When in Samoa, Fly With Talofa and its Twin Commanders
In Texas they say “Howdy!” In Italy, “Ciao.” And when you arrive in Apia, Samoa, you’ll hear “Talofa!” It’s a friendly, welcoming greeting given to visitors to this small, volcanic Polynesian country. It’s also the name of the newest air service in Samoa, one that will use a pair of Twin Commanders to shuttle residents and tourists between the islands. Jeffrey Hunter is the man behind Talofa Airways. A native Samoan and former pilot for various air carriers in the South Pacific, Hunter saw a need for a small, independent operator that specializes in direct flights between Samoa and American Samoa as well as to and from other islands in this beautiful Polynesian region of the South Pacific. Independent Samoa,…
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SERVICE CENTER PROFILE: When Flying to Europe in Your Twin Commander, AIRplus in Germany is at Your Service
Twin Commander Aircraft’s worldwide authorized service center network includes an experienced Twin Commander shop in southern Germany. AIRplus GmbH is based at the Friedrichshafen Flughafen (airport) on the banks of scenic Lake Constance in Friedrichshafen. Founded some 20 years ago…
GARMIN TIPS AND TRICKS: Holds on The Garmin GTN 600/700 Series
The latest software (6.11) for the GTN 600/700 series of GPS navigators has a number of significant additions, such as showing previous flight legs on the map, adding fixes on an approach that are not shown when you choose VTF…
ADVENTURE TRAVEL: Flying to Havana, Cuba
For many years and until recently, Cuba was one of the forbidden countries that a U.S-based and registered pilot could not visit. I’ve been looking at organizing flying to Cuba since 2001—15 years ago. I’ve been jumping through all the…
LOOKING BACK: The Model 560F Almost the Same as The 680F
The Model 560F was the twelfth one to be placed into production, the first two by the Aero Design & Engineering Company, as a subsidiary of Rockwell-Standard Corporation at Bethany (Wiley Post Airport) in Oklahoma City. The next 61 were…