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WELCOME Dear value Pilot,

Thank you for choosing Global Flight Training Solutions here in sunny State for your flight training and rental (Flight Time Building) needs.

It is the nature of people to enhance their abilities and seek out new experiences. To take advantage of the extended horizons that flying can offer, you will need to acquire new knowledge and expertise, which our instructing will provide.

We strive for excellence in providing you with quality flight instruction and service. qwertyuiopasdfghjkl;Zxcvb✍ This welcome package is intended to serve as a guide. nm,12345678 QWERTYUIOPASDFGHJKLZXCVBN✍ M<>œ∑´®†¥¨ OUR GOAL IS:

l To facilitate the bureaucratic process for you as much as possible;

l To enable you to prepare yourself in advance to fly in the state of Florida;

l To let you know what awaits you on your arrival and,

l To aquaint you with the area so you can make the most of your stay.

Should any questions arise during your application process or your stay with us, please do not hesitate to approach one of our friendly Global Flight Training Solutions team members.

We know you will enjoy flying with us. Happy landings,

Global Flight Training Solutions

Global Flight Training Solutions, Inc. 165 Airpark Blvd, Immokalee FL 34142 • Toll Free number 855 651 722 E-mail [email protected] Checklist for Foreign Pilots

TIMEBUILDING IN FLORIDA USING A N-REGISTERED AIRCRAFT Pilots holding a non-US Pilot certificate have to convert their foreign license to an USA-Restricted License (PPL) first.

1. You should be in possession of: l a passport that is valid for 6 months after departure of the USA l valid foreign pilot license l valid foreign medical Please make sure that the name on your license and medical matches the one in your passport (if you have a middle name, it has to show on your license and medical).

2. Application for an USA-restricted License (based on the credentials of your foreign license) l Download and print form Verification of Authenticity of Foreign License from the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) website (make sure you have the current one) https://www.faa.gov/forms/ The form you are looking for is AC 8060-71. l Fill out form • License Students apply for is FAA Private Pilot License • The Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) is S. Florida (Miramar) 2895 SW 145 Ave, Suite 120 Miramar, Florida 33027 • Make sure your FAA verification letter will be sent to you by Email l The following Forms need to be attached with the application • A legible photocopy of all pages of your Pilot Certificate • If your Certificate isn’t issued in English, you must accompany an English translation • A legible photocopy of your Medical • A legible photocopy of your International Passport - Name(s) on your passport MUST EXACTLY match your Pilot’s License, Medical Exam, and Letter of Verification l E-mail address Of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is [email protected]

3. Study upfront while waiting for the FAA Letter of Verification You can download the following manuals for free. l Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (it has a section for Aviation Weather which is helpful. https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/phak/ media/pilot_handbook.pdf l Airplane Flying Handbook https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/ airplane_handbook/ l This is the Aeronautical Chart User’s guide, with a lot of information (131 pages). Can be downloaded free from the FAA.gov page. https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/aero_guide/media/editions/cug-complete.pdf l Like to listen to live ATC radio communication click on this link https://www.liveatc.net/search/?icao=KMIA Checklist for Foreign Pilots

4. Once you receive the FAA Verification Letter (valid for 6 months from the date it was issued), book your flight and let us know your arrival date. Please fill out the Global Flight Training Solutions Customer Registration Form and send us the following copies of your documents and we start to schedule you. l Foreign Pilot License l Foreign Medical l FAA Verification Letter l Passport

5. Arrival at Global Flight Training Solutions Facility Our Team will welcome you and go through GFTS’s Terms and Conditions. You receive our GFTS Safety Policies and Procedures and meet your FAA Certified Flight Instructor. He will set you up in IACRA (Integrated Airman Certification and Rating application) and schedule the appointment with the FAA examiner who issues you the US restricted Private Pilot License.

6. All first-time customers who are getting their US-restricted Private Pilot License and committed to do Flight Time Building in US-Airspace with Global Flight Training Solutions have to attend our TBI-RPPL61 course. This course is a minimum of 15hrs course which includes Ground and Flight instruction. This course not only activates your US-restricted Private Pilot License, it will also familiarizes you with the FAA requirements, flight procedures, as well as flying in different Air-Spaces.

