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PILOTS PAGE

Hello Pilots, We want this page to be a place where you can find all of the information we have for flying to Mexico. Read the Pilot's policy and guidelines. Required reading, it will tell you how we work and what we expect of our pilots. Craig Albright has done some great writing with his Baja Flight Plan, tips on flying to Baja. If you go to his article on flying to non towered airport it will cover the two non towered dirt strips that we use most often. In this article you will find pictures of the Mulege runway and a close up of the runway that shows where we hold while waiting our turn for departure. There is also a great picture of the runway at Lopez Mateos  We ask each of our pilots to sign a letter of acknowledgement and it needs to be witnessed and mailed in before going on a trip. The Pilot and aircraft form goes to the Pilot Coordinator, the weight that you put in the blank that asked how much weight you can take on a trip not counting yourself is the weight he will be working with. There may be times when he will call and ask if you can take another 30 or 60 pounds by leaving with less than full tanks. Don't cut your self short. In my Mooney I know that I don't need all 78 gallons on a normal Sams trip. I can leave 15 gallons out, still have over an hour reserve and gain another 90 pounds in useful load. We want all the pilots to stay in their comfort zone, if you are not comfortable, your passengers are not comfortable. No cowboys, no heroes'.  If you have questions on the eAPIS filing you can give Dennis Gerlach a call(602-809-2209) and he can walk you through the process. You can call me (Don Downey 602-228-3995) with any questions and I look at my e-mail several times a day so that works well too.

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NEW MAILING ADDRESS:                Flying Samaraitans,                P.O. Box 6804,                     Chandler, AZ  85246
	eAPIS	The eAPIS registration website is: https://eapis.cbp.dhs.gov/ Visit the Baja Bush Pilots Web Site at www.bajabushpilots.com for the answer to most of your questions regarding the use of the eAPIS system.
	Pilot Acknowledgement	All Pilots flying with the Flying must have a current Pilot Acknowledgement on file.    Print the .pdf form provided by the link, sign and mail it to the Sams at the address printed on the form.
	Sam's Mexico Flight Guide	Flying into Mexico can be an exciting, rewarding experience.  To help insure that your excursion is both pleasurable and one you wish to repeat, I have constructed this simple brief.... Craig Albright
	Guidelines: Pilot Operation at Non-towered airports in Mexico	To promote safe aircraft operation, possibly minimize confusion, and provide a little “local knowledge” regarding the dirt strips routinely used for Los Amigos’ flights, we’ve written this brief guide.
	Pilot and Aircraft Information	This form can be completed and submitted on-line via our website and should be completed annually or whenever the pilot changes aircraft.
	Flight Policy and Guidelines	All pilots must read this guide prior to operating as PIC on a Flying Samaritans trip.