Floyd L. Davidson wrote:

. . .
On the other hand, if you take a boat to Big Diomede, even
today, you'll wind up in a Russian jail cell while they
negotiate your release.


What if you have to make a forced landing there. From what I can gather
about Little Diomede, there is little to no chance of a forced landing
there ending in anything short of a totaled aircraft.

I would suggest an extended trip to Nome, and a few months
learning to fly in the Arctic before anyone try something like
visiting Russia.

That sounds like a great idea, although a few months sounds a bit much
to me. Maybe a few weeks?


The OP also might want to take a course or two
in international diplomacy, or maybe get a law degree! The
paperwork involved is something only a real lawyer would ever
find exciting.

Hopefully the AOPA can help with the paper work, but I do plan on
learning Russian, at least a little and enough to know aviation lingo in
Russian.

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Chris W

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