The TBI-RPPL61 course covers the following Topics: Ground Unit: Flight Unit: l Responsibility l Area’s of Operation (PTS) l Cautions l Preflight Preparation l Airworthiness l Preflight Procedures l Maintenance l Operations l Inspections l Take-Off landing and go-around, l Holding Pattern l Airspace l Performance maneuvers l Air Traffic Control and Procedures l Navigation l Weather l Slow Flight and Stalls l Emergency Operations l Basic Instrument Maneuvers l Post Flight Procedures l Flying in different Airspaces Global C-172 System Outline is: Airframe – Flight Controls – Landing Gear – Powerplant – Fuel System – Weight & Balance – Heat & Ventilation – Vacuum System – Lighting Systems – Safety Equipment – Performance Charts Customer Registration

Name Last First Middle Profession Passport/ID No.

Permanent Address Current Pilot Information

Address License: o PPL o IFR o CPL o ATP Class: o SE o ME City/Zip Country Country: o USA o Other: Phone Home Medical: o 1st o 2nd o 3rd Date: Cell Last BFR: Last IPC Work Remarks: E-Mail

Local Address Flight Time

Address

City/Zip Phone Home Total: SE ME Complex Other Cell E-Mail Desired Flight Training

o Time Building/Rental Desired Hours o PPL o IFR o CPL o BFR o IPC Emergency Contact Other: Availability for scheduling Name (number of events/week) Relation Address

City/Zip Country For Applicants from The Airline Pilot Club Phone Home Cell Did you pass your APC IA and have a Ready Certificate? Work Yes o No o E-Mail Certificate number:

Additional Information Time Building and Discover Florida LIST OF AIRPORTS IN FLORIDA

Commercial Service – Primary Airports

City Served FAA IATA ICAO Airport Name Role

Daytona Beach DAB DAB KDAB Daytona Beach International Airport P-N

Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood Daytona Beach DAB DAB KDAB Daytona Beach International Airport P-N Fort Lauderdale FLL FLL KFLL P-L Fort Lauderdale FLL FLL KFLL Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport P-L International Airport Fort Myers RSW RSW KRSW Southwest Florida International Airport P-M Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport / Eglin Air Force Fort Walton Beach VPS VPS KVPS P-S Fort Myers RSW RSW KRSW Southwest Florida International Airport P-M Base Gainesville GNV GNV KGNV Gainesville Regional Airport P-N Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport / Fort Walton Beach VPS VPS KVPS P-S Jacksonville JAX JAX KJAX Jacksonville International Airport P-M Key West EYW EYW KEYW Key West International Airport P-S Melbourne MLB MLB KMLB Orlando Melbourne International Airport P-N MIA MIA KMIA Miami International Airport P-L Gainesville GNV GNV KGNV Gainesville Regional Airport P-N Orlando MCO MCO KMCO Orlando International Airport P-L Panama City Beach ECP ECP KECP Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport [nb 1] P-S Pensacola PNS PNS KPNS Pensacola International Airport P-S Jacksonville JAX JAX KJAX Jacksonville International Airport P-M Punta Gorda PGD PGD KPGD Punta Gorda Airport P-S Sanford SFB SFB KSFB Orlando Sanford International Airport P-S Key West EYW EYW KEYW Key West International Airport P-S Sarasota SRQ SRQ KSRQ Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport P-S St. Augustine SGJ UST KSGJ Northeast Florida Regional Airport P-N St. Petersburg PIE PIE KPIE St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport P-S Melbourne MLB MLB KMLB Orlando Melbourne International Airport P-N Tallahassee TLH TLH KTLH Tallahassee International Airport P-N Tampa TPA TPA KTPA Tampa International Airport P-L West Palm Beach PBI PBI KPBI Palm Beach International Airport P-M Miami MIA MIA KMIA Miami International Airport P-L

Orlando MCO MCO KMCO Orlando International Airport P-L

Northwest Florida Beaches International Panama City Beach ECP ECP KECP P-S Airport]

