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Come fly with us today !

 

Welcome to camp on site with tent or RV’s

Stay in nearby hotel/motels

(Nearby dump station for RV septic tanks)

Demo Flights, Flight Tours,

Trips to the beach, Trips to Local Art studios and gift shops

Fishing pond on site

Deep Sea trips available with reservations nearby

On premise; movies, cookouts, computer flight simulator,

PPG hang simulator and evening campfire

Many local restaurants and great watering holes nearby (think small Key West)

Lots of non-flying activities nearby and on site!

Directly on the Calusa Blueway, Bob's Island Adventures is the perfect spot to rent and launch your kayaks. You'll discover why Pine Island Sound has been label as one of the best kayaking, canoeing destinations in Florida.

Kayak Trips

Directly on the Colusa Blueway, Bob's Island Adventures is the perfect spot to rent and launch your kayaks. You'll discover why Pine Island Sound has been label as one of the best kayaking, canoeing destinations in Florida.

 

 Go Fishing with Bob!

Fishing Charters

Cay Costa trips

Banana Boat Rides 

Banana Boat Ride 

USPPA

Katie 

Good Times... 

Trouble..... 

Kevin 

Kevin 

 

Lets go flying! 

How does this work? 

Sun N Fun 

Paul Touch and Go

Paul 

 

P, Blaise, Aubin 

Ft Myers Beach flight 

Eric flying 

Fun at beach 

Ft. Myers 

James, Dominic, Mike

James, Dominic, Mike - OhioPPG.com

 

Cayo Cost crossing  

N. Cap -> Cayo 

 

Ty & daughter 

 

Sam I am 

 

PIA landing 

Kyle 

Relax man... 

Kyle getting ready to launch 

Kyle 

Victoria w/ Bullet trike 

Victoria 

 

Christmas Fly-In

Pine Island Airport Florida

27 Dec 2011 ~ 1 Jan  2012

 

On-site camp

Group campfire every night

Fireworks

Visitors Free $30 All Pilots that fly at Pine Island Airport

Competition events will be held  (Spot landing, Navigation, Foot drag, and others)

Cross Country and Altitude flights

Lots of non-flying activities nearby and on site!

 

Charges for the week established by the Pine Island Airport:

$20 Tent or trailer camping (dry - no electric or water hookups)
$100 RV and large trailers (will be parked on concrete -  w/ power & water)
$200 Vendors - w/ electric & water - parked on concrete pad

During the Fly-in we will have scheduled a CFI (PPC) and a DPE (Weight Shift Trike, PPC)
available for Instruction, Log Book endorsements, Check rides with N Numbered PPC's and Weight Shift Trikes

Note: FRS/GMRS,  & Air-band radios will be in use, please bring yours if you plan to fly.

Bobs Island Adventures
  
For $20 round trip Bob's Island Adventures will bring you and your paramotor to Cayo Costa Island for a day of flying a white sand beach.  Of course this beach is only 4 miles away from Pine Island Airport - a short flight if the wind is right. Call Bob at (239) 877-7BOB for more information and let him know you may use his services to get to or from the beach!

 

 

We want to fly AFTER you go home......

We follow a few simple rules - FAR 103 and good flying conduct!

 

Russ Miley will be on site and available to provide Sport Pilot Certificated Flight Instruction, land and sea. For more information: http://www.sportpilotaviation.com/ or call Russ @ 231-620-0083

 

Tim, the owner of Kingfisher Aerial based at Pine Island Airport, is the best sightseeing pilot in SW Florida. 3 passengers can enjoy the view in comfort without excitement of jumping out of the plane like our skydiving friends. The Maule is the perfect aircraft for your sightseeing trip. See: http://www.kingfisheraerial.com/
Please call Tim and tell him you will be attending the Fly-In @ (239) 823 6225

 

FootFlyer article about 2007 & 2008 events:

http://www.footflyer.com/log/2007/12-29-PineIsland/index.html

http://www.footflyer.com/log/2008/01-01-PineIsland/index.html

Ultra Flight Magazine Interview 2009:

http://www.ultraflightradio.com/impodcast/2009/03/17/ufr090317f.mp3

Powered Paragliding New Brunswick  review 2007 

This is the link to the Greater Pine Island Chamber of Commerce web site: www.pineislandchamber.org/

This shows the different lodges and Bed and Breakfast’s

http://www.pineislandchamber.org/touristlinks.html

Just a few suggestions of many good places

Tarpon Lodge 

Bokeelia Tarpon Inn

Sun and Moon Inn

Bridge Water Inn Motel  - Lower price!

Knoll's Court Motel - Special Planet Deals!

 

   
7:00 Safety Briefing
7:30 Morning free fly or group flight (See destinations)
9:30 Breakfast trip to a local restaurant
4:00 Safety Briefing
4:30 Evening free fly or group flight (See destinations)
Sunset Evening dinnertime / campfire
   

Shopping & Art gallery trips


PPGs, Trikes, Ultralights, and Fixed Wing

As long as you can land on 2700’ grass strip!

Flight Destinations

Click destination for more information

Sanibel Island

Flight video

N26. 26.694' W 82. 1.516'
Cabbage Key Flight video N26. 39.337' W82.13.293'
Useppa Island Photo N26. 39.813' W82.12.640'
Cayo Costa

Ranger Info Flight video

N26. 41.153' W82.14.723'
Pine Island

Flight video

N26.39.452' W82. 7.105'
Burnt Store Marina

Flight video

N26. 45.637' W82. 3.985'
Sanibel Causeway

Flight video

N26. 28.908' W 82. 1.212'
Ft Myers Beach

Flight video

N26. 27.008' W 81. 57.015'

Tandem

If you desire you may fly to the surrounding islands. If you do fly over the water you incur additional risk. Please be advised!

This area is paradise - many non-flying things to do in the area - lots of hotels and places to eat!

Pine Island Airport
a view from the south east at about 1,500 ft in 2003.  Since then Wayne has eliminated the orange grove to the south of the hangars and Hurricane Charlie eliminated the hangars.

The airport doesn't look like much from the air

PIA
This picture is from 1 mile out and 2,000 ft. You can see water on both sides of the island.

It is 18.85 acres of Agricultural Island in the Lee Islands which run up the Gulf Coast from Bonita Bay, Estero (Ft Myers Beach), Sanibel, Captiva, North Captiva, to Cayo Costa, Gasparilla and many inner islands to include Pine Island, Useppa and Cabbage Key where it is said Jimmy Buffet wrote "Cheese Burger in Paradise"

 

Matlacha
Sanibel
Matlacha the gateway to the Island
Sanibel everyone's paradise
Picnic Island - Small LZ (don't ask how I know.....)
Picnic Island a Boaters hangout
Cabbage Key - Cheese Burger in Paradise