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I typically fly out of KVNW. Nice to see another NW Ohio aviator on the forum.

Here is a video my buddy put together of the northern Michigan trip we did back in October. This was a great little weekend trip that offered a lot of different things to see and good places to stop along the way. You can reference my post above for still pictures of the trip.

Day 1, 3.9 Hours: KHWO - MYBS - MYAN - MYEN - MYES Day 2, 3.1 Hours: MYES - MYEB - Farmers Cay - MYEF - MYCB - MYCA - MYER - MYEM - MYEH Day 3, 4.3 Hours: MYEH - KFXE - KHWO The day 3 total time was high mainly because we had an hour and fifteen minute hold before landing at KFXE because the...

I called the resort to see if the airport is open. The women at the desk said they have people flying in to use the facilities on a regular basis. She said after a heavy snow, it takes them a while to get the runway cleared. She also mentioned that they'll sometimes use the runway for overflow...

I made my first trip to the islands in December. The folks at Banyon at KFXE were so helpful in our preflight preparations. I'd suggest giving them a call several weeks in advance, and they can help you make sure all your paper work, eAPIS, etc. is done correctly. They rent life rafts at the...

I just went back through my logbook to see the first time I stepped in the airplane. January 11, 2016 was the day I showed up at the airport and took a discovery flight. I finished up my PPL and have rented this whole last year. I have 215 hours to date. Maybe one day I'll own a plane, but my...

I took a video of my landing in North Eleuthera. The weather wasn't as good in the northern part of the Bahamas as it was in the southern half. Staniel Key Airport You can check out my other videos on my YouTube channel FlyingPhanatic. I am slowly getting more and more of my Bahamas trip...

Disappeared from radar seconds after departing KBKL enroute to KOSU. http://www.10tv.com/article/plane-headed-columbus-vanishes-over-lake-erie

Thanks for watching the video, as well as inquiring about the trip. We had a notebook to document all of our costs as we incurred them. At the end of the trip we split costs & settled up, and our total for everything came out to be just under $700 per person. We definitely had some extra...

Thanks! If you ever get the opportunity, jump at it. I have a feeling this will be a trip I talk about for a long time!

Thank you. Feel free to subscribe to my YouTube Channel, Flying Phanatic, so you can see each time a new video is uploaded.

Yes, We were busy! The plane had a 4 hour per day minimum, so I always try to make sure I get my monies worth. I also like to check off airports as I fly to new places. This was a perfect opportunity to do just that, as I hadn't visited the Bahamas before and there are a bunch of airports in...

Sitting around the airport back in October, we were discussing cool places to fly. The Bahamas came up, and at first was considered a bucket list idea. Being from Michigan, it seemed like the logistics of making a flight like this was too far out of reach, and expensive. November rolled around...

The trip to the Bahamas was awesome. I am currently working my way through the footage from the five GoPro cameras I had mounted on the plane. I will post a link to the video once it is finished. In the meantime, here are some pictures to hold you over. Start planning your trip now and go make...

I believe I have left no stone unturned as far as preparation goes, but I won't fully know until I actually do it. I have found some great resources that have basically walked me through step by step. I have a friend going with me that is also a pilot. Neither one of us have flown outside the...

Awesome video! I've flown the River Tour as well, and have had success getting clearance to do touch and goes at DTW. Makes for a nice evening on those calm clear nights. One of the best night flights here recently was flying from Buffalo back to NW Ohio along the Lake Erie shoreline...

Last weekend was Operation Good Cheer in the state of Michigan. This project is a huge undertaking by all the volunteers involved. The organization is always looking for more pilots to help deliver the thousands of gifts to Michigan children around the state currently in out-of-home placements...

I flew this northern Michigan sightseeing route for a quick Saturday - Sunday trip back in September. The upper peninsula fall foliage was magical going low and slow in a 172. This might give some of you an idea for a future trip. The only airport not labeled below is KMCD - Mackinac Island...

KOSC - Oscoda-Wurtsmith is an interesting destination when flying around Michigan. Visited there this fall and taxied around all the old 747's sitting around the property. Warning - you feel extremely small in a 172 next to those planes! The runway is huge 11,800 x 200 so land long if coming in...

This past weekend I was flying around with flight following and directed to stay clear of the Delta Airspace. A little while later the approach controller came on and asked me to keep an eye out for a tail dragger # XXXXXX coming up behind me. He wasn't talking to him but somehow knew his tail...