Going to Kauai next month for the first time in Hawaii. Anyone know of a rental place or at least someone there that will let me log an hour or two in their plane? I am totally willing to pay up, but this may be a one time opportunity for me to log time while there.

If not, that's cool, I'll prolly make a trip to one of other islands to do it later, but I have my (student pilot) wife with me and it would be cool to show her the difference between flying here and there.

thanks in advance!
Matt

There's a 172 for rent from the Guy that does the bi-wing tours. You can't miss it, it's right off the only highway. Familiarize yourself with their cruising altitudes, I think its 1,2,and 3000 westbound and 500, 1500,2500 east. Lots of traffic around certain areas, mostly copters.

I rented a 172 there once. What I remember is, DO NOT announce at one of the reporting points that you are 50 feet!

I'll be there next month also. Kauai is a great island but I have not rented a plane there yet. I did rent at Honolulu once and did the inter-island checkout which involved flying to Lanai, Molokai, and Maui and doing 3 landings on each. Last time I was in Kauai the ultralites looked pretty cool but I was to busy 4 wheeling the mud in our rental jeep to pursue it.

m7flyer wrote:... but I was to busy 4 wheeling the mud in our rental jeep to pursue it.

Have fun Dave and Matt!

Those rental Jeeps sure are fun. :

I use to go there for Christmas. I couldn't find anyone that rented planes there. I was told about the "Power Line Trail" from some locals. I couldn't get my wife and daughter to go but is supposed to go all the way over the island. They claim it is a pretty rough road but I never got a chance to find out.

That bottom pic was us.

I may look for a rental plane this time, I'll be there March 8-15 if your trip overlaps let me know we should get together for some plane talk and an adult beverage or 2.

The wheel is spinning on that last pic, crazy guy!

m7 - sent you a PM.