Sunday 9 March 2014

Saudi GA at Thumamah Airfield (updated)

Thumamah Airfield is one of  a very few airfields that allow light civil aviation to operate and fly within Saudi airspace.in the last few years the Ministry of Aviation is beginning to encourage recreational flying and 2 flying clubs were established here at Thumamah. Saudi Private Aviation and Land & Space .Also set up here is the Saudi Flight Academy which operate a mixture of DA4O and DA42NG Diamond aircraft .Thumamah Airfield is situated 70 km north of Riyadh City sited inside a wild life sanctuary (    25° 12′ 47″ N46° 38′ 28″ E ) or SBS co-ordinates (   25.21305646.641111 ).                                                                                          


Cirrus Design SR-22 G4 N999KS c/n 3507

Avtek VL-3 F-JUJY 

Gyrocopter HZ-G003

MD 900 Explorer N911AC  c/n 900-00108  was a former  Medical Saudi Red Crescent Society helicopter which as you can see is left abandoned in 3 sections and were replaced by Bell 212,s.

HZ-SBS5 

Here is a view of the Saudi Flight Academy fleet parked up on the flightline with DA40,s in the foreground and DA42NG Twin Stars in the background.

HZ-LS3 Maule MXT-7C c/n 141080 operated by Land and Space Flying Club

HZ-KME Maule M-7C c/n 251010C operated by land and Space Flying Club

I-B367 Corvus Fusion c/n  CM-11-001

HZ-LAS1 Rider M3 operated by Land and Space Flying Club

HZ-LS5 Tecnam operated by Land and Space Flying Club

HZ-ASA1 Aeroprat A-22LS operated by Land and Space Flying Club

HZ-NJ1 Cessna 172 S c/n 172S10469 operated by Wallan Flying Club and operate 2 other C.172S HZ-NJ2 and N5030B









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