To start the year we headed to Mendoza, the wonderful wine-growing region in Argentina. The Malbec grape, which is grown and wined here at the foot of the Andes, is very famous. As always, we started from Colonia del Sacramento, entered Argentina via Rosario and after a stop in Rio Cuarto we made it to…
The four of us explored the vastness of the Argentine pampas to reach our destination at the foot of the Andes: Salta. From there we also visited Cafayate, Purmamarca, Jujuy and Humahuaca. The flight was peppered with exciting weather, impressive expanses, salt lakes, huge rivers and, above all, wonderful people in the friendly Aero Clubs…
The Yvytú Aeroclub held its annual big pilots’ meeting last weekend. As always, pilots came from all the surrounding countries: Chile, Argentina, Brazil and this time quite a few from Uruguay. The crews and passengers of the almost 50 aircraft that arrived spent three wonderful days together. Dinner at the Club Nautico on Lake Ypacaraí,…
It worked on the second try. In March ’23 we flew with the CX-PBO from Uruguay to the Iguazú waterfalls at the border triangle of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. We mastered the route in several small stages with stops for leaving and entering the country, refueling, changing pilots and taking breaks to stretch our legs.…
The modernization of six airfields in Uruguay is progressing rapidly. Within just nine months Aeropuertos Uruguay created a new airport in Carmelo, including a runway, apron and terminal building. Since the official inauguration on December 19, 2022, we have been able to use the airfield many times. Whether for practice or fueling, lunch at one…
The Uruguayan aviation authority DINACIA has come towards us! We can now apply for license validations in advance. The process is completely online. A first candidate has already successfully tried out the new method. As in other countries, the required documents are the following: license, medical, last 3 pages of the personal logbook, passport, a…
Tourists have been able to enter Uruguay again since November 1, 2021 and since the beginning of April 2022 even with just an antigen test. Various pilots took advantage of this immediately and so we flew four tours with the CX-PBO in the 2021/2022 season! Since Argentina also opened its borders during the season, one…
We used the past few months to upgrade our project aircraft. At first Martin took care of the upholstery and seat covers for all seats. New door panels and a new carpet were put in during the local winter. A successful project. Thanks to Martin!In November we started the next upgrade. The original avionics needed…
It was still a long time off, but Manfred was finally able to fly the second half of his trip with our CX-PBO. In comparison to the previously borrowed C182, we appreciated our PBO all the more. Due to the fact that the borrowed CX-ATZ, a C182 from 1957, simply had less space and did…
Horst and Holger wanted to be the first pilots to fly in Uruguay within our new project. They did it! Our ten day tour of Uruguay took us to the sophisticated Punta del Este, to the agricultural pilots at Santos Servicios Aereos in Tacuarembó, to German pilots in Salto, to Paysandú where we were given…
The first big step towards your own plane in Uruguay has been taken. We were able to sign a preliminary contract for the purchase of the CX-PBO in the last week of August. So we have secured this beautiful Cessna C182 and can take it over at the end of the year. Consequently Fly in…
The project “Fly in Uruguay” goes online! Jan H. Schnitzler from Aviation Marketing and I have developed this website where you are now. The development of the project logo also stems from this cooperation. On one hand the website should of course provide information about the project and draw attention to the aviation options beyond…
I had passed the test in air law in March 2018, but I wasn’t sure if it would work out that I would actually get the Uruguayan validation of my German license when I went back to Montevideo. In addition, I already had two passengers, Gabi and Winnie, for my first trial tour. So I…
I have to smile when I look through my e-mails about airplane purchases. The correspondence begins among other things
In February 2017, I stepped on South American soil for the first time in my life. I had heard and read a lot, especially about Uruguay and Argentina. Amazingly these places did not only sound interesting to me. My friend Beverley from Botswana also wanted to look around there and another friend from my time…
