Arial sightseeing.
Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 12:59 pm
Looking for contact information for Tobago sightseeing by light aircraft, or rental of same as pilot.
Welcome aboard!
I regret that no such facility exists on Tobago. Neither are there any organised tours/charters from Trinidad's airport outside Port Of Spain. I am REALLY keen to complete my aerial survey of the island, but have found it almost impossible to achieve it. A commercial pilot reader kindly gave up some of his time a couple of years back and we hired a Cessna 172 and tried to do it. The trip had to be aborted after the aircraft developed an alarming shudder while doing a steep bank over Little Tobago. The fact that I was holding the window wide open while taking photographs was possibly responsible - and Jill spent the entire journey ducked down behind the front seats because of the open window.
Anyway, the point is that it is quite cheap to hire light aircraft over there, but be warned - I've seen newer vintage cars!!!! Sorry, but I can't remember the name of the charter firm we used - it was all arranged by the pilot.