Pensacola PNS PNS KPNS Pensacola International Airport P-S

Punta Gorda PGD PGD KPGD Punta Gorda Airport P-S

Sanford SFB SFB KSFB Orlando Sanford International Airport P-S

Sarasota–Bradenton International Sarasota SRQ SRQ KSRQ P-S Airport

St. Augustine SGJ UST KSGJ Northeast Florida Regional Airport P-N

St. Petersburg PIE PIE KPIE St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport P-S

Tallahassee TLH TLH KTLH Tallahassee International Airport P-N

Tampa TPA TPA KTPA Tampa International Airport P-L

West Palm Beach PBI PBI KPBI Palm Beach International Airport P-M Time Building and Discover Florida LIST OF AIRPORTS IN FLORIDA

Reliever Airports

City Served FAA IATA ICAO Airport Name Role

Boca Raton BCT BCT KBCT R

Clearwater CLW CLW KCLW Clearwater Air Park R

DeLand Municipal Airport DeLand DED KDED R (Sidney H. Taylor Field)

Fort Lauderdale FXE FXE KFXE Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport R

Fort Myers FMY FMY KFMY R

Hollywood HWO KHWO R

Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport Jacksonville CRG CRG KCRG R (was Craig Municipal Airport) Herlong Recreational Airport Jacksonville HEG KHEG R (was Herlong Airport)

Lakeland LAL LAL KLAL Lakeland Linder International Airport R

Miami TMB TMB KTMB Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport R

Opa-locka Executive Airport Miami OPF OPF KOPF R (was Opa-locka Airport)

New Smyrna Beach EVB KEVB New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport R

Orlando Executive Airport Orlando ORL ORL KORL R (Executive Airport)

Kissimmee ISM ISM KISM Kissimmee Gateway Airport R

Ormond Beach OMN KOMN Ormond Beach Municipal Airport R

St. Petersburg SPG SPG KSPG R

Tampa Executive Airport (was Tampa VDF KVDF R Vandenberg Airport)

Venice VNC VNC KVNC R

North Palm Beach County General West Palm Beach F45 R Aviation Airport West Palm Beach / Palm Beach County Park Airport LNA LNA KLNA R Lantana (Lantana Airport) Time Building and Discover Florida LIST OF AIRPORTS IN FLORIDA

General Aviation Airports Part 1

City Served FAA IATA ICAO Airport Name Role

Apalachicola AAF AAF KAAF Apalachicola Regional Airport GA

Arcadia X06 Arcadia Municipal Airport GA

Avon Park AVO AVO KAVO Avon Park Executive Airport GA

Bartow BOW BOW KBOW GA

Belle Glade X10 Belle Glade State Municipal Airport GA

Blountstown F95 Calhoun County Airport GA

Bonifay 1J0 Tri-County Airport GA

Brooksville BKV KBKV Brooksville– Regional Airport GA

Cedar Key CDK CDK KCDK George T. Lewis Airport GA

Clewiston 2IS GA

Crestview CEW CEW KCEW Airport GA

Cross City CTY CTY KCTY GA

Crystal River CGC KCGC GA

DeFuniak Springs 54J DeFuniak Springs Airport GA

Destin DTS DSI KDTS GA

Dunnellon/Marion County Airport Dunnellon X35 GA (Marion County Airport)

Everglades City X01 GA

Fernandina Beach FHB KFHB Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport GA

Fort Pierce FPR FPR KFPR St. Lucie County International Airport GA

Grant-Valkaria X59 GA Time Building and Discover Florida LIST OF AIRPORTS IN FLORIDA

General Aviation Airports Part 2

City Served FAA IATA ICAO Airport Name Role

Hilliard 01J GA

Homestead X51 Homestead General Aviation Airport GA

Immokalee Regional Airport Immokalee IMM IMM KIMM GA (was Immokalee Airport)

Inverness INF KINF Inverness Airport GA

Jacksonville VQQ NZC KVQQ (was Cecil Field) GA

Keystone Heights Airport Keystone Heights 42J GA (Keystone Airpark)

LaBelle X14 LaBelle Municipal Airport GA

Lake City Gateway Airport Lake City LCQ LCQ KLCQ GA (was Lake City Municipal)

