All Other Aircraft
For the other Airplanes… While the majority of aircraft arriving into Sun N Fun will use the LAKE PARKER ARRIVAL PROCEDURE, some fall into different…
VFR Holding
So what happens when too many airplanes show up at once? While the controllers at Sun N Fun do a pretty amazing job landing an…
Arrival Time Windows
Planning Your Arrival Plan your arrival time accordingly so you do not have to land at a satellite airport waiting for KLAL to re-open. The…
Choosing a CFI / School
How to choose a place to train! We get a lot of questions about how to properly choose a CFI or a Flight School for…
Hobby Aftermath
Accident Chain: Unfamiliar Airport Long Flight (3hrs stuck in a small airplane) Get-there-itis (visiting sick father-in-law, and delivering her two passengers to the destination) Disregarded…
Hobby Flight
The Flight After being airborne for nearly 3 hours, N4252G approached the Class B airspace of Houston Hobby Airport. Given the large speed difference between…
Hobby Accident Background
Flight Background On June 9th, 2016, Cirrus N4252G departed KOUN for KHOU about 350nm away. On board was the pilot (Dana), her husband (Tony), and…
Transponders
MODE C Transponders Well first, what is a transponder? A transponder is a little box mounted in the panel of your airplane where you can…
Graphic Forecast Area
Graphic Forecast Area Tool We used to have something called “area forecasts”. Don’t worry, you’re not missing out on much. They were several pages long…
Airport Diagrams
No Google Maps at Your Destination Airport Unfortunately, you will not have google maps on your cell phone to guide you around the taxiways and…