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New Media Camping at Sun ‘n Fun 2011

March 26, 2011

For the third year in a row, I will be camping on the field at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport for the annual Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In. I camped in the same spot for the last two years, and it seems to have worked out well. So this year I am hoping that my friends, old [...]

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“Almost” Daily Aviation Photo – February 14, 2011

February 14, 2011

In my last post, I said that this “little airport that could” had been getting a bunch of upgrades recently. This new rotating beacon is one of them. I can’t wait to see what they add next.

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“Almost” Daily Aviation Photo – February 10, 2011

February 10, 2011

While I believe Valkaria Airport (X59) will always be a small community airport, it’s great to see upgrades being added to increase usefulness and safety. Recently, the runways have been repainted, PAPI has been installed, a new windsock erected, and a rotating beacon has been placed into operation. This pilot-controlled AWOS is also one of [...]

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“Almost” Daily Aviation Photo – February 9, 2011

February 9, 2011

I dropped by Valkaria Airport (X59) a few days ago to make some plans for media coverage and gather some photo and video coverage for the upcoming Valkaria Air Fest. This photo speaks volumes. Any guesses as to why almost no one was flying on this day?

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Daily Aviation Photo – February 8, 2011

February 8, 2011

Admittedly, I had a difficult time with this one. Aside from the obvious fact that this was a crop duster of some sort, I had no idea what make or model this airplane was. So I turned to my friends on Twitter. Within minutes of posting the question and a link to the photo, I [...]

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Daily Aviation Photo – February 7, 2011

February 7, 2011

FIT Aviation, an FBO on the field at KMLB and part of Florida Tech, has this American Champion Citabria available for training. I’m a little blue that it was tied down on the ramp here with a canopy cover on the windscreen as opposed to in the air pulling Gs, but I do believe it [...]

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Daily Aviation Photo – February 6, 2011

February 6, 2011

As expected, I am not able to keep up with posting a new photo every single day. Here’s the latest. While driving past the north tee hangars at my home airport of Melbourne International Airport (KMLB), I spotted a Cherokee after it had been pulled out. It appeared like they were preflighting it. As I [...]

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Daily Aviation Photo – January 26, 2011

January 26, 2011

This is the air traffic control tower at Melbourne International Airport (KMLB). I’ve actually be inside this tower a number of times. It does not seem to be very tall, but it offer plenty of visibility over the entire field. As far as I know, the only place (besides the T-hangars) that it cannot see [...]

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Daily Aviation Photo – January 25, 2011

January 25, 2011

There was a pretty hefty weather system moving through the area today, so I didn’t get any new pictures. This picture of a Piper Cherokee was taken two days ago. This is the FIT ramp at KMLB. In the background you can see a bunch of planes painted in the FIT livery, and beyond that [...]

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Daily Aviation Photo – January 24, 2011

January 24, 2011

Today my family and I spent the day at SeaWorld Orlando. Our trip normally takes us right under the final approach course for the south runways at Orlando International Airport (KMCO). It is not uncommon for us to find ourselves an intercept course (albeit at a slightly lower altitude and presumably no-factor) with a scheduled [...]

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