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Mexico Flight Information and Baggage rules Click here to view this message
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      Mexico Flight Information and baggage rules

    1.
    The meeting place and time of departure will depend on the airport you will be
    departing from. Your pilot will contact you a few days before departure with
    specifics. Normally our departure airport is El Monte Airport at the corner of Tyler and
    Santa Anita Ave.  We meet in the terminal building at "Annias Kitchen Restaurant" or in the lobby
    2.
    Please eat breakfast prior to flight, and please use the restroom JUST before boarding planes.  Small planes have no toilets. 
    3.
    Please limit liquid intake the morning of the flight as some flights are up to 4
    hours without a bathroom break.
    4.
    If you have motion sickness issues please consult your local doctor prior to the trip, and notify your pilot so he can have "sick sack" ready in case you become ill.  This is a rather rare occurance on our trips. 
    5.
    Most flights arrive at the destination airport around 1pm on Friday and depart around  
    Sunday morning. California flights usually arrive home around 4-5pm, while
    Colorado travelers should plan on arriving around 5:30-630pm
    6.
    Please follow your pilot's instruction through customs and immigration.
    DO NOT FORGET YOUR PASSPORT.  Leaviing your passport at home will result in staying home and forfieting your fees for the trip if your passport cannot be retrieved within an hour.
    7.
    Please do not pack anything that you would not take on a commercial flight. No
    firearms/explosive devices please. Take SMALL personal liquids and place them in zip lock bags for cabin pressure will surely make them leak
    8.
    These planes are limited in the amount of weight they can take. PLEASE pack as
    lightly as possible with a 20 lbs. maximum
    using a soft duffle type of bag or soft backpack.
    9.
    Your full personal bag (not including sleeping bag) should weigh no more than 20
    pounds and be highly COMPACT, in order to have sufficient room/weight for equipment and supplies. If you have questions about how much the bag weighs, weigh yourself holding the bag. The SIZE of your sleeping bag must be very compact as well.  Sleeping bags need to be compressed to less than one CUBIC FOOT, and pillows should be small and/or compacted as well.  Small fleese sleeping bags are available at sports stores for about $10-$20 and work well for warmth and very compact.
    10. A small AA or LED flashlight for night reading and walking at night is a good idea; snack food is okay, such as jerky, nuts and non-crumbly snacks. Do not eat in the airplanes if you can help it, pilots find sticky bilogy experiments weeks later from passengers who ate and ran.

    11.WHAT ABOUT FLYING IN A SMALL AIRCRAFT?

    If you are flying in a 4-6 seat airplane, as with any form of transportation, you are
    assuming certain risks, however your safety is of utmost concern to us. Please be advised
    that it is the sole responsibility of the pilot-in-command to determine if the weather
    conditions present or forcast are safe enough to warrant the flight. There is a possibility
    that the departure and /or the return flight(s) may be delayed, postponed or completely
    canceled to assure safe operations. Each passenger should recognize that such delays may
    occur and should prepare for such a possibility with home or work.

    If you have any questions regarding your flight please contact Dr. Mike Budincich at

    (626) 893-3025 or email at [email protected].
    "...but those who wait on the Lord shall regain new strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary." Isaah. 40:31 NKJV


    Mexico Flight Information


    Posted by Michael Budincich   on Oct-01 12       Modify/DeleteClick here to Delete or Modify this message   
How your mission fees break down Click here to view this message
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       This ministry has no "fluff" in your mission fees.  What we charge you gets spent on you and there is little or nothing leftover for our ministry budgetary fund.  No officers, secretaries, or other employees are paid.  Everyone donates their time thus far and this is reflected in our low cost to serve for a weekend in a foreign land.
    As far as costs the "donation" amount is $275-$300 per Baja weekend trip.  The break-down of fees is as follows
     
    $125-$150  for the flight costs goes for pilots reimbursement, including: aviation gas, oil, landing fees, ramp fees, taxes, aircraft parking fees, charts,etc...
    $75.00-$100 goes to hosting organizations in Mexico for our lodging and for their costs to administrate the clinics, house our team, and for upkeep of the clinics all over Baja.
    $25.00-$35.00 goes to high quality food for Friday, Saturday and breakfast Sunday (5 meals).
    $25.00 goes to other miscellaneous expenses such as van ground transportation, Mexican car insurance, and fuel to the clinics and support of the MCAM ministries for aviation or travel insurance and vehicle maintenance in Baja.
    $22-30 is needed on all trips for a one time use weekend Mexican VISA fee for passengers of inbound aircraft.

    Posted by Michael Budincich   on Mar-20 13       Modify/DeleteClick here to Delete or Modify this message   
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      The average volunteer should pack not only LIGHT but compact.  NO LARGE BULKY SLEEPING BAGS or hard sided carry-on bags or other bulky items that dont compress.  Small aircraft have both baggage weight and CARGO SPACE LIMITATIONS.
     
    Pack NO MORE THAN 20 lbs of personal clothing and bedroll.  Use the fleese type bedrolls that are warm and compact for the trips with an extra acrylic blanket in cold months NOV-MAR.  2 cubic feet of area is MAX for each passenger.  Roll your speeeping bags up with your full wieght to minimize the area in the baggage compartment.  Small pillows only.
     
    Medical scrubs are ideal for clinic work with a fleese underneath for cold months.  Sleep in winter with fleese sleeping sweats or running suit.  Fleese is lightweight and warm and dries fast if gets wet.  Bring a small camping towel or small old bath towel for your shower.  Very small personal items, like toothpaste and saline for eyes, meds, etc. and no large hairdryers, or heavy items.  NO packing of multiple water bottles.  We buy water when we get there.
     
    Do bring small snacks you enjoy like jerky or trail mix.  A small IPOD or MPS is OK.  You cell phone will work in Mexico if you get a plan before you leave.  Expect a dollar a minute voice and 20.00/10 megs of data on roaming.  I spent $120.00 on one trip recently doing email.  Unless you want to get really taken by the Mexican carriers, dont turn phone on unless you are just checking in that you are safe.

    Posted by Michael Budincich   on Dec-07 09       Modify/DeleteClick here to Delete or Modify this message   
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    Do not bring weapons of any kind into Mexico.  This is especially true of guns, and very long knives.  A utility knife of under 4 inches should be fine.

    DO not bring ANY drugs that are not your own presciption with YOUR name on the bottle.  IF you are a licensed MD, you are going to be given some allowance for prescription items carried, but any volume of medications should be preapproved for importation by the government of Mexico.


    Posted by Michael Budincich   on Mar-20 09       Modify/DeleteClick here to Delete or Modify this message   
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