bullojm1
Well Known Member
My buddy Peter and I have talked about going to Sun 'n Fun for the last few months. Originally our plan was to go down on Thursday and come back on Sunday. The weather didn't work out for that plan, so we needed to take off a day early. Oh darn...another day in FL! To make it down to SNF before the airshow started at 2:30pm, we needed to take off at Dark-o-thirty. On this particular day it was downright cold outside - my car registered 25 degrees on the drive to the airport. I made sure to get to the airport early to turn on the hangar heater before Peter showed up. I didn't want a moody passenger from he get-go of the day!
All loaded up and ready to go. The last time Peter and I went together to a show was Oshkosh 2014. For that show we decided to share a 3-man tent. This time around we opted for separate quarters.
The daily rate for covered parking at this airport can't be beat.
The route down is fairly straightforward - go west around the DC airspace, avoid some restricted airspaces and stop for fuel in Baxley, GA ($3.00/G!). After we get fuel and food, it's a quick 1.5 hour trip down to Lakeland, FL.
The EFIS agreed with my car. 29 degrees OAT once we pulled the RV out of the hangar.
Even though it was chilly out, we had a dynamite destination to go to and both of us were psyched...and a little tired.
The scenic mountains of western Virginia made for a pretty flight.
However, no matter how pretty the scenery was, both of us would of preferred a lesser headwind.
We scratched out heads for a little bit trying to figure out what some structures were off in the distance in the mountains. After using the powers of our Zoom lenses, we figured it needed to be the SnowShoe skiing resort.
All loaded up and ready to go. The last time Peter and I went together to a show was Oshkosh 2014. For that show we decided to share a 3-man tent. This time around we opted for separate quarters.
The daily rate for covered parking at this airport can't be beat.
The route down is fairly straightforward - go west around the DC airspace, avoid some restricted airspaces and stop for fuel in Baxley, GA ($3.00/G!). After we get fuel and food, it's a quick 1.5 hour trip down to Lakeland, FL.
The EFIS agreed with my car. 29 degrees OAT once we pulled the RV out of the hangar.
Even though it was chilly out, we had a dynamite destination to go to and both of us were psyched...and a little tired.
The scenic mountains of western Virginia made for a pretty flight.
However, no matter how pretty the scenery was, both of us would of preferred a lesser headwind.
We scratched out heads for a little bit trying to figure out what some structures were off in the distance in the mountains. After using the powers of our Zoom lenses, we figured it needed to be the SnowShoe skiing resort.