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WHERE & WHEN WE FLY
FLIGHT AREA:
Lake County, Florida. Lake County is unique to the Central Florida
landscape. It is part of a ridge trailing through Central Florida with
gentle rolling hills, large oak groves and abundant lakes (large and
small.) It remains mostly agricultural but the small towns located there
are reminiscent of the villages in New England. They are a Mecca for the
antique hunters, flea market hounds and boutique shoppers; and the restaurants
are second to none in quality and ambience. If you have a specific
area you wish to fly in and it is a “flyable area,” we will come to
you, but there will be a travel charge involved depending on distance.
SEASONAL FLIGHT
SCHEDULE: Summertime thunderstorms prevent afternoon flights
from happening in Florida, so AM flights are the standard, generally
meeting approximately 45 minutes prior to SUNRISE. Beginning around late
October through March, AM and PM flights become possible and can be
scheduled, but the AM flight still provides the most stable flight
conditions.
FLIGHTS AND
TETHERS: ALL flights are weather dependent and only the safest flying
conditions are considered. Take-offs are optional but landings are
mandatory and your pilot has to consider your final destination when
selecting a launch spot. Time aloft is also dependent on weather
conditions, terrain involved, projected landing sites and the remaining daylight (in PM Flights). While 1 hour is the
projected flight time, there is absolutely NO guarantee we will fly
exactly 1 hour-- actual flights can last from 40 minutes to 1 hour and 15
minutes or longer, largely dependent on the above stated conditions. You
will drift slowly and noiselessly above the land, occasionally touching
the treetops to pick a leaf, skim a pond, talk to people on the ground or
perhaps rise up a thousand feet or so to view the panoramic scenery
unfolding around you.
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