Aero Vega Flight from Oaxaca to Puerto Escondido

The flight was quick, maybe 35 minutes. Smooth, except for one drop as we were crossing over the Sierra. The windows were scratched and the view was poor, but I looked out the front window -- I sat right behind the co-pilot. Heck, the plane had seven seats, so everyone had a window seat -- except my poor wife, who got stuck into a sort of rumble seat, way back. The pilot did everything; I mean everything: the copilot read her newspaper the whole way. I got to see the pilot do all the controls: two handles controlling the engines, one controlling the flaps, and a wheel I could not figure out what it was for [pitch trim -Tom]. The flight was exciting. Being able to see the pilot and feeling how small the plane was, made for a completely different sensation than flying even a 50-passenger jet. I highly recommend the flight, and AeroVega. The cost was 1,000 pesos for a 35-minute flight. We left our B&B in Oaxaca City at 8am, landed in Puerto around 10am, and got to Tabachin in time for breakfast (that's a whole other story). See More Photos. Salz Weir New York City January 2008

Aero Vega gets ready to fly at the Oaxaca Airport   More Photos