Lake Wales X07 Lake Wales Municipal Airport GA

Leesburg LEE LEE KLEE Leesburg International Airport GA

Live Oak 24J GA

Marathon MTH MTH KMTH Florida Keys Marathon Airport GA

Marco Island MKY MRK KMKY GA

Marianna MAI KMAI Marianna Municipal Airport GA

Merritt Island COI COI KCOI GA

Dade-Collier Training and Transition Miami TNT TNT KTNT GA Airport Miami X44 MPB GA (was Int’l SPB)

Milton 2R4 GA

Naples APF APF KAPF Naples Municipal Airport GA

Ocala International Airport Ocala OCF OCF KOCF GA (Jim Taylor Field) Time Building and Discover Florida LIST OF AIRPORTS IN FLORIDA

Okeechobee OBE OBE KOBE Okeechobee County Airport GA Pahokee PHK PHK KPHK Palm Beach County Glades Airport GA General Aviation Airports Part 3 Palatka 28J Palatka Municipal Airport (Lt. Kay Larkin Field) GA Palm Coast FIN KFIN GA Perry 40J FPY Perry-Foley Airport GA City Served FAA IATA ICAO Airport Name Role Plant City PCM KPCM GA Pompano Beach PMP PPM KPMP GA Quincy 2J9 Quincy Municipal Airport GA Okeechobee OBE OBE KOBE Okeechobee County Airport GA Sebastian X26 Sebastian Municipal Airport GA Sebring SEF SEF KSEF GA Pahokee PHK PHK KPHK Palm Beach County Glades Airport GA Stuart SUA SUA KSUA GA Titusville X21 GA Palatka Municipal Airport Titusville TIX TIX KTIX Space Coast Regional Airport GA Palatka 28J GA Umatilla X23 Umatilla Municipal Airport GA (Lt. Kay Larkin Field) Vero Beach VRB VRB KVRB Vero Beach Regional Airport GA Wauchula CHN KCHN Wauchula Municipal Airport GA Palm Coast FIN KFIN Flagler County Airport GA Williston X60 Williston Municipal Airport GA Winter Haven GIF GIF KGIF Winter Haven’s Gilbert Airport GA Zephyrhills ZPH ZPH KZPH Zephyrhills Municipal Airport GA Perry 40J FPY Perry-Foley Airport GA

Plant City PCM KPCM Plant City Airport GA

Pompano Beach PMP PPM KPMP Pompano Beach Airpark GA

Quincy 2J9 Quincy Municipal Airport GA

Sebastian X26 Sebastian Municipal Airport GA

Sebring SEF SEF KSEF Sebring Regional Airport GA

Stuart SUA SUA KSUA Witham Field GA

Titusville X21 Arthur Dunn Airpark GA

Titusville TIX TIX KTIX Space Coast Regional Airport GA

Umatilla X23 Umatilla Municipal Airport GA

Vero Beach VRB VRB KVRB Vero Beach Regional Airport GA

Wauchula CHN KCHN Wauchula Municipal Airport GA

Williston X60 Williston Municipal Airport GA

Winter Haven GIF GIF KGIF Winter Haven’s Gilbert Airport GA

Zephyrhills ZPH ZPH KZPH Zephyrhills Municipal Airport GA Time Building and Discover Florida LIST OF AIRPORTS IN FLORIDA

Phone and Frequency Information

Facilities Phone Number Frequency

Flight Service Station at: (800) 992-7433

Immokalee FBO (239) 657-9003 122.9

Naples Tower (239) 643-4929 128.5

Naples FBO (239) 643-0404 121.6

Marco Island FBO (239) 394-0010

Fort Myers (RSW) FBO (239) 225-6100 122.95

Fort Myers (FMY) FBO (239) 936-1443 121.7

St. Pete FSS (800) 992-7433

Miami FSS (800) 992-7433 122.65 & 122.2 North Florida

Alabama

Hilliard Airpark Tri-County Defuniak Georgia Springs Bob Sikes Marianna Peter Muni Prince Quincy Fernandina Eglin AFB Destin-Ft Muni Jacksonville Intl Beach Muni Pensacola Walton Beach Regl Tallahassee Regl Suwannee Co Craig Muni Herlong Panama City- Cecil Lake City Muni Bay Co Intl Perry Foley

