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April 10 - 26, 2008 Trip blog with live satellite tracking here Track us by RADAR with FlightAware Time-lapse movie of the entire flight Picture Gallery 1 - California to the Bahamas Picture Gallery 2 - The Bahamas back to California
Highlights - Flying into the second biggest air show in the US - Sun 'n Fun. - Three days of tropical fun, motor scooters, and nightlife in Key West - Five days of SCUBA, beaches & nightlife in the Bahamas - Overnights/Nightlife in the following cities:
- A visit to the Titan Missile Museum in Tucson, AZ. The Sun 'n Fun Airshow This is one of the biggest fly-in airshows in the country, typically attracting about 5000 aircraft. The airport gets so busy that special arrival procedures are published, which require that aircraft not broadcast on the radio and that more than one plane land on a runway at the same time. Here is a link to the graphical arrival procedures, and here is a link to the FAA NOTAM. Freeport, Bahamas Here are some of the dive shop options:
A Rough Itinerary 4/10 - Thursday: San Jose - Phoenix (3 1/2 hours) 4/11 - Friday: Phoenix - Austin TX (5 hours flight time plus one stop at FST) 4/12 - Saturday: Austin - Lakeland, FL (6 hours flight time plus one stop at 1R8) 4/13 - Sunday: Check out the air show 4/14 - Monday: Fly to Key West (1 hour 45 minutes) 4/15 - 4/16: Relaxing in Key West 4/17 - Thursday: Key West - Freeport, Bahamas (1 hour 50 minutes) 4/18 - 4/21: Relaxing in the Bahamas 4/22 - Tuesday: Freeport - New Orleans (5 hours flight time plus stops at PBI and 28J) 4/23 - Wednesday: New Orleans - Austin (3 hours 15 minutes) 4/24 - Thursday: Austin - Tucson (5 1/2 hours flight time plus 1 stop in PEQ) 4/25 - Friday: Tucson - Santa Monica, CA (3 hours 15 minutes) 4/26 - Saturday: Santa Monica - San Jose (2 hours 10 minutes) Trip blog with live tracking here Last modified: 05/11/2012 |
