where to learn to fly for fun in taiwan
What part of Taiwan? Takes at least ~40 hours in plane for first license. And have to fly regularly to stay current and develop skills. So generally need to be within reasonable access to flight training unless ok with spending lots of time commuting.
Weather is a limiting factor for fun flying in Taiwan without additional training and rating in instruments.
Then need to rent plane even if only to stay current.
Private pilot training is generally a new opportunity in Taiwan so not a lot of options. Time and money.
Can check Apex out of Taipei and Taitung.
When I moved here nearly 11 years ago the first thing I did was inquire about bringing my airplane over here.
I learned that you had to be licensed in Taiwan. My FAA issued ticket wouldn’t help. Next I learned I had to speak Chinese. I learned that my airplane had to be registered in Taiwan so I’d lose the US registration and N number. Lastly, as my airplane was built in 1946 it just did miss the 10 year old or newer age requirement.
Anyways, unless things have changed you need to speak Chinese to get a local ticket. Back then the written exam would be in Chinese as well.
I’ve got a good hunch that your instructor here will speak perfect English enough to teach you if you only speak English.
Also, Taiwan is a very unforgiving place to fly. I’m glad I wasn’t able to bring my airplane here because I am certainly more familiar with the terrain. I would not want to have an emergency anywhere in Taiwan.
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How much?
Training to “reclaim the big road”???
Is “Chabuduo Flight School” a thing?
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Hey, chabuduo!
The Chinese version of apex’s website talks about having to go to the US to complete training for PPL…. So maybe this is a US PPL and not a Taiwan one?
I hadn’t thought about it before, but I’d imagine you can get some pretty sweet views
Paragliding isn’t too hard to get a licence and foreign ones with ippl rating are accepted. My first year here been flying quite often. Problem is, it’s really hard to get further than 30-40km cause loads of electricity lines making landings impossible and jungle in mountains means no landings there - inversion is so low you cannot go high enough to really fly towards way snow mountain or similar.
Flying is mostly around the first and second mountain chain from the coast..
Therefore wind situation super consistent and little dangerous in winter, most flying is around sun moon lake area with launch in Puli.
Therefore most people quickly transition to expert paragliders cause glide ratio is super important here, and in calm air an expert paraglider isn’t difficult to fly, only once air gets unstable it’s hard, but in winter at least thermals aren’t strong and soaring possible from midday to sunset every sunny day in Puli. That’s at least in comparison to European Alps with much more turbulent air and stronger thermals in spring and summer. Summer here is too humid I guess, main flying season is until monsoon arrives.
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