For Indonesian guy like me owning a plane is not a common decision cause everyone think that it gonna be super expensive.
Back in 2010 I joined internet marketing course in Jakarta cause I interesting why my Singaporean mentor able to earn money with any kind of product and services that he has through a simple wordpress blog. Surprisingly I knew that he love airplane so much even he able to drove his own plane to Jakarta, Vietnam, Thailand and back to Singapore for teaching his students. Lately I knew that he bought a single piston aircraft called Columbia 350 than in the next few years he owns a small private jet called Eclipse 500.
Few years after I open airbnb properties just by saving my photographer fee for several years and saw that one of my guest from Colorado also owned a Piper Saratoga to support his medical business. I was wondering that why I’m not buy one aircraft that makes me able to fly everywhere and work anywhere just like my mentor or guests which is so brilliant for me. Honestly it such a hard thing to find how gonna be teach me or share a good information related to aviation life till I found a great community called Jogja Flying Club in Yogyakarta that operated under the Indonesia’s Air Force.
I browse so many aircraft that provide me with at least 6 seater cause my goals is I must be able to take the whole family with me during my pre wedding and wedding photoshoot. I just told to my wife about this dream and she was so shock ha..ha…ha but she told me for go for it than it brings me a lot of spirit to learn more how to owning a plane.
6 Months of Waiting the Joy Flights
First thing that I must do is knowing how is the feeling to owning a plane as a civilian so I browse hundred of Youtube channel about private aircraft or any professional who choose to owned a plane rather than a sport car or luxury mansion. When I heard about Jogja Flying Club lately I know that almost 90% or aircraft inside the hangar are owned by an individual so this is what I looking for. Generally I need 6 months to get the right flying schedule with an instructor in this community and I’m so excited to join this joy flight package.
Time goes flies till I found a right day to join this flying experience session and my dream is come true, I got the schedule to fly with a young talented pilot instructor who owned a Sky Ranger Nynja light aircraft.
If you visiting my town in Yogyakarta and wondering to join this joy flight experience than you could drop a message to:
- Instagram of Jogja Flying Club
- NOTE – I spend $65 for 30 minutes of joy flight experience with a Sky Ranger Nynja aircraft from Adisucipto Airport to Kaliurang highland area.
The Most Exciting ‘Joy Flight’ Day is Coming
I woke up at 5 am and take a short daily pray than after taking a shower I ride my scooter to Hangar FASI Adisucipto in Yogyakarta, you gonna entering a restricted zone of Air Force so make sure you wear a shoes to go in and stop at the security checking guard.
Things that make me so excited to owning a plane someday is I am responsible to my own and other people safety which is need a high discipline and awareness. I have to sign in a letter before I fly and get some short discussion about air traffic and surrounding situation which is will reported to the Air Force office.
If you are a person who love cars, automotive, engine, or any kind of man’s toys than you gonna love it cause I must do several job before such as:
- Open my plane hood and check for the engine
- Make sure I got enough oil, fuel, and water coolant
- Make sure that every wiring system are good and ready to fly
- Open the hangar door and pull the aircraft out to set in an outdoor parking lot
- Start the engine and get a bit cleaning works to the aircraft body
- Make sure the runway is ready to use
- Check the surrounding for clearance
- Contact the airport tower
- and Take a Joy Flight at 4000 ft with 60 to 70 knots of air speed.
Why I Choose to Owning a Plane in Very Soon
Due to some information that I read on internet that if somebody have a tight schedule of traveling both for business and leisure which use commercial airlines than they should thinking to owning a plane in very soon. Personally I love traveling even with a family car so every single day I drive my car to go to anywhere from visiting my mom in law till get a tasty chicken noodle around my town.
I shoot a destination wedding and pre wedding for worldwide couple which bring me go some beautiful venues like Bali and Maldives, may be I will go more further in the future like Hallstatt in Austria till Iceland. Nowadays I work together with my wife, Nina and she loves traveling too so when I talk to her that how about if someday we owning a plane that she is also so excited. As I said before this decision is not common and not for everyone but if you travel a lot especially by commercial airlines than I think you should think to owning a plane.
You can choose to fly with a commercial airlines for sure but the sense of having your own plane is different, you can start the engine every time and ride your plane no matter where you want. You can fly with your aircraft from running your business, take a holiday with your family till simply buy your favourite burger at other nearby cities.
Down here I’m gonna share to you my 4 minutes of joy flight documentation and it was so excited cause here I will fly in 4000 ft with 60 to 70 knots if air speed and see the beautiful volcano, the Mt. Merapi.
I know that I have to work smarter and harder to achieve this goal and I will be more than happy to share this journey with you in my blog. Surely I will updating another photography tips in such beautiful destinations so I hope you will keep in touch with me. Hope this information will give you another dream to owning a plane someday.