cfiaime@ihnp4.UUCP (07/06/83)
If you have a chance to fly down the east coast, south of New York, do it. There are some very pretty spots along the coast, and some really nice people along the way. A friend of mine (he has a Cessna 150) and I (I was in the Funk) flew from Morristown, New Jersey, to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. After leaving Morristown, we picked up the Atlantic coast south of Atlantic City. Be careful, when crossing Delaware Bay, because Dover AFB is there and they have C-5A's there. Also, contact FSS at Millville for flight following. The bay is wide enough where you can't glide across it if you are at normal altitudes. Flying down the east side of the Chesapeake Bay is quite pretty. Camping is allowed at the Melfa, VA airport. You will have to cross the bay at Norfolk. I suggest that you follow the bridge, and call Norfolk FSS for flight following. Once you get within approach control airspace, give a call to miss Oceana NAS and other big airplane preserves. Once south of Virginia Beach, the coast is fairly unpopulated to Kitty Hawk. Kitty Hawk is worth flying into just because of the history of the place. You never realize how short the first flights were until you see 120 feet measured out in the sand. Also, in the same area is the Coast Guard Air Station at Elizibeth City. They are nice people at this joint use station. One of the checkpoints there is the BLIMP hanger complex. It is kind of wild, to say the least. I hope that you have a chance to see this part of the country from the air, expecially at low altitude. It is worth the trip. Jeff Williams ihnp4!cfiaime BTL Naperville