Email from the Director of Civil Aviation in Mauritius:
We refer to your mail below.
We have to inform you that your request cannot be acceded to, as your aircraft is not equipped with communication equipment enabling you to maintain a continuous two way radio communication with Mauritius ATS units for the provision of:
1. Air Traffic and Alerting services; and2. Necessary coordination and handing over of traffic to adjacent ATC centres.I.DOMUNFor Director of Civil Aviation
Response from James to the Director of Civil Aviation:
Dear Sir
We are extremely disappointed that the Mauritius Director of Civil Aviation has adopted an attitude which is such that it renders it impossible for any aircraft without an HF radio to traverse it’s airspace.
Be that as it may, we will now travel around Mauritius airspace and simply address the associated difficulties as we go.
Yours trulyJames Pitman
