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6 x March 1 — 14, 2018 x www.SouthwestOrlandoBulletin.com<br />
13th<br />
Annual<br />
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5<br />
“It took a while just to get familiar<br />
with the area,” he said. “Central<br />
Florida has a lot of great airports<br />
and lots of air space.”<br />
John currently owns a Cessna 172,<br />
a small four-person aircraft. He enjoys<br />
flying all over the state with his<br />
wife and daughter.<br />
at all 102 public paved airports<br />
in Florida.<br />
“Seeing all the different areas of<br />
Florida from above was really neat,”<br />
he said. “Each airport is unique.<br />
Some of the runways are really short,<br />
which requires you to come in slower<br />
and lower.”<br />
John has also flown over the Shuttle<br />
Landing Facility, which was used by<br />
Saturday, March 10, 2018<br />
10:00am - 3:00pm<br />
Bill Breeze Park<br />
125 N. Lakeshore Drive, Ocoee, Florida<br />
A free community event and fun-filled<br />
day with activities, games and live<br />
demonstrations – all aimed at reinforcing<br />
safe behavior by our youth and families<br />
and showcasing community services<br />
available throughout the area.<br />
• Bike Rodeo • Balloon Artist •<br />
• Face Painting • Bounce Houses •<br />
Rock Climbing • Educational<br />
• Road Obstacle Track •<br />
• Trees, Plants<br />
and Rain Barrels Giveaway*<br />
• Food • Music •<br />
• Lots of Prizes & More!!!<br />
* For tree/plants and rain barrel giveaway, must be<br />
Ocoee resident, proof of residency required. Residents<br />
must pre-register for the rain barrel workshop<br />
by calling 407-905-3159<br />
www.ocoee.org 407.905.3100<br />
“I can usually plan for a Saturday<br />
flight just a few days beforehand,”<br />
he said. “I’ll check the weather,<br />
come up with a flight plan, and that<br />
weekend I’m in the air.”<br />
John’s favorite airport is the Albert<br />
Whitted Airport near St. Petersburg.<br />
“I’m able to fly in, fuel up at the onsite<br />
FBO [fixed base operator], then<br />
head up to the second floor where<br />
there is a great restaurant with a balcony,”<br />
he said. “My wife and I like to<br />
fly there, have lunch, then fly back.<br />
I don’t usually stay at my destination<br />
very long, because for me, the fun<br />
part of the trip is being in the air.”<br />
Recently, John reached an<br />
aviation milestone by landing<br />
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resident John C.<br />
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until the program ended in 2011.<br />
“It is restricted air space, so you<br />
need to get special permission to fly<br />
there. I was not allowed to land but<br />
was able to do a flyover at about<br />
200 feet above the runway.”<br />
As for the future, John hopes to explore<br />
air space beyond the state of<br />
Florida, including the Bahamas.<br />
“That would be exciting because<br />
it would involve flying outside of the<br />
U.S.”<br />
He also plans to “continue gaining<br />
experience, becoming better<br />
acquainted with other local<br />
pilots, and continue getting to<br />
know the Florida air space.” ª<br />
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