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02-20-2017, 09:59 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Wray CO
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Flying the gulf coast.
My wife and I are heading to Florida on our annual flying adventure tomorrow. We are hoping to fly along the Gulf coast from New Orleans to St. Petersburg, and we are looking for cool stops along the way. I would appreciate any tips and interesting sites and cool places to eat and stay.
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02-20-2017, 10:09 PM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Mount Vernon, Wa
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Not on your route per se. But, Fantasy of Flight, just east of Tampa off I-4 is a must see!
https://www.fantasyofflight.com/collection/
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02-20-2017, 11:50 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Wray CO
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That is cool. I knew kermits place was somewhere down there, but didn't know where. We are hoping to make it to sun n fun, so maybe we can cpsee it then. Do they allow planes to fly in?
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02-21-2017, 03:56 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Ponte Vedra, FL
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Do not miss the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola. Cedar Key has a cool little airport and you can walk to restaurants in town.
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02-21-2017, 04:58 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
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There is a diner lunch at Stennis....
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02-21-2017, 05:30 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Clearwater, FL KCLW
Posts: 1,281
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Cedar key (KCDK) for sure. Can search VAF for plenty more info on it.
Chris
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02-21-2017, 05:37 AM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: X35 - Ocala, FL
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Foley, AL (5R4) is a great stop. Lambert's Cafe will pick you up at the airport for lunch or dinner (no breakfast). That's a great experience. You'll tell people about it for years.
Cedar Key is also really nice. It's a healthy walk to town, or you can have the taxi lady who monitors the Unicom take you. It's a nice half-day visit.
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02-21-2017, 06:07 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Largo, FL
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Is Fantasy of Flight Open?
I thought Kermit shut that down a couple of years ago, and only hosts special events?
Ron
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02-21-2017, 06:39 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Pocahontas MS
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FOF museum was open in April 2016; we toured it. The original building, that basically had a bunch of flight sims, etc was not. We stopped in there about 15 yrs ago & didn't even go in, because we weren't interested in the sims & there wasn't much of a museum then. You cannot fly in.
LuLu's (Jimmy Buffet's sister) Restaurant in Gulf Shores AL is walking distance from the airport, or you can borrow a crew car from the FBO.
I've heard good things about Lambert's but haven't eaten there. Some friends flew down several years ago, and they picked them up at the airport, took them in the back entrance past a very long line of waiting customers & give them immediate seating (no waiting).
There's a runway (no services, last time I visited) on Dauphin Island, just south of Mobile AL. Some of the restaurants on the island will pick you up, but the nearest one is about a 15 minute walk.
Big +1 for Pensacola NAS Museum; only problem is you need to allocate at least 3-4 hours for a quick run-through. I've been there several times, and my wife and I are planning to go again next month, on the way home from a family trip to Ditzy World. Word is that they've opened another building or two full of a/c.
Charlie
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02-21-2017, 08:00 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Tampa, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RONSIM
I thought Kermit shut that down a couple of years ago, and only hosts special events?
Ron
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He did, but it is now open on a limited basis. Looks like current hours are Friday-Sunday, 11am to 3pm. I took the wife and kids over there to see it before it "closed". Amazing collection of planes, for sure, and generous of him to share them with the public.
https://www.fantasyofflight.com/coll...2015-calendar/
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