St. Augustine Apalachicola Muni Keystone Airpark Cross City Kay Larkin Gainesville Regl

Flagler Co Williston Muni Ocala Regl/ Ormond Beach Muni Jim Taylor Deland Daytona Beach Intl George T Lewis Muni-Taylor Dunnellon/ New Smyrna Marion Co Beach Muni Umatilla Muni Crystal River Leesburg Rec Inverness Arthur Dunn Orlando Sanford Airpark Executive Gulf of Mexico Hernando Co Space Coast Regl Orlando Intl Merritt Kissimmee Muni Island Melbourne Intl

Valkaria NPIAS Airports Primary Sebastian Muni Commercial Service See Tampa Vero Beach Muni Reliever General Aviation St. Lucie Co Intl Sebring Airport & Industrial Park

Witham Arcadia Muni Okeechobee Co

Venice Muni

Vero Beach Muni Avon Park Muni Sebring Airport Wauchula Muni St Lucie Co Intl Sarasota & Industrial Park Bradenton Intl

Arcadia Muni Okeechobee Co Witham Venice Muni

North Palm Beach Co GA Charlotte Co

Airglades Belle Glade Muni

Page Palm Beach Southwest Co Park Florida Intl Immokalee

Naples Muni See Miami Marco Island

Everglades

NPIAS Airports Primary Commercial Service Reliever General Aviation

Florida Keys Marathon

Key West International Alabama

Hilliard Airpark Tri-County Defuniak Georgia Springs Bob Sikes Marianna Peter Muni Prince Quincy Fernandina Eglin AFB Destin-Ft Muni Jacksonville Intl Beach Muni Pensacola Walton Beach Regl Tallahassee Regl Suwannee Co Craig Muni Herlong Panama City- Cecil Lake City Muni Bay Co Intl Perry Foley

St. Augustine Apalachicola Muni Keystone Airpark Cross City Kay Larkin Gainesville Regl

Flagler Co Williston Muni Ocala Regl/ Ormond Beach Muni Jim Taylor Deland Daytona Beach Intl George T Lewis Muni-Taylor Dunnellon/ New Smyrna Marion Co Beach Muni Umatilla Muni Crystal River Leesburg Rec Inverness Arthur Dunn Orlando Sanford Airpark Executive Gulf of Mexico Hernando Co Space Coast Regl Orlando Intl Merritt Kissimmee Muni Island Melbourne Intl

Valkaria NPIAS Airports Primary Sebastian Muni Commercial Service See Tampa Vero Beach Muni Reliever General Aviation St. Lucie Co Intl Sebring Airport Time Building and Discover& Industrial Florida Park LIST OF AIRPORTS IN FLORIDA Witham Arcadia Muni Okeechobee Co

Venice Muni South Florida

Vero Beach Muni Avon Park Muni Sebring Airport Wauchula Muni St Lucie Co Intl Sarasota & Industrial Park Bradenton Intl

Arcadia Muni Okeechobee Co Witham Venice Muni

North Palm Beach Co GA Charlotte Co

Airglades Belle Glade Muni

Page Palm Beach Southwest Co Park Florida Intl Immokalee

Naples Muni See Miami Marco Island

Everglades

NPIAS Airports Primary Commercial Service Reliever General Aviation

Florida Keys Marathon

Key West International Time Building and Discover Florida FLORIDA CITY GUIDE

ST. AUGUSTINE is a city on the northeast coast of Florida. It lays claim to being the oldest city in the U.S. and is known for its Spanish colonial architecture as well as beaches.

STUART is a city on Florida’s Atlantic Coast. The House of Refuge at Gilbert’s Bar is a restored home once used as a haven for shipwrecked sailors in the 1900s. Stuart Heritage Museum has local history displays, including furniture from early pioneer homes.

VERO BEACH is a small Florida city, with Atlantic- facing beaches on a barrier island across the Indian River Lagoon. South Beach Park offers wide sands and volleyball courts. Downtown’s South Beach Park chronicles the local citrus industry. On the outskirts, McKee Botanical Garden has tropical plants and water lily–filled streams. To the north, Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge shelters brown pelicans.

