Trip to Kazakhstan

fsiflyer · June 1st, 2008, 08:57

Hello everyone, been absent from the board lately. Just been really busy with a bunch of stuff and many of the places I have been to recently just did not have internet. Kinda like this place in Kazakhstan. The people were really friendly and it was the first time ever they have seen a Learjet 60 at the airport. According to Kazakhstan Aviation Authorities, because this airport is not listed as international we were required to have a navigator on board. Enjoy the pics.

A bit warm outside!

Our hotel...supposed to be 4-5 stars according to our contract. In my best Borat voice...VERY NICE!!!

The town!

Our navigator Alexi, really cool dude. He is a pilot and nav on the AN-12...pics below of that. This is inside the airport.

An authorization for flight on really old Aeroflot paper. As captain I was required to sign with understanding of the load, wx, and all NOTAMS pertinent to this flight. It was printed on old Soviet Aeroflot paper. Really cool.

Old AN-2 crop dusters.

The tarmac.

The only Lear 60 with 3 required crew members.

Artsy shot of the terminal behind the airplane.

An IL-76TD cargo plane. Us military guys know it as a C-141'ski

Nose of an AN-12. Known as the C-130'ski.

Ramp inide the AN-12

Flight deck shots of inside the AN-12. Alexi the navigator was super cool to get us inside one of the company birds and show us around. Like I said really friendly people.

JA Yawd Bwoy · June 1st, 2008, 10:05

Great pics!, Mann Russian F/A's are sooo bangin!

Stone Cold · June 1st, 2008, 11:32

The other Cappie's name doesn't happen to be Alain, does it? He looks like a guy in my recurrent class (he said he flies for NY Jets over there, and does some contract stuff).

CirrusMonkey · June 1st, 2008, 11:48

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Originally Posted by JA Yawd Bwoy

Great pics!, Mann Russian F/A's are sooo bangin!

WHAT?!?! Aren't you like 12?!?!

N826AW · June 1st, 2008, 12:26

Yes I like.

fsiflyer · June 1st, 2008, 12:33

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Originally Posted by Stone Cold

The other Cappie's name doesn't happen to be Alain, does it? He looks like a guy in my recurrent class (he said he flies for NY Jets over there, and does some contract stuff).

Yup it is him. Contract guru out here. Cool guy and good stick. NY Jets is a holding company in Bermuda for this particular airplanes owner.

Does everyone now see how small aviation is? Joe from Florida goes to recurrent in Dallas and meets a Swiss pilot who flies in Russia. Everyone knows everyone.

Doug Taylor · June 1st, 2008, 14:37

Everyone knows everyone, it's a small, small world, seriously!

Very nice pictures man! Parts of the world that many of us probably wouldn't have a chance to see otherwise!

BTW, on your 767 Venice picture, depending on when you took it, I probably just talked to those guys in the pilot lounge the day before.

fsiflyer · June 1st, 2008, 15:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug Taylor

Everyone knows everyone, it's a small, small world, seriously!

Very nice pictures man! Parts of the world that many of us probably wouldn't have a chance to see otherwise!

BTW, on your 767 Venice picture, depending on when you took it, I probably just talked to those guys in the pilot lounge the day before.

That pic was taken on 5/27/08. Our airplane was pretty much behind the DL 767 on the remote stands. They took off a few minutes before we did.

youngflyer · June 1st, 2008, 15:26

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Originally Posted by CirrusMonkey

WHAT?!?! Aren't you like 12?!?!

HAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!

Nice pics by the way!

flyingmaniac · June 1st, 2008, 18:32

Who is that woman in the picture before the last?

PGT · June 1st, 2008, 23:14

cool pics.

and yes, the female is attractive

fsiflyer · June 2nd, 2008, 01:56

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Originally Posted by flyingmaniac

Who is that woman in the picture before the last?

Her name is Elena and she was our flight attendant for the trip.

tlewis95 · June 3rd, 2008, 22:48

Woah Woah Wee Waa!

ive kinda wanted to go there ever since I saw Borat... lol

nice pics

Stone Cold · June 4th, 2008, 08:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by fsiflyer

Yup it is him. Contract guru out here. Cool guy and good stick. NY Jets is a holding company in Bermuda for this particular airplanes owner.

Does everyone now see how small aviation is? Joe from Florida goes to recurrent in Dallas and meets a Swiss pilot who flies in Russia. Everyone knows everyone.

And just to add to this, the Swiss pilot is flying with a guy from California who went to Russia to fly, and who the Florida guy knows from the internet!!

Go figure.

It's funny how many former Starcheckers I see out there now. I usually run into at least one person I know on every trip, no matter where it is. I ran into Walkenhorse (sp?) (for those older Starcheckers out there) in Chattanooga, TN the other day. My captain (the owner of the company) used to know everybody in aviation, and now he gets upset that he doesn't know anybody, but I run into all these old buds.

