WAASPS
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WAASPS is a social entrepreneurship project in West Africa
. Started in 2005 after 11 years of reflection and analysis of the West African market, WAASPS operate in the light aviation sector of the sub-continent.
Opening the Kpong Airfield
in November 2005, the organisation provides pilot training, aircraft build, maintenance and repair and provides expertise for aerial survey, air-air and air-ground video, stunt-flying, agricultural surveillance and plantation selection work, aerial dispersal, etc.
Based near to the Kpong Dam
in the Eastern Region
of Ghana
, the company contributes massively to the local economy through employment and as a major attraction to the high earning communities and tourists to the country.
WAASPS works closely with the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority
GCAA and is the only organisation in the country providing training for the National Pilots licence as definded under GCAR Part 25 called the Private Ultralight Pilot
Licence or Certificate.
The first woman to gain Ghana's National Pilots Licence (PUP or Private Ultralight Pilot
) was Patricia Mawuli Nyekodzi who gained her wings on 31st July 2009.
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
. Started in 2005 after 11 years of reflection and analysis of the West African market, WAASPS operate in the light aviation sector of the sub-continent.
Opening the Kpong Airfield
Kpong Airfield
Kpong Airfield first opened in November 2005. It is the busiest private airfield in West Africa with active light aviation movements most days. It has two grass runways 19/01 and 29/11 located 3 km south of the small lake created by Kpong Dam in the Eastern Region of Ghana and 50 km...
in November 2005, the organisation provides pilot training, aircraft build, maintenance and repair and provides expertise for aerial survey, air-air and air-ground video, stunt-flying, agricultural surveillance and plantation selection work, aerial dispersal, etc.
Based near to the Kpong Dam
Kpong Dam
The Kpong Dam is the second hydroelectric power generating dam in Ghana. It is owned and operated by Volta River Authority. The dam was introduced to supplement power production from Akosombo Dam, especially for the smelting of aluminium at VALCO in Tema....
in the Eastern Region
Eastern Region (Ghana)
The Eastern Region is one of Ghana's ten administrative regions. It covers an area of 19,323 square kilometres, which is about 8.1% of Ghana's total land area. The region is divided into administrative districts. The total number of districts were increased from 17 districts to 21...
of Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, the company contributes massively to the local economy through employment and as a major attraction to the high earning communities and tourists to the country.
WAASPS works closely with the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority
Ghana Civil Aviation Authority
GCAA or Ghana Civil Aviation Authority is the regulatory agency of the Republic of Ghana for air transportation in the country.It also provides air navigation services within the Accra Flight Information Region , which comprises the airspace over the Republics of Ghana, Togo and Benin and a large...
GCAA and is the only organisation in the country providing training for the National Pilots licence as definded under GCAR Part 25 called the Private Ultralight Pilot
Private Ultralight Pilot
The Private Ultralight Pilot licence/certificate or ' PUP ' is the National Pilot Licence in Ghana, West Africa.Conditions and details are provided in GCAR Part 25...
Licence or Certificate.
The first woman to gain Ghana's National Pilots Licence (PUP or Private Ultralight Pilot
Private Ultralight Pilot
The Private Ultralight Pilot licence/certificate or ' PUP ' is the National Pilot Licence in Ghana, West Africa.Conditions and details are provided in GCAR Part 25...
) was Patricia Mawuli Nyekodzi who gained her wings on 31st July 2009.