The Airport Tiki
On March 29, 2024, my student Cremayne (Corrie) Bryant and I took an IFR training flight down to Fort Pierce, and decided to stop for a late afternoon lunch.
PIREP
The cost ended up being nothing for me!
- Aircraft Rental: Corrie paid for 1.5 hrs, which was about $252
- Fuel in KOBE = Wet rate!
- Fuel in KORL = None
- Restaurant bill: Lunch was on Corrie
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- Total: $282 ish
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- Total flight time 2.7
Corrie did a great job flying with the foggles on all the way to FPR so he deserved a nice meal.
The restaurant is very simple but the food quality is excellent. I had a grilled chicken sandwich for example, it was cooked properly with all the trimmings on the side so I could add what I wanted. I like it that way. Corrie got a cheeseburger with sweet potato fries so he was being (somewhat) healthy.
- First, the food is very affordable
- Ft Pierce Tower is very friendly, in spite of the high amount of training traffic they have
- It is not a difficult flight from KORL
Flying Home
Easy flight home, with excellent support from Palm Beach approach, Miami Center and Orlando Approach. At the bottom of the page are the FlightAware screen shots.
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