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Offline crowMAW

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« Reply #15 on: October 19, 2005, 06:57:23 PM »
If you get this in time...

Kennedy Space Center is about an hour's drive east of Orlando.  Some interesting things to see there.  Near the Space Center is Titusville, where the Valient Air Command Museum is located.  Not the greatest museum...but it is there.
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« Reply #16 on: October 19, 2005, 07:10:25 PM »
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OK, to everyone in the AH community and please pass this on to your friends and family. It is not a good idea to visit Florida in the late summer/early autumn. Mid November through May is the absolute best time to be here. The weather is great, not to hot and no Hurricanes.

Just a little advice from one of the natives.


4th of july isnt a good idea either.

Speaking from experiance.
Hot and the lines are absurd
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« Reply #17 on: October 19, 2005, 08:59:56 PM »
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pooface

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

take a brolly and a rain coat

I am flying out Friday to Miami with my family, the weather is going to be horrendous, good luck ...

wipass
turn around that may not be the best idea this week end
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« Reply #18 on: October 19, 2005, 09:52:59 PM »
You mite get to run in to a hurricane Sunday or Monday.
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« Reply #19 on: October 19, 2005, 11:30:40 PM »
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 any florida natives know anything cool to go see?
 


I hear Hurricane Wanda is a once in a lifetime experience!


..but really, be safe bro :O
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Offline mars01

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« Reply #20 on: October 19, 2005, 11:49:31 PM »
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Fantasy of Flight is outside of Orlando in the LandO'Lakes i believe..easily driveable..if u can, kiss some *** to one of the guides for a private tour of planes that are being restored in some of the hangars..i got to see a 109 being restored..was sweet.


Kermit Weeks is teh man.  This place will not let you down and the kids will love it!!!
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« Reply #21 on: October 20, 2005, 12:06:38 AM »
check this place out while you are there http://www.stallion51.com .
Right next to it is the warbirds restoration place. i cant
remember the name of hte place but it is still there.

RWy
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« Reply #22 on: October 20, 2005, 08:15:16 AM »
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Kermit Weeks is teh man.  This place will not let you down and the kids will love it!!!



Agreed. was there a couple years ago they were redoing a B-17
And a pink P-40 and something else I dont remember what.

Have some pictures around somewhere.

Cool place
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« Reply #23 on: October 20, 2005, 09:03:21 AM »
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Kermit Weeks is teh man.  This place will not let you down and the kids will love it!!!


Yeah...if you can find him there he will gladly talk to you and show you some amazing stuff. Pretty impressive guy. He's rich (duh) and does what he wants to do aviation-wise but he's really a pretty normal guy (and an amazing pilot).
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« Reply #24 on: October 20, 2005, 10:25:05 AM »
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Yeah...if you can find him there he will gladly talk to you and show you some amazing stuff. Pretty impressive guy. He's rich (duh) and does what he wants to do aviation-wise but he's really a pretty normal guy (and an amazing pilot).
and a heck of a banjo player as well.  when he had the museum in Miami members were periodically invited to family days on Sundays.  He would drag out all the servicable planes and stage low fly-bys.  On one such occasion the Collins foundation excellently restored B-24J All-American stopped by and we were allowed to purchase rides and view the interior of the aircraft, on another a lufthansa restored Ju-52 was present as well.  I really miss his being here in S. Florida he and his museum added greatly to the community.
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« Reply #25 on: October 20, 2005, 12:01:58 PM »
you might want to check out warbirds adventure. Its right next to flying tigers. They will let you fly a T-6. Did it a few years ago & it was a blast. Got a video of it too:cool:
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« Reply #26 on: October 20, 2005, 06:33:51 PM »
Pooface hope you picked up travel insurance. May want to rethink it with the Hurricane. If you do go now or in the future check out Kissamee (sp?) area for an Aviation Museum. They rebuild old warbirds for museums and they have a T-6 "Texan", advanced fighter trainer for P-51 pilots that was originally built in 1945. you can go up in it. When I was there a couple years back visiting friends if you paid the $ you could do some ACM's.
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« Reply #27 on: October 20, 2005, 07:06:52 PM »
the hurricane is already downgrading but these things usually bring considerable rain with them.  it may be somewhat soggy.
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« Reply #28 on: October 20, 2005, 08:13:52 PM »
Which is why aviation museums are inside Storch:aok
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« Reply #29 on: October 20, 2005, 11:10:42 PM »
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You mite get to run in to a hurricane Sunday or Monday.


if not, they can always catch Twister at Universal or is that MGM? :)
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