I ran into an old CFI from a flight school in Taunton, MA, where I did my CFI years ago, in Aspen; and an old CFI bud from Providence was now flying Lears and King Airs in Buffalo, NY. I was offered a job, but who wants to live in BUF???

Keep your friends and don't burn bridges. No matter what!!!

Hypersonic_Wings · June 4th, 2008, 12:50

I'm loving that Lear jet. The An-12 has like a million gauges. Talk about confusing :b Nice pics btw. I would enjoy a trip to Kazakhstan.

JA Yawd Bwoy · June 4th, 2008, 16:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by CirrusMonkey

WHAT?!?! Aren't you like 12?!?!

You wanna take this offline?

DC10FlyBy · June 14th, 2008, 01:27

sweet pics!

hot FA too

firebirdswm · June 14th, 2008, 08:14

Incredible pics!

DC10 - just curious...what's the middle campaign ad in your signature implying?

June 1st, 2008, 08:57	#1
fsiflyer Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: LAX & Moscow Russia (UUEE, UUWW, & UUDD) Posts: 400	Trip to Kazakhstan Hello everyone, been absent from the board lately. Just been really busy with a bunch of stuff and many of the places I have been to recently just did not have internet. Kinda like this place in Kazakhstan. The people were really friendly and it was the first time ever they have seen a Learjet 60 at the airport. According to Kazakhstan Aviation Authorities, because this airport is not listed as international we were required to have a navigator on board. Enjoy the pics. A bit warm outside! Our hotel...supposed to be 4-5 stars according to our contract. In my best Borat voice...VERY NICE!!! The town! Our navigator Alexi, really cool dude. He is a pilot and nav on the AN-12...pics below of that. This is inside the airport. An authorization for flight on really old Aeroflot paper. As captain I was required to sign with understanding of the load, wx, and all NOTAMS pertinent to this flight. It was printed on old Soviet Aeroflot paper. Really cool. Old AN-2 crop dusters. The tarmac. The only Lear 60 with 3 required crew members. Artsy shot of the terminal behind the airplane. An IL-76TD cargo plane. Us military guys know it as a C-141'ski Nose of an AN-12. Known as the C-130'ski. Ramp inide the AN-12 Flight deck shots of inside the AN-12. Alexi the navigator was super cool to get us inside one of the company birds and show us around. Like I said really friendly people. __________________ FSIFLYER ATP, CFII, MEI, former U.S. Marine LR-60, HS-125, CL-30 Corporate Flight Department Captain in Moscow, Russia <--Russia's best export...old Soviet flags of course.

June 1st, 2008, 11:32	#3
Stone Cold Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SE US & Kiev Posts: 3,030	Re: Trip to Kazakhstan The other Cappie's name doesn't happen to be Alain, does it? He looks like a guy in my recurrent class (he said he flies for NY Jets over there, and does some contract stuff).

June 1st, 2008, 12:26	#5
N826AW Old Skool Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mesa Oeste Posts: 1,679	Re: Trip to Kazakhstan Yes I like. __________________

June 1st, 2008, 14:37	#7
Doug Taylor Agent Smith Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: KSDL Posts: 41,101 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Trip to Kazakhstan Everyone knows everyone, it's a small, small world, seriously! Very nice pictures man! Parts of the world that many of us probably wouldn't have a chance to see otherwise! BTW, on your 767 Venice picture, depending on when you took it, I probably just talked to those guys in the pilot lounge the day before. __________________ Doug Taylor http://76school.flyblog.com (old!) http://30west.flyblog.com (updated 11/28)

June 1st, 2008, 18:32	#10
flyingmaniac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: TN / ATL Posts: 633	Re: Trip to Kazakhstan Who is that woman in the picture before the last? __________________ http://www.SellPart135.com

June 1st, 2008, 23:14	#11
PGT Old Skool Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: IA & MN Posts: 3,109	Re: Trip to Kazakhstan cool pics. and yes, the female is attractive __________________ College student.PPL.Working on IR

June 3rd, 2008, 22:48	#13
tlewis95 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 125	Re: Trip to Kazakhstan Woah Woah Wee Waa! ive kinda wanted to go there ever since I saw Borat... lol nice pics __________________ Trace Lewis PPL-G/ASEL,Tailwheel - 300TT "It's not a hobby, it's a lifestyle"

June 4th, 2008, 12:50	#15
Hypersonic_Wings Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: somewhere out there Posts: 84	Re: Trip to Kazakhstan I'm loving that Lear jet. The An-12 has like a million gauges. Talk about confusing :b Nice pics btw. I would enjoy a trip to Kazakhstan.

June 14th, 2008, 01:27	#17
DC10FlyBy Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 53	Re: Trip to Kazakhstan sweet pics! hot FA too __________________

June 14th, 2008, 08:14	#18
firebirdswm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 459	Re: Trip to Kazakhstan Incredible pics! DC10 - just curious...what's the middle campaign ad in your signature implying? __________________ "Girlfriends are to airshows as cats are to baths." - Murdoughnut Private Pilot About 150 Hours Working on IR

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