After moving full time to northern Florida, attending Sun ’n Fun in Lakeland was an easy proposition. My Connecticut friends were making the traditional trek from the Northeast, which made the event even more desirable. They are a motley crew with diverse experience levels from aerobatics to corporate jets, with me being the only airline pilot. The camaraderie includes standard verbal abuse, our primary method to indicate genuine affection for each other.
Flying Into Sun ‘n Fun
Key Takeaways:
- A former airline pilot decides to fly to Sun 'n Fun, reflecting on his early career in Lakeland and sharing a humorous anecdote about a forgotten cat on a flight.
- He diligently prepares for the event's complex, non-standard arrival procedures, which involve specific visual cues, speed, and radio silence in heavy traffic.
- Despite minor deviations from published NOTAMs and a slight personal oversight, he successfully executes the challenging arrival, culminating in a "silent" landing at Sun 'n Fun.
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