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PSM · 03-28-2015, 21:43

I was in the Kadena Aero Club based at Yomitan Airfield north-ish of Fatima. It had the largest fleet of Cessna 150s ever. I doubt that the factory had more on the ramp than Yomitan.

Civilian flying on Oki was impossible. There were so many restricted areas that there were places that you'd have to fly knife-edged through to avoid getting shot down. Plus, the island was too short to get the long cross country flights required for a Private License. Not to mention it took several hours to commute from Camp Schwab, adjacent, to the airfield. I eventually resigned because the effort didn't seem worth it. The bus ride was interesting the first time; not so much after that.

Pat

03-28-2015, 21:43	#6
PSM Area Commander Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cochise Co., AZ Posts: 6,199	I was in the Kadena Aero Club based at Yomitan Airfield north-ish of Fatima. It had the largest fleet of Cessna 150s ever. I doubt that the factory had more on the ramp than Yomitan. Civilian flying on Oki was impossible. There were so many restricted areas that there were places that you'd have to fly knife-edged through to avoid getting shot down. Plus, the island was too short to get the long cross country flights required for a Private License. Not to mention it took several hours to commute from Camp Schwab, adjacent, to the airfield. I eventually resigned because the effort didn't seem worth it. The bus ride was interesting the first time; not so much after that. Pat __________________ "Hector Lives!" "The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress." -- Frederick Douglass "The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen." -- Dennis Prager "The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it." --H.L. Mencken
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