点评:Wow, what a great flight adventure and experience with Suncoast Biplanes. We flew out of the PGN airport on their Waco YMF-5 Biplane named “Gracie”. Our excellent adventure started in their office with Joy providing a brief history of the company and some safety information (no smoking, no wing-walking). Joy was so pleasant to work with and assisted us with rescheduling our initial flight plans (due to sickness).
Prior to boarding the plane, we had a few photos taken and then Gareth (Joy’s husband) gave us some info about the construction of the biplane and additional history. Gareth assisted us with how to step into the front cockpit, once seated we donned our headsets with microphones and fastened our shoulder belts. The passenger cockpit was comfortable for two, the pilot was seated directly behind us. Our experience pilot “John” made us comfortable and provided us with a narrated tour during our beach tour (45 min) flight. We had a morning flight with bright sunshine and blue skies for our tour of the SWF coastline. The open cockpit provides a great view and is truly a unique flying experience. We flew out over Charlotte Harbor to the barrier islands and then down to the coastline past Boca Grande, Cayo Costa, Cabbage Key and private Useppa Island. The white sand beaches and blue ocean water were mostly empty on this day. On the return, we circled directly over our home in Burnt Store Marina. Before we knew it, John was making a smooth touch down on the main runway at the PGD airport and taxied us back to the starting point. If you have the opportunity, take a Biplane flight and enjoy the adventure.
翻译:哇,乘坐Suncoast Biplanes的飞机真是一次精彩绝伦的飞行冒险体验!我们从PGN机场乘坐他们名为“Gracie”的Waco YMF-5双翼飞机起飞。我们的精彩旅程从办公室开始,Joy向我们简要介绍了公司的历史和一些安全须知(禁止吸烟,禁止翼上行走)。Joy非常友善,还帮我们重新安排了原定的飞行计划(因为我们生病了)。
登机前,我们拍了几张照片,然后Gareth(Joy的丈夫)向我们讲解了双翼飞机的构造和历史。Gareth指导我们如何进入前座驾驶舱,坐好后,我们戴上带麦克风的耳机,系好安全带。乘客座舱舒适宽敞,可容纳两人,飞行员就坐在我们正后方。经验丰富的飞行员John让我们感到很放松,并在我们45分钟的海滩观光飞行中为我们进行了讲解。我们乘坐双翼飞机,在阳光灿烂、碧空如洗的清晨,开始了西南佛罗里达海岸线的观光之旅。开放式的驾驶舱视野极佳,飞行体验也独一无二。我们飞越夏洛特港,抵达沿岸的屏障岛屿,然后沿着海岸线一路南下,途经博卡格兰德、卡约科斯塔、卷心菜礁和私人岛屿尤塞帕岛。那天,洁白的沙滩和蔚蓝的海水几乎空无一人。返程途中,我们绕着位于伯恩特斯托尔码头的家盘旋了一圈。还没反应过来,约翰就已经平稳地将飞机降落在PGD机场的主跑道上,然后滑行带我们返回出发点。如果你有机会,一定要体验一下双翼飞机飞行,享受这段奇妙的旅程。