SHORT Island Runway - Florida’s Tiniest Airport

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Today Caralyn and I are flying my little Vans RV-12 over to Cedar Key's George T Lewis Airport. This runway is the shortest public paved runway in Florida, and there have been many accidents, incidents, and crashes with airplanes landing here. Depending on which direction you land, the runway is 1600 to 1800 feet long. End to end the runway is 2300 ft long. A STOL airplane will have no issue here, and most general aviation aircraft can fly from here - as long as the pilot is careful.
For more information on flying in visit:
www.cedarkeyairport.org
We rented a golf cart and went for lunch in the beautiful town center. This is my favorite airport to visit here in Florida. I highly recommend a visit.

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@realediciocco1598 Год назад

Cool airport and a nice approach and landing. I remember you landing here in a C150 as well. Enjoyed the video. Take care and blue skies and tailwinds always.

@FloridaFlying Год назад

Thank you, always great to hear from you. I hope you are doing well these days

@glenlieder6673 11 месяцев назад

Just beautiful! And the airplane is nice too.😊

@timkey2041 Год назад

Awesome Pedro and Caralyn. Enjoyed our time last weekend. Looking forward to more. Apopka and Cedar Key are fun little airports.

@FloridaFlying Год назад

Thank you Tim! I just moved the plane to X21. There will be a nice change of scenery there

@timkey2041 Год назад

@@FloridaFlying I saw that on FlightAware.

@mitchbronson6750 Месяц назад

I landed my Bonanza with 4 people in 1980. Great strip and great diner as well. Probably took a little longer than usual on takeoff with 4 full bellies. 😅

@flyboykfpr Год назад

I've landed and took off from this airport in my C172, it was fun. Merritt Island Airport (COI) is also a fun small airport to land and take off from.

@FloridaFlying Год назад

Yes I totally agree, I did a lot of approaches into Merritt island prepping for the IFR rating. Beautiful and busy little airport

@publicmail2 Год назад

One of my favs to go, 30 min walk into town or lady comes on freq. and asks if you need a ride. She started uber b4 it was...

@FloridaFlying Год назад

It’s great hearing her on the radio

@publicmail2 Год назад

@@FloridaFlying You'all need a ride?

@DavidKozinski Год назад

Nice flight and cool little airport.

@ShortField 10 месяцев назад

Great channel keep up the excellent videos.

@DanFrederiksen Год назад

LSA can land on a third of that runway. It's paved. That's luxury :)

@FloridaFlying Год назад

Haha that is true. The runway is in amazing condition too

@jimbarchuk Год назад

I'm a denizen of the Great North, though translated far enough south that I enjoy looking for my house during your launch/landings. The secret to warmth is wool. Socks are #1 because that's the first extremity the body cuts off to stay warm. 2nd, equally or more important is Navy watch cap because that's the anatomy the feet were cut off to keep warm. Next is a scarf wrapped around the neck and crossed over the chest. Cashmere is super soft. The cap and scarves you could keep a couple of spares in the plane for when they're *needed*. Driving gloves are also good especially working outside grabbing cold metal and hauling the plane around.

@pachabeche Год назад

Love it, keep up the climb!

@FloridaFlying Год назад

Thank you to my biggest fan!

@SouthernLatitudesAviation Год назад

Hey Pedro, We are directly across from you in unit H! We will be out at 10am today to repaint EAA roof. I'll be st my hangar after until about 2. -Jack

@FloridaFlying Год назад

Small world! That will be very helpful to have another RV-12 owner to chat with. I will be busy for a couple weeks but the last week in February and first week in March I will be spending some time at the hangar with the plane. I am looking forward to joining the EAA chapter and meeting others. Thank you for being so welcoming. -Pedro

@PilotBusaKaine Год назад

Great video. After seeing this I wish I had setup some camera’s. I the same flight in the Seminole on Feb 5th. It was absolutely stunning and now I wish we had more time and had gone into the town and not just take photos and leave. Love X04 as well an amazing Airpark, something here in Australia we can only dream of.

@readcrafter8288 10 дней назад

Weird seeing someone else take off from apopka

@juanflyer8443 Год назад

Nicely done. Loved the Restaurant as well when I went last year.

@FloridaFlying Год назад

Thank you, I have to go here at least once a year

@tompinnef6331 Год назад

Nice little runway. Looked mighty warm compared to NW IL. Snowed yesterday here. 40's is about shorts weather for us 'northerners' lol. Thanks for the video - take care hope the family and you are doing well.

@Rick1984FL 10 месяцев назад

Random RU-vid algorithm suggest this video and lo and behold to my surprise the “real” airport nearest my house (although Seminole lake gliderport is much closer). Neat to see! Never actually been to Orlando Apopka. Been by it on 441 never to it. I should fix that.