SEBRING is a city in Highlands County, Florida, , nicknamed “The City on the Circle”, in reference to Circle Drive, the center of the Sebring Downtown Historic District.

Boca Raton is a city on Florida’s southeastern coast, known for its parks and beaches. Large, oceanfront Red Reef Park is home to the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center with trails, a butterfly garden, and a sea turtle sanctuary. Downtown, has modern and contemporary American and European collections, and a sculpture garden. Nearby Amphithe- ater hosts concerts and events. Time Building and Discover Florida FLORIDA CITY GUIDE

FORT PIERCE is a city on the east coast of Florida. The oceanfront National Navy SEAL Museum displays weapons, vehicles, and other naval artifacts. Nearby, Fort Pierce Inlet State Park has a long beach, where swimming and surfing are popular.

POMPANO BEACH is a Florida city just north of Fort Lauderdale. It’s known for its beaches, marinas and offshore coral reef, plus numerous wrecks andother dive sites. The long Pompano Beach Pier stretches into the Atlantic Ocean. North, along the shore, the 1900s Hillsboro Lighthouse guards the Hillsboro Inlet, an entrance to the Intracoastal Waterway. Pompano Community Park has tennis courts and an amphitheater.

GAINESVILLE is a city in northern Florida. It’s known for the University of Florida. Set on the sprawling campus, the Florida Museum of Natural History houses fossils, and ethnographic exhibits. It includes the Butterfly Rainforest, home to hundreds of free-flying butterflies and birds. Harn Museum of Art, the Matheson History Museum.

LAKE CITY is the county seat of Columbia County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city’s population was 12,046. It is the principal city of the Lake City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is composed of Columbia County, and had a 2010 population of 67,531.

OCALA is a city in central Florida. East of downtown, Fort King National Historic Park was an important Second Seminole War site. The waters of Silver Springs State Park are dotted with kayaks and glass-bottom boats. The park is also the gateway to the woods and lakes of the vast Ocala National Forest to the east. Time Building and Discover Florida FLORIDA CITY GUIDE

DELAND is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Volusia County. The city sits approximately 34 miles north of the central business district of Orlando, and approximately 23 miles west of the central business district of Daytona Beach.

WINTER HAVEN is a city in central Florida, known for its canal-linked Chain of Lakes. Several lakes have waterside parks and eateries, as well as boat ramps and water-sports rentals. On Lake Eloise, Legoland Florida Resort includes Cypress Gardens, a 1930s botanical garden, and Le- go-brick attractions, rides, and a water park. West of the city, Circle B Bar Reserve has forest trails and alligator- inhabited wetlands.

ST. PETERSBURG is a city on Florida’s gulf coast, part of the . It’s known for its pleasant weather. Its waterfront parks host the Dalí Museum (1 Dali Blvd, St. Petersburg, FL 33701)

TAMPA is a city on Tampa Bay, along Florida’s Gulf Coast. A major business center, it’s also known for its museums and other cultural offerings. Busch Gardens is an African- themed amusement park with thrill rides and animal- viewing areas. The historic Ybor City neighborhood, developed by Cuban and Spanish cigar-factory workers at the turn of the 20th century, is a dining and nightlife destination.

SARASOTA is a city south of Tampa on Florida’s Gulf Coast that was once the winter home of the Ringling Brothers Circus. Today, it hosts several cultural institutes, notably the Ringling Museum of Art, which showcases old masters and modern art. It’s also the gateway to miles of beaches with fine sand and shallow waters, such as Lido Beach and Siesta Key Beach. Time Building and Discover Florida PLACES OF INTEREST TO EXPLORE

PUNTA GORDA is a city in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census the city had a population of 16,641. It is the county seat of Charlotte County and the only incorporated municipality in the county.

VENICE is a city on Florida’s Gulf Coast. It is known for Venice Beach, with its offshore coral reef, and Caspersen Beach, where shark teeth are often found. Fins at Sharky’s 1600 Harbor Dr S, Venice, FL 34285, is a great place for a break.

