Hi guys,
My squadron is deploying down to Key West, FL in February (from Cold Lake, Canada - and yes, it's friggin cold) and I'm debating whether to head over to the Bahamas for a weekend. Not in the Hornet, but in my RV-4. I declined the offer to take a jet down there in favour of stretching C-GJIP's legs.
I guess it seems ludicrous give up the opportunity to fly an F-18 the 2300nm, and instead enjoy the transit at 1/4 of the speed and 4 times the time across the length and breadth of a continent, VFR, in the middle of winter? I guess that kind of decision only makes sense to other RVers I've done the same distance every summer from Quebec to British Columbia, so I'm not too phased by the long distance. It's funny, I'm more pumped about the 77nm transit from Florida to the Bahamas!!
Sadly, I once bought a great "Flying to the Bahamas" package from Sporty's several years ago, but I chucked it during my last move...As Mom used to say, "nice kid, not too bright though."
Can anyone tell me what administrative hoops I need to jump through, cool places to stay, etc? I looked through the Flying the Carribbean Forum, but it seems a little dated...
Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Mike
RV-4 C-GJIP
My squadron is deploying down to Key West, FL in February (from Cold Lake, Canada - and yes, it's friggin cold) and I'm debating whether to head over to the Bahamas for a weekend. Not in the Hornet, but in my RV-4. I declined the offer to take a jet down there in favour of stretching C-GJIP's legs.
I guess it seems ludicrous give up the opportunity to fly an F-18 the 2300nm, and instead enjoy the transit at 1/4 of the speed and 4 times the time across the length and breadth of a continent, VFR, in the middle of winter? I guess that kind of decision only makes sense to other RVers I've done the same distance every summer from Quebec to British Columbia, so I'm not too phased by the long distance. It's funny, I'm more pumped about the 77nm transit from Florida to the Bahamas!!
Sadly, I once bought a great "Flying to the Bahamas" package from Sporty's several years ago, but I chucked it during my last move...As Mom used to say, "nice kid, not too bright though."
Can anyone tell me what administrative hoops I need to jump through, cool places to stay, etc? I looked through the Flying the Carribbean Forum, but it seems a little dated...
Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Mike
RV-4 C-GJIP