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1947 Cessna 195

 

While I was in Florida this summer, I stopped by Air Adventures of Clewiston.  This place was cool!  Super nice people.  I only had a few days in Florida, and when I got out to Air Adventures, most of the fun jumpers were leaving already (it was a weekday) well, they got a couple people (I think mainly staff members!) and sent the plane up!  Super cool plane too!  Anyway, they tried to get another load up for me, but some nasty Florida weather rolled in real quick.

Beautiful place though.  Wide open landing area, a great view, and cool people!  I'd like to get back there this winter, to jump sure, but I also owe them lots of beer!  It was my first jump outside Ohio, and my first jump from a single-engine plane!

Oddly enough, I was worried about finding the DZ, unfamiliar area and all.  Ha!  Bright white concrete against miles and miles of green.  You couldn't miss it if you wanted too!  I hadn't even thought about that, I'm too used to the grass runways at my home DZ.

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Anyone seen an airport around here?