Damon Lobban

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May 8, 2007, on Flying the Caribbean:
I believe this website offers valuable insight for those seeking the adventure of flying to the Caribbean. However I would like to provide some guidance for those of you how would like to fly to Jamaica. I made the flight about 2 months ago, prior to that I had little experience of Caribbean flying. Some of the procedures are different, especially if youıre going to Jamaica or Grand Cayman. There are a couple of ways you can go about this trip. If you want the connivance of going non stop, you most certainly have to obtain a Cuban over fly permit. This must be done at least 48 hours in advance, otherwise it may be denied and you will have to make alternate plans. Well with that said let me my share my experience, I flew a C172 from Miami to Kingston, JA. Total flight time was just under ten hours. That was due to poor research the distance from Tamiami to Kingston is about 595 nautical miles. With a stop in Grand Cayman that would have been no problem, however we did not obtain the...