/
DTOPS for ordering a customs decal:
dtops.cbp.dhs.gov/main/#%20
FCC Radio License purchases:
www.fcc.gov/commercial-radio-...
Experimental Aircraft Waiver for the Bahamas:
www.eaa.org/eaa/aircraft-buil...
Bahamas travel website for the most up to date info about COVID requirements:
travel.gov.bs/
eAPIS for filing your inbound and outbound passenger manifests
eapis.cbp.dhs.gov/eapis/auth
wx brief website for filing your DVFR flight plans and receiving your ADIZ squawk code:
www.1800wxbrief.com/Website/#!/ - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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Great video and nice summary, though I think the only thing you missed is the C7A cruising permit that you need to obtain for a private aircraft to enter The Bahamas. It’s a $50 fee and can be obtained online just like eAPIS. Once you arrive and clear customs at an airport of entry in The Bahamas, they will exchange the C7A for the transire that you referenced which will then allow you to fly freely around The Bahamas. Looks like you’re having a nice time in Cat Island - enjoy!!
Excellent video! thanks for the making it!
Thanks for the video! It’s definitely a bucket list trip
Great job! Awesome video!
Great video bud, thank you for spelling it out for us, definitely looking forward to flying there
Great video! I'd love to see some flight vlogs :) looking foreward to future videos!
Awesome info. Struggling with the fcc license now!
Living the dream man. Thanks for sharing your adventures!
Thanks for watching!
Great content
Great video, very helpful, thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Amazing video! Thank you for sharing this valuable info
Glad it was helpful!
Brother 🙌🏻 love your channel 📸📽️✈️🛫🛫🛬 I'm American just returned from Mexico 🇲🇽 (Cancun, Cabo San Lucas 😉) and getting my ratings dreaming about when I'll return via My own airplane ✈️! Keep up the excellent work 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Love it
Your video was really helpful. I’ve watched it a few times but this time today I’m actually taking my first flight tomorrow. To Bimini! Thanks for the info
How did your flight to Bimini go?
wow, that's almost a whole day of paperwork filing!
Great video, I am planning on doing this flight in my experimental soon. I have a question, did you fly over Freeport/Grand Bahama? I am wondering if you have to be on flight following with them if you fly over
Freeport is just a regular airport. Talk to the tower as you wish. Try Eleuthera, it's beautiful there. Cars are quite expensive to rent tho. The restaurants are slow... we watched a whole movie once while waiting for food. After arriving back at Ft Pierce we went to the Tiki Hut next to customs. We ordered a burger and fries and bam it was on the table. Just looked at each other and laughed.
@FlyMeAirplane lol we had the same experience! We got back to Florida and hit a brewery and thought “wow service is great here!”
Hey Russ how strict are the Bahamas about the fcc radio operator. It’s $125 x plane and $35 x pilot. I plan to go to the Bahamas most likely just once .
As he said in the video, no one asks for it. No problem mon.
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Woww, and thats is ??,,how can you remember all of that ?? no wonder why you are a Pilot,,,just forgot to mention that we also have to bring a level #9 Chessmaster certificate endorsed by a local notary 🙂
,wonder if the drug smugglers done all that😂