A Note from Saigon

[Ira Heilveil]

One of the reasons I love to fly is because I feel a deep sense of freedom when I do it. I don’t know how to explain that phenomenon. It just is. And, perhaps coincidentally, flying one’s own airplane is also a symbol of freedom. As Vietnam continues its gradual path toward openness, I suspect that general aviation will emerge. Laos, closely aligned with Vietnam, has its very first flying club, and perhaps that will serve as a model for Vietnam. http://cftblog.com/a-note-from-saigon/

 

 

[facthunter]

Like your statement on your blog, Ira. All great journeys have a first step. Communication amongst people should help remove ignorance. Good luck... Nev

 

 

[Gnarly Gnu]

Spent a week in the Ha Long bay area a few months back & a powered parachute would have been a hoot around there! Probably get locked up but even with the cost of bribes to get out would probably be totally worth it.

 

Forty years on US dollars are in demand and China is the bad guy; somewhat surreal. The grinding poverty and constraint that is always the fruit of communism is giving way to some freedoms. So in the end the US won; liberty is beginning to flourish.