(This is a two parter. I like the place so much I visited it once with my friend Mike on a Saratoga, and then on New Year’s Day with Kevin and Susan in our club 210.)
The Venue
Sebring is a historical airport. It is built in and around the Sebring race track, home of the Sebring 24 IMSA Car race amongst many others. There is always something going on there, including Indy, IMSA and F1 testing, and some of the schools for driving (like Skip Barbour).
It’s a non-towered field, so extra vigilance is recommended entering and leaving the pattern. Since the self serve pump is one of the cheapest in the state, many pilots plan to land there to refuel.
The Runway Cafe
Very nice, clean and well decorated. Food was great and at reasonable prices. Mike and I were flying a P32R back from APF that day and we decided to stop for fuel, and lunch.
There is an outdoor seating option, which will be handy in the non-summer months of Florida. Not sure it will get much use in July though.
First trip: Our entire meal was under $40, even with a generous tip.
Second Trip: I don’t know. Susan paid!
The weather was great on the New Year’s Day visit as you can see below.
The Flights
On the first visit it was a short flight from APF and made a nice rest stop on the way back to ORL. We also enjoyed the low cost AVGAS! The local CAP squadron was doing Cadet Orientation flights that day also, so we allowed them to skip us in line for fuel.
On the second trip we came down the west side of the MCO complex, VFR at 6500 feet, with flight following. Orlando Approach was very helpful and even handed us off to Miami Center.
