Twice a year I go to Oludeniz. This is my favourite spot in May and October. I like the atmosphere, the hotels, the beach, the Elvis imitator and most of all : the superb flying!

There is one BIG annoyance I have when I go to Oludeniz : The Babadag Mountain Tax raised by the Forestry Ministry.

Single pilot going up to Babadag take off’s have to pay 10 YTL (=5 euro ) every time they go up, tandem passengers pay 15 YTL. There are approximately 60.000 starts a year from mount Babadag. That’s a lot of money for the Forestry Ministry !

I wouldn’t mind paying this tax if at least some of the money would be used to make flying in Oludeniz better and safer: Rubber mats on take off, good sanitary installation, better roads, webcams on top (so you can check conditions before going up),…

That is why I started an Internet Petition on the Babadag Mountain Tax. In the petition we ask the Forestry Ministry to lower the tax or to spend at least part of the money on making flying conditions better and safer. If many pilots sign the petition this might change something !

If you agree on this subject, please sign the petition now and forward the link to other pilots : http://www.BabadagNoTax.net
Thanks !
Greetz
jan

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