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Cruising Florida & the Bahamas


The Everglades at 3,500 ft.
More Everglades! It looked a nice place for crocs ...
Leaving the Everglades, heading North. We're above a Visual Reference Point (VRP), actually an Interstate junction.
The same VRP. The left wing and wing strut can be seen , the curved tube is the fuel tank pressure vent. The clouds above us are coloured a soft rose by the setting sun,
View out front at 7000 ft. I forgot to set infinity on the camera :-( so suffice it to say, it was very bright and the clouds below us (broken at 5,500 ft) looked like a nice fluffy feather bed!
The Everglades at 3,500 ft. More Everglades! It looked a nice place for crocs ... Leaving the Everglades, heading North. We're above a Visual Reference Point (VRP), actually an Interstate junction. The same VRP. The left wing and wing strut can be seen , the curved tube is the fuel tank pressure vent. The clouds above us are coloured a soft rose by the setting sun, View out front at 7000 ft. I forgot to set infinity on the camera :-( so suffice it to say, it was very bright and the clouds below us (broken at 5,500 ft) looked like a nice fluffy feather bed!

It rained for nearly two days solid. Here are some views of my house at the shore of Lake Ariana in bad weather.
The same view over the lake - when it was nice!
Another view, to the East from the house in rain.
Same view, to the East - in sunshine!
N6834G (Three Four Golf) a cute lil' Cessna 150 (ca. 1975!) We tie the planes down to stop them running away ... ;-)
It rained for nearly two days solid. Here are some views of my house at the shore of Lake Ariana in bad weather. The same view over the lake - when it was nice! Another view, to the East from the house in rain. Same view, to the East - in sunshine! N6834G (Three Four Golf) a cute lil' Cessna 150 (ca. 1975!)
We tie the planes down to stop them running away ... ;-)

N73668 (Six Six Eight), a Cessna 172M My plane :-) A four-seater, with cabin heating (useful above 5,000 ft !), 40 gall tanks (5 hrs 45 mins max endurance).
A front-view of '668. The two lights are the taxi and landing lights, the black tube on the lower left is the exhaust and the black/gray square the inlet filter.
'668 and Jon, my instructor and safety pilot for the Bahamas trip
The main terminal of Grand Bahama Internation airport (commonly referred to as Freeport) on Grand Bahama Island (airport code MYGF ) The parking area for General Aviation (plus FBO and Customs) is to our left, on the far side of the terminal ("behind" the tower) is the West Ramp for commercial flights. To our right is the taxiway and access to runway 6/24 (11,000' x 150' asphalt)
Aligned and ready for take-off from Freeport on runway 6 (I'm reading back the clearance, Jon is holding the camera!). The PAPI approach aid lights (4 in a row) can be seen on the left - they're all red since we're on the ground!
N73668 (Six Six Eight), a Cessna 172M
My plane :-)
A four-seater, with cabin heating (useful above 5,000 ft !), 40 gall tanks (5 hrs 45 mins max endurance).		 A front-view of '668. The two lights are the taxi and landing lights, the black tube on the lower left is the exhaust and the black/gray square the inlet filter. '668 and Jon, my instructor and safety pilot for the Bahamas trip The main terminal of Grand Bahama Internation airport (commonly referred to as Freeport) on Grand Bahama Island (airport code MYGF )

The parking area for General Aviation (plus FBO and Customs) is to our left, on the far side of the terminal ("behind" the tower) is the West Ramp for commercial flights. To our right is the taxiway and access to runway 6/24 (11,000' x 150' asphalt)

 Aligned and ready for take-off from Freeport on runway 6 (I'm reading back the clearance, Jon is holding the camera!).

The PAPI approach aid lights (4 in a row) can be seen on the left - they're all red since we're on the ground!

10 seconds after take-off from Freeport runway 6 at 200 ft. altitude. The building on the far right is the VOR approach aid.
Overhead the outskirts of Freeport, we're now heading towards Grand Abaco island.
A view of Marsh Harbour International airport. Airport code is MYAM
Marsh Harbour Int'l again ! Passengers (and pilots!) can clear Bahamian customs through the door under the porch on the left of the terminal. The baggage claim area is an open doorway within that room! What's nice, is that pilots can walk past the customs officer and clear customs at a little window just beyond ... . The jet on the right has just landed a few minutes ago and ha brought in 20 or so happy and eager tourists :-)
Lying on the beach on Grand Abaco island. What can I say ... sea, sand and palm trees!
10 seconds after take-off from Freeport runway 6 at 200 ft. altitude.
The building on the far right is the VOR approach aid.		 Overhead the outskirts of Freeport, we're now heading towards Grand Abaco island. A view of Marsh Harbour International airport.
Airport code is MYAM		 Marsh Harbour Int'l again ! Passengers (and pilots!) can clear Bahamian customs through the door under the porch on the left of the terminal. The baggage claim area is an open doorway within that room! What's nice, is that pilots can walk past the customs officer and clear customs at a little window just beyond ... . The jet on the right has just landed a few minutes ago and ha brought in 20 or so happy and eager tourists :-) Lying on the beach on Grand Abaco island. What can I say ... sea, sand and palm trees!

Coconut trees on the beach. Need I say more ... We did try to get a coconut to fall off ... without luck. We were instead forced to relax without refreshment on the soft grass, listening to the surf roll up on the beach below .... ;-)
Good-bye Grand Bahama ... I'll be back :-)
Coconut trees on the beach. Need I say more ...
We did try to get a coconut to fall off ... without luck. We were instead forced to relax without refreshment on the soft grass, listening to the surf roll up on the beach below .... ;-)		 Good-bye Grand Bahama ... I'll be back :-)