Last week, Jill saw something on a bulletin-board at restaurant here in Wauchula announcing a “Fly-in” breakfast today. The “Fly-in” breakfast is an old aviation tradition – it’s nothing more than an excuse for airplane owners to fly somewhere Sunday morning, have breakfast with friends, trade airplane stories, and then fly home. Jill thought it might be a good excuse to get Glenn up early on a Sunday morning and take her out to breakfast. So by 8:30 we were in the car for the 15 mile drive to the Avon Park Airport.
It was sponsored by the local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association and the local Civil Air Patrol squadron.
Among the more interesting planes:
Flight Design CTSW, a German-built light-sport aircraft. This one was built in 2007 and has a U.S. Marines emblem on its tail – it’s owned and flown by a former Marine fighter pilot from the Vietnam War era.
ERCO Ercoupe 415-D. Built in 1946 in College Park, Maryland. Glenn’s father worked for ERCO in College Park in the early 1950’s.
The star of the show: a brand new Paradise P-1. The parts are made in Brazil, and shipped to the USA. Then, it is assembled in Sebring, Florida. It is certified by the FAA as a USA-made light-sport aircraft. This one is a company-owned demonstrator.
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