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TELNO 3444
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INFO IMMEDIATE BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
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REF HONG KONG TELNO 2482 TO THE FCO OF 2508OOZ JULY 89 AND BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN TELNO 15 OF 23070OZ AUG 89 RHKAAF FLYING TRAINING IN BRUNEI.
1. AS THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE TO OUR REQUEST FOR THIS TRAINING WE HAVE TRIED TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE. HOWEVER, FOR REASONS SUCH AS LOW AIR TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS, AVAILABILITY OF AVGAS, AND A COMPASS SWING SITE WE STILL REQUIRE TO BASE OUR ISLANDER IN BRUNEI BETWEEN
6 AND 10 NOV 89.
2. ALTHOUGH WE DO NOT KNOW WHY THE APPROVAL IS ON HOLD, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE RBAF MAY BE UNABLE TO GIVE THE SUPPORT BY WAY OF OFFICE AND PARKING SPACE WE REQUESTED. ACCORDINGLY WE THINK IT MAY BE BEST TO RESUBMIT THE REQUEST AS A STRAIGHTFORWARD DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE TO FLY TO BRUNEI, OPERATE FROM THE CIVIL APRON AS A SELF-SUPPORTING UNIT, AND NOT IMPOSE ON THE RBAF.
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3. SINCE TIME IS NOW PRESSING TO SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR THROUGH FLIGHTS TO MANILA AND TO OBTAIN VISAS WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD EITHER CONFIRM OUR PREVIOUS REQUEST IS LIKELY TO BE ACCEPTED OR SUBMIT A NEW REQUEST AS FOLLOWS.
4. THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE REQUESTS THE FOLLOWING TRAINING FLIGHTS. ALL TIMES GMT.
TYPE
BN2A ISLANDER
REGISTRATION
OPERATOR
CREW
PASSENGERS
FLIGHT NO. :
HKG7
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
FOUR
NIL
8955
6 NOV 89
MANILA, LUBANG, B591, VJN, G580, BRU
0300
DATE:
ROUTE:
ETD MANILA
ETA BOMAT
0500
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