
Your first fly-out: from the home ramp to lunch and back
A student and low-time pilot’s guide to the whole outing: choosing a stop with your instructor, finding parking, walking to lunch, getting back through the gate and flying home.
Choose your next flight by what happens after landing. Plan your first fly-out, read a pilot’s trip report, or compare island arrivals and places to camp.

A student and low-time pilot’s guide to the whole outing: choosing a stop with your instructor, finding parking, walking to lunch, getting back through the gate and flying home.

Plan a general aviation visit to Mackinac Island Airport (KMCD), from transient parking to the horse taxi, downtown and the return trip.

A U.S. private pilot’s planning guide to the Bahamas: entry airports, aircraft documents, eAPIS, overwater equipment, Customs and the U.S. return.

Compare airport breakfast stops by direct distance from Brookeridge, breakfast service and access from transient parking.

Sean Cummings’ photo from a flight to Bessie’s Diner, with researched arrival details for pilots planning breakfast at KJVL.

Compare Midwest airfields that allow camping with your airplane, including permission, seasons, facilities and event-only options.