Turkish Airlines Flight Academy in Frobay

[TundraTire]

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[Nark]

Looks like they’re well on their way to the Airbus’s I saw landing, when I was in Erbil, .

[Big Pistons Forever]

The school is in Turkey, so my first thought was Wow, they’re sure have an impressive cross country requirement to get a Turkish CPL!

On second thought there has got to be a better reason for this flight. I was thinking a delivery flight of a new airplane to the school but it would seem it would be a lot easier to put it into a container.

[Slick Goodlin]

I was thinking a delivery flight of a new airplane to the school but it would seem it would be a lot easier to put it into a container.

You’d think that but didn’t some guy ferry a 172 to Hawaii within the last year?

[digits]

The school is in Turkey, so my first thought was Wow, they’re sure have an impressive cross country requirement to get a Turkish CPL!

On second thought there has got to be a better reason for this flight. I was thinking a delivery flight of a new airplane to the school but it would seem it would be a lot easier to put it into a container.

The rumor is that the flight academy sent their CPL students on a cross Atlantic ferry flight to pick up their 8 or 11 (depending on source) new C172.

[Colonel]

That's bad-ass. Next time someone (like me) craps on a puppy mill and 5k crosswind limits, mention this!

[David MacRay]

Anyone have their contact information, I might be available to bring them a few of those planes.

I just need a Turkish license and maybe I should figure out those little televisions. I’m guessing being new, the things don’t have a proper compass, heading indicator, artificial horizon and ASI.

I bet the radios are decent though, perfect for asking, “Any conflicting traffic please advise.” Part way to Greenland.

[Colonel]

I just need a Turkish license

Not in Canada, you don't.

[David MacRay]

How about Kansas?

[Colonel]

People in Kansas are nice, in my experience.

They are unlikely to require you to take remedial training if you want to fly a 172.

See FAR 61.75 which will give you an FAA private pilot certificate with no medical, no written test, no flight test. With that you can fly a foreign registered 172 in Kansas or anywhere else in America.