@slartybarfastb3648 Год назад

Very nice. The Apopka landing looked trickier than Cedar Key.

@FloridaFlying Год назад

Yes I agree, Apopka can be pretty tough

@douglasstone3813 Год назад

Nice TD. 😀

@FloridaFlying Год назад

Thank you!

@laurentsamson8927 Год назад

Your home airport looks more tricky than that short Island Runaway :)

@flyingfalcon8999 Год назад

When I saw you thumbnail I knew it had to be Ceder Key. It's actually a pretty fun approach.

@FloridaFlying Год назад

It sure is. It’s so fun coming in over the water

@cleblanc94 9 месяцев назад

Got my private last year in September and have flown into lots of short/grass strips. This is definitely on my list once the Florida heat calms down! Any tips? My dad has been here a couple times but I'd love to fly in for a couple hours with my girlfriend.

@SouthernLatitudesAviation Год назад

Hi Pedro, Nice video as usual. Don't let your rudder swing in the wind against the stops. It will crease the rudder at the bottom. I use a red shop rag or a piece of pool noodle slid under the rudder to keep it from moving in the wind. I look forward to meeting you at Dunn. Jack

@FloridaFlying Год назад

Hi Jack, yeah as soon as I saw what was happening I turned the plane into the wind and that solved it for the time being. It pained me to see that… I like your idea of the shop rag or pool noodle, thank you. I actually just moved my plane there today. The first week of March I’ll be doing some of the recent service bulletins

@SouthernLatitudesAviation Год назад

@@FloridaFlying Pedro, alot of us will be out there tomorrow by 730 am. The group plans to depart by 830 to Deland for breakfast wx permitting. Come out and meet the gang. We'll be out there until around 11:30 even if we don't fly. Jack

@leazer44 Год назад

Very nice video! Want to get there one day. Did you get your flight training at Apopka Airport? Thinking about getting my license current.

@FloridaFlying Год назад

Thank you! I did my training originally in Ocala about 10 years ago. Apopka has great flight schools, go for it!

@PDZ1122 11 месяцев назад

If you can't land a typical airplane on 2300ft, you shouldn't have a license.

@robertdillard5738 Год назад

I flew my bonanza in 1:54 and it is not difficult at all .

@FloridaFlying Год назад

The Bonanza is a fantastic plane. Probably the best all around general aviation airplane

@ianlitchfield9273 Год назад

If you think thats a short runway you need to fly arround Europe & the UK 🇬🇧

@AhmadHassan-nm4xu Год назад

💯

@Allan_aka_RocKITEman Год назад

@FloridaFlying >>> 👍👍

@Naamenrugnummerbekend Год назад

Oke, je kan vliegen of niet de meeste kunnen dat niet blijkbaar.

@mavicminipilot Год назад

Bro y is it always rv pilots doing teardrops?

@FloridaFlying Год назад

It’s the new recommended pattern entry method

@georgeblackwell1881 Месяц назад

The deadly teardrop that has you turning head-on into traffic that may be high and wide!

@FloridaFlying Месяц назад

@georgeblackwell1881 yeah I don’t do this anymore. Felt wrong from the beginning

@georgeblackwell1881 Месяц назад

Glad to hear it. Thanks for the great videos.

@Mobev1 Месяц назад

Increase sad really quickly by pushing nose down? What acronym did he say?

@christophergagliano2051 Год назад

Hey dude unless the regulations have changed aren't you supposed to identify yourself as a experimental and not RV come on man I could be wrong but I don't think so God bless Nice looking airplane

@JWH-01 Год назад

I don't know the text book answer, I will say that RV is more useful than experimental. It give me a hint as to how fast it is.

@christophergagliano2051 Год назад

@@JWH-01 Hi John I think the regulations are more for ATC to know what's in the pattern also if you look at the air where this limitations issued at the time of air with us approval it might also state that the aircraft must be identified as experimental I know that's true for experimental aircraft operating under the various categories : research and development show compliance and light sport experimental again that was The regulations when I was acting as a DAR

@FloridaFlying Год назад

I am not sure honestly. I have heard many pilots using “RV” in their calls. It rolls off the tongue better, but I will look into that. Thank you!

@christophergagliano2051 Год назад

@@FloridaFlying Yes many pilots do the wrong thing and repeat other people's mistakes please don't be one of those. Now the reason ATC would like to know the status identification of your aircraft is the accident rate for experimental aircraft is almost three times that of general aviation aircraft it's very simple ATC wants to know who to keep an eye on God bless

@JWH-01 Год назад

@@christophergagliano2051 I fly mostly into airports without control towers. When I hear "RV" I know that it is probably faster than my Cessna. Someone saying "experimental" tells me nothing. It could be an experimental jet or a homebuilt Piper Cub equivalent. I appreciate your post because that is a regulation we should know. I have homework to do!