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Prepping to take a nice flight to Orlando with the wife, but because of the time change it's inevitable that any 'after work' trip from Naples will occur well into the dark. Now of my 110+hrs, only maybe 6-8 are in true night, not that it's ever been a problem for me, but I was just wondering...

Had been a while since my last night flight, wife ended up getting a nice vid of the landing, enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuBS4I6iqsg&feature=related

This was a Saturday evening return trip from Miami (KTMB ) to Naples (KAPF) with the wife and kid. Arrival in Naples at about 8:00pm, a little later than I wanted, but we had to wait out some weather over the Everglades, typical summer storms and such. HD landing on rnwy 32...

So I finally grew a pair and did it, I'd been talking about taking the wife to lovley Marathon key (part of the chain of 'keys' running south from Florida's southern end) for some time now, infact out of the 4 guys in my instrument ground school, I was the only one left who hadn;t made the trip...

Took a little stroll to Marco Island for a few T&G's, then shot over to Immokalee for another X-wind before heading back to APF, couple shots I took: Just off APF looking south at Marco, air was beautiful yesterday.. Florida is on fire! Looking east towards the Everglades & Miami, mind you...

I did it!! :thumbsup: Had my checkride today for the PPL, went very well considering how nervous I was. Definatley fortunate my DPE was a smooth easy-going type, said all the right things to put my at east and 'just fly'. Thankfully I'm off next weekend so it'll be pleanty of flying on...