I have chosen a flight school for my license conversion. There is a surprisingly large number of flight schools and aviation colleges in the Philippines. Within one hour of driving I could choose from at least ten schools. I ended up with Laminar Aviation based at Subic International Airport.
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I did not find much information on the Internet on how to get a flight medical certificate at the age of 59 in the Philippines. At the off-chance that somebody at my age is out there who wants to give it a try, this post will hopefully help a bit.
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As you know from my earlier posts, I sold my Piper Archer III in 2014 and took her to Subang (KL) for a change of registration to the US register. That was the last time I saw her, and I will never see or fly her again. She crashed on the 15th of November 2015 near Senai Airport. Thankfully, nobody was seriously hurt; she protected her pilot while “sacrificing” herself.
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It has been 10 years since I flew my Piper Archer III to Subang. Much has happened since. Unfortunately, none of it involved flying an airplane. I tried sailing, which is fun. But I don’t think blue-water cruising is for me. Instead, since I live in the Philippines now, I will make an attempt to convert my license to a CAAP (Philippines) PPL.
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Fly in Asia 