By Admin. Updated 3:45 p.m., Friday, December 8, 2023, Atlantic Standard Time (GMT-4).
The Northern Grenadine island of Bequia is part-hosting the 2023 Caribbean Air Rally.
Airplanes from around the region are at Bequia’s J.F. Mitchell Airport with participants of the 2023 Governor General’s Cup Caribbean Air Rally 2023 – the 12th edition 2870NM.
The international group flying event is held by the International Air Rally, an organization based in Florida in the USA.
Flyers from around the world join together and fly their airplanes together to various locations to explore the world.
The organization states on its website that its events span from the Canadian Arctic to the Caribbean, and Central & South America. “The International Air Rally brings the most exciting and authentic experiences,” the website states.
Bequia is one of the destinations in the Caribbean leg of the 2023 International Air Rally.
More than twenty aircraft and more than fifty people will be in Bequia until Monday morning (December 11) where they will depart for Guadeloupe.
Before Bequia, they were in the British Virgin Islands.
The other destinations in the Caribbean leg are Turks and Caicos, the British Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe, and the Dominican Republic.
Before the rally, interested pilots and aircraft enthusiasts are to register and prepare for the journey ahead starting with a 2-hour International Flight planning, EAPIS/CARICOM workshop, according to the website.
“The itinerary is planned to take into consideration the slowest aircraft. Alternate “overland routes and fuel stops are suggested but not mandatory,” the website states.
The Caribbean Air Rally has grown to become a well-recognized aviation event. Participants
enjoy a maximum security and receive the best attention from airport personnel and partner hotels or accommodations, the website states.
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