Video from Oscar Oviedo onboard the Naval / Aerial parade on Independece Day of the Dominican Republic.
The Dominican Naval Auxiliaries displayed Naval manouveres in the waters of the caribbean sea on the city of Santo Domingo. while several planes from the Air force made low fly by passes.
The DNA also played an important role in the relief efforts to Haiti, providing coordination from La Isabela Airport to Port au Prince, Jacmel, Ford Parisien and other parts of haiti.
The Dominican Republic Delegation is getting ready for visiting Sun n’Fun 2010 in Lakeland, Florida. The Event is called the start of the aviation year in the United States.
The Dominican Delegation is conformed of parties from:
www.flydominicanicanrepublic.com, the IDAC ( Civil Aviation Department), the DA ( Airport Department), Local Press Media and the Dominican Naval Auxiliaries, and the Dominican Tourism departmento among other.
Dominican Republic will have his stand in the event, which will be ready to give information about airports, hotels, regulations, FEE-FREE policies and other goodies like tshirts and cigars.
February 27, Santo Domingo.
Naval Auxiliaries Vessels ( White Ships ) where manouvering along with the Navy Ships in the Independence Day Parade. Also Super Tucanos, Caza and other aircraft were making low passes in front of the Dominican People present in the George Washington Av. where ground forces where parading also.
Los Auxiliares Navales ( Barcos blancos) realizando maniobras junto a los navios de la marina Dominicana en el desfile militar del 27 de febrero, Día de la Independencia Dominicana. También aviones Tucano, Caza entre otras aeronaves hicieron pases razantes frente a la avenida George Washington donde las fuerzas terrestres tambien desfilaban al pueblo Dominicano.
Las Americas Airport (MDSD – JFPG- AILA), Santo Domingo
The Japanese Government sent equipment and machinery for the reconstruction of Haiti, trought the Dominican Republic Las Americas International Airport ( MDSD )whos is managed by Aerodom. in an Russian Antonov 225, One of (if not) the biggest plane in the world.
Mayor Yutaka Hashimoto, of the Japan Auto Defense Ministry received the plane and thanked the Dominican government for the cooperation received in the arrival of the cargo.
The Antonov 225, which landed on Dominican Soil for the first time, arrived at 7:33 Am Last thursday 18 of february, received maintanaince and services from the Aerodom crew in Las Americas Airport (JFPG- MDSD )
Various Photos from The Isabela Airport , Open Wings – Aerial Bridge operations for Haiti relief. Coordinated with the UN, DA, IDAC and Dominican Naval Auxiliaries.
Higuero. Santo Domingo. 54 north american doctors arrive last week to the country the Isabela airport, in 24 airplanes full of medical supplies and tools to help in the Haiti relief efforts from the United States and Dominican Republic.
This doctors arrived from various cities of the United States, are the Flying Physicians Fly-In 2010.
The 24 airplanes where received in the airport by IDAC officials: Miguel Balaguer, Sub Director, Carlos Leroux, Private Aviation Comite President and Juan Belliard, DA Director, also representing Lic. Aristides Zucco, Secretary of State, and Executive Director and coordinator of the Dominican-Haitian Aerial bridge.
The doctors – tourists will meet with the Public Health Minister, Doctor Bautista Rijas Goméz, andwill visite the first hospital constructed in America, The San Nicolas de Barí
The Fly In 5 day activities program include offering assistance to the orphanage Love a Child, in Ford Parisien, located at 20 miles from the Dominican Border in Haiti.
Roger Bilham, Geologist, flyes to Haiti while studying Earthquake and Enriquillo’s Fault. Multiple pieces of printout where in the Aerial Bridge Coordination Offices, for visitors to see and study the Haitian territory earthquake facts.
“Why in Haiti and not Dominican Republic?”, we asked Prof. Billham. and the replyed was: “Well, you just have to wait?, Could be tomorrow or in a thousand years” and proceded to explain the situation on the Enriquillo’s Fault on the island.
Roger Billham discoveries and studies were also being documented by Simon Ludgate, and are being aired on Discovery Channel “Haiti, Quiller Quake, Why it happened” special documentary. View Listings here, View Show here
Team 1 of Firefighters for Christ spent the night in the FBO/Aerial Bridge in La Isabela Airport. and were at hand to help load a Citation Jet with water bottles on the way to Haiti.
Firefighters for Christ have sent 2 team already into Haiti and have been able to make camp on Lighthouse Ministries Church in the area of Carrefour, west of Puerto Principe. This area was labeled RED ZONE, and they were one of the few teams there helping the Haitian people.
We are ready to go. But today its raining. So we cannot fly to the south.
The fuel and skis are in the Antarctica but we are now too late for the South Pole. We will do it next year or as the last goal of our round the world flight. I thought, I could celebrate my birthday in the Antarctica, but in Azul we were in great company.
We stay another day here in Azul. A great place. A lot of help. Thanks to all of you, speciality to Fernando Hoursouripe.
February 2nd 2010
Today we got the spare parts.
We started first to take out the old parts, and suddenly a nut fell into the engine. it took 3 hours to fetch the nut!!
Within one hour the rest was done. Now, the system will work even full floaded with oil.
Thanks to LSE for your help! Your ignition system and support is great. Without the LSE ignition and the tuned Airflow injected system we are not able to cruise with TAS 150kts in 6000ft and only 6.5 GPH fuel flow. Incredible!
We did a couple of test flights, everything works fine again.
Another invitation. Jorge von der “La Posta del Viajero” in Azul came to the airport. It is a very famous meeting point for travellers from all around the world. It is a must to visit this place on the way to Ushuaia. And we did it, too. He invited us for a Asado. We met there a Japanese women on a world trip with her motorcycle. Yuki with her Suzuki. Thats always nice to met people from all around the world.
January 27th 2010
This are pictures sent by Aerodom of Las Americas Airport ramp operations in Santo Domingo.
As you can see in the pictures the airport is busy with humanitarian help to Haiti from countries from all over the world including Russia, United States, South and Central America and other.
