Flying in Florida
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Flying in Florida
I would appreciate any top tips on flying in Florida. Some of topics of interest are:
1. Descent clubs to hire from (without opeing a can of worms please).
2. Good places to fly to visit especially with beaches.
3. Having not done a BFR, what needs to be done to validate my FAA PPL?
4. Can a JAA IR renewal be done there?
5. Will clubs let me hire a twin?
6. Where can I get reference material in UK?
7. Anything else that you think may be useful.
1. Descent clubs to hire from (without opeing a can of worms please).
2. Good places to fly to visit especially with beaches.
3. Having not done a BFR, what needs to be done to validate my FAA PPL?
4. Can a JAA IR renewal be done there?
5. Will clubs let me hire a twin?
6. Where can I get reference material in UK?
7. Anything else that you think may be useful.
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As for the BFR
If you need to do a BFR, get hold of the ASA Book - guide to BFR by Jackie Spanitz. Transair should have it. Very good value £10ish and covers all you need to refresh.
Will add more when I have more time. Try a search on Florida threads, loads out there!
If you need to do a BFR, get hold of the ASA Book - guide to BFR by Jackie Spanitz. Transair should have it. Very good value £10ish and covers all you need to refresh.
Will add more when I have more time. Try a search on Florida threads, loads out there!
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Decent club to hire from:
Suncoast Flying Services at Clearwater have been good to me for a few summers and had a twin last time I was there
Good places to fly to with beaches....
Cedar Key a must ( practice a short field ldg but it isn't that short really)
Also Venice - and go to Sharky's on the pier for lunch.
Both about an hours flying form Clearwater.
BFR is no snags with a little preparation. Maybe a little more than a good read on the flight over! As I mentioned in previous post (sorry I was at "work") Guide to BFR - Jackie Spanitz ASA reference ASA-OEG-BFR is a good ol refresher available in UK. That and a chart will be plenty of revision material.
Your hour in the air will be the ususal club check and the hour on the ground will almost certainly cover airspace types and requirements, vis minimums, patterns, dialling 1-800 wx brief!
If you want I can email you a handy tip for remembering FAA vis minima in all types of airspace
Enjoy
Decent club to hire from:
Suncoast Flying Services at Clearwater have been good to me for a few summers and had a twin last time I was there
Good places to fly to with beaches....
Cedar Key a must ( practice a short field ldg but it isn't that short really)
Also Venice - and go to Sharky's on the pier for lunch.
Both about an hours flying form Clearwater.
BFR is no snags with a little preparation. Maybe a little more than a good read on the flight over! As I mentioned in previous post (sorry I was at "work") Guide to BFR - Jackie Spanitz ASA reference ASA-OEG-BFR is a good ol refresher available in UK. That and a chart will be plenty of revision material.
Your hour in the air will be the ususal club check and the hour on the ground will almost certainly cover airspace types and requirements, vis minimums, patterns, dialling 1-800 wx brief!
If you want I can email you a handy tip for remembering FAA vis minima in all types of airspace
Enjoy
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Make sure you have the right medical CAA med for CAA Licence, FAA med for FAA licence (you mention FAA PPL and CAA IR) Cedar key is great, the Unicom is the local taxi, call in before landing and you will get a ride into town. Marathon down on the Keys is a good destination, anybody who hasn't had instrument training should be warned that when it's hazy, soon after take off, the blue sky and blue sea blend into one and it's time to rely on instruments. Suncoast Flying Services are a good friendly crowd and there is a good place to stay on Clearwater beach and so cheap, ask Denise at SFS for details. You can hire a twin if you have the ratings and you can show the flying club that you can fly it safely as with hiring any other aircraft. Daytona is an absolute must, close to glorious beaches and you will see the famous Daytona race track when on final to Daytona Airport. Ormond Beach airport is a stones throw away and the self service pums there have what was very reasonably priced fuel, it's self service and you'l need a credit card. Oh and Florida is best enjoyed November thru to April.
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A potentially slight amendment to STP's posting...if the FAA licence that you mention is issued on the strength of your UK licence...EITHER an FAA or CAA medical is sufficient to validate it...you do not need both.
If the FAA licence was issued as the result of an FAA course of training and FAA flight test - you do need both..though, if the latter is true, your CAA licence and medical would be of no consequence - so, again, you wouldn't need two medicals.
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If the FAA licence was issued as the result of an FAA course of training and FAA flight test - you do need both..though, if the latter is true, your CAA licence and medical would be of no consequence - so, again, you wouldn't need two medicals.
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Errr I think they're 'Gators actually, best you address snappy well-toothed critters by the right name! 
They reckon it's the snakes you gotta worry about if you ditch in the 'Glades
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