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Old April 25th 08, 09:26 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
kangarooistan /peramangk
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Default Flying camels

Hi , I was wondering about the costs of flying camels into the Middle
East from Australia

I was wondering if it may be possible to set up a weekly flight with
several hundred live camels , av 500 kg each, standing 3 meters
tall , , from outback Australia , into Egypt , Pakistan . or such
countries

Im not yet concerned with the legal requirements , but was wondering
if large second hand planes , could be practicle cost wise

At what level it may become profitable , assuming camels weigh 500
kg , and have a relatively low value , could it be profitable if
larger numbers and cheaper planes were taken into account , on a
regular basic

I know horses can be fly around the globe , so welfare of the Animals
should be no problem

Hundreds of camels every week are potentially available in central
Australia , with airstrips , and a market does exist in several
countries , for quality young camels , Australian camels are
considered disease free by most countries , and in particular for use
in emergency where roads have been cut by natural disasters I see a
potential to land hundreds of live camels on short notice as a
possible opportunity as well , with considerable benefit to all
concerned

The costing of a permanent weekly flight is beyond my expertise , and
yes I will need to do my own checking in greater detail , but do you
have any ideas ???

Can you " guesstimate" what it may cost , so I can work out if the
market is able to make it pay ,

I assume we would be using non commercial air strips into semi rural
air strips once it was set up so costs may be saved on landing charges

Camels would take time to muster but assume we could deliver as many
as 500 per week for the purpose of costing air transport , loading
and unloading in an hour

kanga
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