DESTIN is a city in northwest Florida, in the area known as the Panhandle. It’s known for its Gulf of Mexico beaches and many golf courses, as well as the Destin Harbor Boardwalk. Nature trails pass through the dunes of Henderson Beach State Park in the south, where the coastline is dotted with pine and oak trees sheltering wildlife. To the west are the tall slides, waterfalls, and pools of Big Kahuna’s water park.

TALLAHASSEE is the state capital of Florida. The Capitol Complex includes the restored Historic Capitol, now a museum with displays on political history. The 1970s Capi- tol tower offers city views from its 22nd-floor observation deck. Nearby, exhibits at the Museum of Florida History cover European colonization, the Civil War and WWII. The city’s antebellum mansions include the 1843 Knott House Museum.

MARATHON is a city in the Florida Keys. It is set on 13 islands, known for their beaches and barrier reef. Loggerhead turtles’ nest at Coco Plum Beach and Sombrero Beach. Curry Hammock State Park has a sandy shoreline and mangrove creek. The Dolphin Research Center offers interactive demos in a shallow lagoon. Near the City Marina, Crane Point features a tropical forest, bird-rescue center, and natural history museum Time Building and Discover Florida PLACES OF INTEREST TO EXPLORE

Local restaurants in Immokalee

Mi Casa Roma In Lima Lozano’s Mexican Restaurant Pizza & Cuisine Restaurant 275 New Market Rd E, 1025 W Main St, 405 New Market Rd E, Immokalee, FL 34142 Immokalee, FL 34142 Immokalee, FL 34142

Further afield fun spots

Landing Strip Cafe Sharky’s on the Pier 2800 NW 20th Trail, Okeechobee, 1600 Harbor Drive South FL, 34972 • Phone: (863) 467.6828 Venice, FL 34285 • Phone: (941) 488.1456 www.facebook.com/landingstripcafe www.sharkysonthepier.com Time Building and Discover Florida PLACES OF INTEREST TO EXPLORE

AREA AIRPORTS

Titusville-Cocoa Airport Daytona Beach International 55 Golden Knights Blvd. Titusville, FL 32780 1700 Catalina Drive, Ste 300, Daytona Beach, Phone: (321) 267.8780 FL 32114 • Phone: (386) 248.8030 www.ticoairportauthority.com www.flydaytonafirst.com

Marathon Intl. Airport Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base 9400 Overseas Hwy. Suite 200 2704 US HWY 92, Winter Haven, Marathon, FL 33050 • Phone: (305) 289.6060 Florida 33881 • Phone: (863) 956.2243 www.monroecounty-fl.gov/109/ www.brownsseaplane.com Florida-Keys-Marathon-International-Airp Time Building and Discover Florida PLACES OF INTEREST TO EXPLORE

AREA AIRPORTS

Sebring Regional Airport Vero Beach Regional Airport 128 Authority Lane, Sebring, FL 33870, 3400 Cherokee Drive, Vero Beach, FL 32960, Phone: (869) 655.6444 Phone: (772) 978.4930 https://sebring-airport.com www.covb.org/416/Airport

Sarasota Bradenton Intl. Palm Beach International 6000 Airport Circle, Sarasota, Fl. 34243 1000 James L Turnage Blvd, West Palm Phone: (941) 359.2770 Beach, FL 33415 • Phone: (1561) 4717.400 https://srq-airport.com http://www.pbia.org Time Building and Discover Florida PLACES OF INTEREST TO EXPLORE

AREA AIRPORTS

Gainsville Regional Airport Winter Haven Regional Airport 3880 NE 39th Ave #A, Gainesville, FL 32609 2073 U.S. Highway 92 West Winter Haven, (352) 373.0249 FL 33881 • Phone: (863) 298.4551 https://www.flygainesville.com https://www.mywinterhaven.com/airport

Ocala International Airport Tampa International Airport 1770 SW 60th Avenue, Suite 600, Ocala, 4160 George J. Bean Parkway, Suite 2400 Florida 34474 • Phone: (352) 629.8217 Tampa, FL 33607 • Phone: (813) 870.8700 https://www.ocalafl.org https://www.tampaairport.com