On Dec 7, 1:08*am, wrote:
Anyone here know if there is any soaring activity in the United Arab
Emirates or Dubai? *A local friend thinks I should go over there and
start a soaring school. *He's a real nice guy but I take his ideas
with a grain of salt. *That said, he does know a lot of folks there
and thinks they would not only dig soaring but be able to afford it as
well. *I'm only slightly less skeptical of this idea than of the
perpetual motion zeppelin glider thing.

Matt Michael

My firm has folks working in UAE all the time. I know a bunch of them
tracked down a sky-diving operation and had an absolute blast. Their
sense was/is that there's a LOT of disposable income looking for a
place to be spent, and action/adventure-themed stuff is certainly
hot. So, if you were in the mode of doing say a rides business,
maybe incorporating aerobatics, I bet it could be profitable. Don't
know much about "soaring" and how that would work given the
conditions, airspace, etc.

This is the operation my guys went with: http://www.uaqaeroclub.com/

P3