Quick flight today ... I have often thought about making this flight ... St Augustine Airport north along the coast to Mayport ... Turn west to Craig Air Field ... Follow the St John's River through the Downtown Jacksonville Area ... Continue along the St John's to the south past NAS Jacksonville all the way to Green Cove Springs ... Turn to the east back to St Augustine ... Ran this route in Reverse today ...
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| St John River Route |
The St John's River has many scenic areas in North East Florida ... First stop ... Shands Bridge and the Reynolds Airfield in the background ... Pictures are only so so today ... Noticed at the end of my flight that camera was on the incorrect setting ...
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| Shands Bridge |
Traveling north along the St John's River there are many boat marinas ... This one is located between Mandarin and Jullington Creek ... It's funny ... A small airplane like the on I fly is about the size of a sail boat ... They look like small dots down there today ... Makes me think that when they look up they can barely see me ...
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| Bridge on San Jose Blvd St John's River Entrance to Durban Creek |
Continuing north and you quickly pick out the Buckman Bridge ... Great to be at 3,500 Ft ... At rush hour I-295 backs up well past the center of this bridge ... Not a factor today ...
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| Buckman Bridge Crossing the St Johns River |
Next stop on our way up the St John's is Naval Air Station Jacksonville ... Home of the P3 Orion ... I see P3's flying around Jacksonville all the time ... Mostly an anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft ... None in the air today ... Every so often the Jacksonville Air Show is held at NAS Jacksonville ... Different view of the Air Station today ... I have a friend that we call "New Matt" ... Long Story ... "New Matt" works in the tower at NAS Jacksonville ... Wonder if "New Matt" has me on radar today ...
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| NAS Jacksonville |
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| Jacksonville Florida |
Just past the downtown area is EverBank Field ... Home of the Jacksonville Jaguars ... Thinking I should drop them a note and let them know that if they ever need a fly-over on game day and the local F-15 or F-18's are not available ... Then I would be glad to provide a low pass over the stadium in the C152 ...
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| Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Field |
The Hart Bridge ... Runners of the Gate River Run are very familiar with this one ... Runners travel over this 150 ft tall Bridge durning the race ... Best part os that the race ends shortly after crossing the bridge ... As a matter of fact the last mile and a half are downhill from the midpoint of the bridge ... No sweat crossing over the bridge today ...
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| Hart Bridge |
Traveling back to the south along the Inter Coastal Water Way ... Nice looking boat cruising north ... My favorite restaurant, Lu Lu's is right in this area of the Inter Coastal ... Have to try to catch a better photo next time ...
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| Inter Coastal Water Way |
Fun Flight Today ... Landed on Runway 24 ... Rare that the wind sets up for a landing on this runway ... Till Next Time ... bobt
