El Commandante

This is the Commandante of the Ensenada Airport. He officially reports to the aeronautical authorities in Mexico City, meaning he reports to no one.

And so he is the final arbiter of where you can fly and land, when you can do it, and how much it's going to cost you to do so. He controls the military staff dispensing flight plans, the customs and immigration officials granting or denying visas, and whether or not the ominous drug sniffing German Shepard will come visit your helicopter.

The approval stamp in his top right drawer represents the demarkation between misery and freedom, between being told you've entered the country illegally and being allowed to briskly walk out to your helicopter and take off before he changes his mind.


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Location:Ensenada, Mexico