REFLECTOR: Reflector Digest, Vol 86, Issue 104 Mexico

Wed May 23 20:25:21 CDT 2012

I always thought you just had to call your insurance broker and buy a 
temp 7 or 30 day Mexi policy?  And they aren't all that expensive, at 
least they use to be cheap?

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Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Reflector Digest, Vol 86, Issue 104 Mexico
From: Mark Riley <the_rileys1 at verizon.net>
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Date: 05/23/2012 07:11 PM

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> You still can't fly into Mexico without a Mexican policy of insurance. Your US policy is not enough. If you go, you would have to worry about theft. The narco gangs hold sway through most of Mexico and the Velocity is a great smuggling plane with it's long range and low radar signature.
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> I love Mexico and have vacationed there 8 times, but have decided that I will not fly my plane there.
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> The good news is that the Bahamas are closer, just as cheap and lots of fun.
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> Mark
> On May 23, 2012, at 8:53 PM, reflector-request at tvbf.org wrote:
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>>    1. Re:  Cancun? (Scott Baker)
>>    2. Re:  Cancun? (Scott Baker)
>>    3. Re:  Cancun? (Andrew Judge)
>>    4. Re:  NTSB E-AB safety / USA Today alarmed (Scott Derrick)
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>> Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 18:15:09 -0400
>> From: Scott Baker<scottb33333 at gmail.com>
>> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list<reflector at tvbf.org>
>> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Cancun?
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>> Hi Andy,
>> Great question!  Having recently visited Cancun and Cozumel (by way of
>> Spirit Airlines out of Ft. Lauderdale), I too have though about making
>> the trip flying a general aviation aircraft.  The flight distance from
>> Key West really is not that far, but as you observed - the flight is
>> entirely over water!  Cancun International has a busy general aviation
>> terminal - servicing a Velocity should be no problem.  At face value,
>> the 530nm flight looks plausible!  Gwad, I dislike Spirit Airlines and
>> the hassles of driving, parking, check in, TSA ... coming and going.
>> Love the idea of jumping in a Velocity and simply flying for 3 and half
>> hours to Cancun.
>> Foreflight world map shows composite radar over Cuba, but I don't know
>> if coverage extends to Cancun.
>> Scott B.
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>>   On 5/23/2012 5:27 PM, Andrew Judge wrote:
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>>> Has anyone flown to Cancun via KEYW? Was thinking about doing a trip
>>> out there, but unsure about the pros and cons. I've been to the
>>> Bahamas, but that has a lot of land and the only thing with Cancun is
>>> the lack of it. I suppose there is Cuba on the way if necessary, but
>>> that would probably be a nightmare. Also, the weather is pretty bad.
>>> Not sure if XM can get coverage out there.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>>
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>> Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 18:18:41 -0400
>> From: Scott Baker<scottb33333 at gmail.com>
>> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list<reflector at tvbf.org>
>> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Cancun?
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>> Geesh,
>> I was wrong on the distance from Key West to Cancun.  It's only 355nm.
>> Less than 3-hrs in a SE-FG and about 2-hrs in a XL-RG.
>> Scott B.
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>> On 5/23/2012 5:27 PM, Andrew Judge wrote:
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>>> Has anyone flown to Cancun via KEYW? Was thinking about doing a trip
>>> out there, but unsure about the pros and cons. I've been to the
>>> Bahamas, but that has a lot of land and the only thing with Cancun is
>>> the lack of it. I suppose there is Cuba on the way if necessary, but
>>> that would probably be a nightmare. Also, the weather is pretty bad.
>>> Not sure if XM can get coverage out there.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>>
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>> Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 00:28:06 +0000
>> From: Andrew Judge<ajudge at grovenetworks.com>
>> To: "'reflector at tvbf.org'"<reflector at tvbf.org>
>> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Cancun?
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>> Yup. In my Standard FG, I figure 2.5 from KEYW. That's why it seems like a pretty easy flight as long as I don't have to divert to Cuba.
>>
>> Andy
>>
>> From: Scott Baker [mailto:scottb33333 at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 06:18 PM
>> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list<reflector at tvbf.org>
>> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Cancun?
>>
>> Geesh,
>> I was wrong on the distance from Key West to Cancun.  It's only 355nm.  Less than 3-hrs in a SE-FG and about 2-hrs in a XL-RG.
>> Scott B.
>>
>> On 5/23/2012 5:27 PM, Andrew Judge wrote:
>> Has anyone flown to Cancun via KEYW? Was thinking about doing a trip out there, but unsure about the pros and cons. I?ve been to the Bahamas, but that has a lot of land and the only thing with Cancun is the lack of it. I suppose there is Cuba on the way if necessary, but that would probably be a nightmare. Also, the weather is pretty bad. Not sure if XM can get coverage out there.
>>
>> Andy
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