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Tanzania is interesting with it's huge amount of bush airports that get a decent amount of traffic from safaris and other local travelers. Trips that take 10 ho
by nathancahill 3y ago
Tanzania is interesting with it's huge amount of bush airports that get a decent amount of traffic from safaris and other local travelers. Trips that take 10 hours on the road can be done in a 45 minute flight.
- vosper 3y agoNot Tanzania, but I've experienced what my guide called the "African back-massage" of hours bouncing along corrugated roads into Serengeti National Park. I wouldn't mind flying next time, plus I think it'd be beautiful.
- plugin-baby 3y agoSerengeti National Park is actually in Tanzania :)
- lisper 3y agoAnd a little triangular-shaped bit of the same ecosystem extends northward into Keya, where it is called the Masai Mara. The border between the two countries is marked only by some widely spaced stone pylons. There is no fence not any other indication that you are at an international border.
- asenna 3y agoAnd in Masai Mara (just outside the gate), I am setting up a Safari lodge/camp site - specially targeting digital nomads and the backpacker crowd that looks for good internet connection (Starlink) and infrastructure + the community aspect which is really missing in that area. Would be great to have thoughts / feedback from the HN Community. Also happy to chat in general if you're planning a safari trip :) Email is in my profile. I've grown up in Tanzania and partially based in Kenya past few years and partially in California, I'm intimately familiar with the safari scene there. Spoiler - it's incredible.
- nojvek 3y agoThat sounds rad. Would love to visit. Masai mara and Serengeti are incredible indeed.
- zshrdlu 3y agoPleasantly surprised to see Tz on front-page for once rather than Ke.
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- nathancahill 3y agoCurious to hear more! I was there last year for the Migration Gravel Race. Amazing place.
- lisper 3y agoDo you have a web site set up?
- probablynish 3y agoI grew up in Tanzania (Dar) too. Do we know each other? :)
- vosper 3y agoLOL you are right, total brain melt from me. I was getting it mixed up with Zambia for some reason.
- agloe_dreams 3y agoTo that end, I'm kinda surprised it is a low wing. High wing makes for better visibility for scouting and is easier for less trained pilots to fly.
- stevage 3y agoBut it's aimed at business, not tourism.
- bombcar 3y agoIn my experience low wings were much easier to land for inexperienced pilots (as the wings get solidly into ground effect - high wing planes are often basically at the top of ground effect).
- ominous_prime 3y ago_maybe_ it makes a difference within the first few hours of training, but once one is able to land consistently the difference is negligible. The minor differences between different planes in general is far more noticeable than just high vs low (and "in general" most small planes land very similarly anyway) The big reason for high wing bush planes is for ground clearance, and to avoid damage from debris kicked up by the wheels.
- adolph 3y agoIs a biplane the worst or best of both worlds? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-2
- bombcar 3y agoLet's put it this way - how many biplanes do you see being made?
- adolph 3y agoAs I understand it, biplanes have an adverse lift/drag ratio, making them less economical to run. This is different factor than having a balance between good center of gravity yet also maintaining wing in ground effect. For example, biplanes are still used for certain air show sorties even if they aren’t the main event.