RV friendly airport near Tampa?

[wjnmd]

I have a hanger at PIE and I really like the airport. Two FBOs on field. Very friendly people but gas is $$$. Things are gearing up for the St Pete grand prix so call ahead before flying into Albert Whitted (SPG). Which teams are you looking to see?

[wjnmd]

are a great bunch of contollers and very friendly. If you fly in from the east going to PIE, you'll fly through the east-west corridor over 9-27. Very easy especially at 6 or 7 pm. Traffic is nothing like what you deal with on a daily basis where you are. I enjoy flying in Tampa Class B to keep my skills up but without a lot of traffic.

PIE is about 7 miles due west of Steinbrenner and about 5 miles due south of the Phillies ball park. Both great places. I love living in Florida.

Originally Posted by tkatc

Carl,
ZPH looks pretty attractive to me. Cheap gas, not too far away from Steinbrenner Stadium (going to see Phillies/Yankees on Sunday), and keeps me away from Tampa class B airspace. There seems to be rental cars at the airport but he close at noon on Saturday and I won't be arriving until 6 or 7pm. I'll have to call to see what arrangements can be made.

[carlrai]

Originally Posted by tkatc

Carl,
ZPH looks pretty attractive to me. Cheap gas, not too far away from Steinbrenner Stadium (going to see Phillies/Yankees on Sunday), and keeps me away from Tampa class B airspace. There seems to be rental cars at the airport but they close at noon on Saturday and I won't be arriving until 6 or 7pm. I'll have to call to see what arrangements can be made.

ZPH does boast the cheapest gas and we'd enjoy meeting you over the weekend but make sure the convenience of VDF doesn't outweigh the price of fuel. It's WAY closer to Steinbrenner, unless you plan on staying somewhere near the ball park on Dale Mabry.

Sending you phone number by PM

[tkatc]

Hey thanks Carl,

I may just give you a call. We wouldn't be arriving until 6-7 pm so you may not still be at the airport by then. I wouldn't mind seeing your RV and future RV.

[carlrai]

Unfortunately, I won't be at the airport after about 3:00pm on Sat. Brother in Law having birthday party for his sister (my Becky) Sorry I'll miss you then but hope to catch you before you leave. I'm in hanger (building) 4, unit 8 - first row of T hangers adjacent to the FBO ramp, facing runway 4. Front row center.

Fly safe - hope to meet you.

[Ron B.]

Hello all
Due to empending weather, we departed Nova Scotia a few days early. I wanted to be able to say I left my grass strip and flew to Fl in one day, so weather had to be real good all along the eastern seaboard. In 12 hrs we flew 9.5 hrs and arrived in Kisssimmee one hr before dark (VFR). Things did not look good for sucess on the first leg. 69 Knots head winds @ 8500' and we could not decend for less head wind as we were crossing a bay of water. Once we reached our turning waypoint things improved. As we progressed south , head winds subsided and ground speeds increased.
We are now in Kissimmee with a few spare days, and would like to visite anything aviation related in the local area.
Thanks Ron