On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 23:31:03 GMT, "Marc" <box526TR@spamtrap.net>
belched the alphabet and kept on going with:

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>"another fool" <anotherfool@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:44845040.0310181850.17e532d3@posting.google.com...
>> Anyone know if there is any civil aviation in Japan?  Wife doesn't
>> seem to think so and I have not seen any small civilian planes flying
>> around.
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>You might check out the Japan verson of AOPA:
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>http://www.aopa.jp/
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>There are far fewer private pilots in Japan then US or Europe, and far fewer
>airfields. Airplane rentals etc tend to be very expensive; at Honda field
>outside of Tokyo I think a Cessna 172 wet is about 18,000 yen/hour.
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>If you have a license outside Japan it is no good in Japan. You would need
>to get a Japan license. 

What's the deal with all the folks who go to the US to get pilot
training? I know they save shitloads of money on the training, but
does their license transfer sort of like automobile licenses do? Or do
they have to sit exams and take check rides and whatnot?