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The threshold to Runway 10 at Pittstown Point on Crooked Island (below) is beachfront property. The steep dropoff to deep water is ideal for scuba diving and fishing, and the amount and variety of sea life is dazzling. Crooked Island is one of the most distant from the United States in the Bahamas chain, but it’s well within reach of most GA piston aircraft.
Fuller, along with five AOPA staff members and Greg Rolle, aviation tourism director for the Bahamas government, are on the way to the offshore islands that have been a top international destination for U.S. general aviation pilots for decades. Our first stop, Stella Maris Airport (MYLS) on Long Island in the southern portion of the archipelago, is 305 nm away. This will be Fuller’s first visit to the Bahamas via GA. Rolle is in the Caravan’s right seat, and the irrepressible former Olympic 400-meter hurdler keeps up a steady, good-natured banter that touches on the islands’ history, their character, their future, and the endless opportunities for escape and adventure they offer GA pilots and passengers. “All we have is sun, sea, and sand,” said Rolle. “Our economy depends on tourism, and we take the subject very seriously and approach it in a long-term way.” Rolle, an instrument and multiengine pilot, learned to fly so he could better serve and understand the aviation community, its specialized concerns, and
potential for increasing tourism. GA visitors are especially important to the pristine “out islands,” far beyond the capital Nassau, because few cruise ships stop at such places. “Every island and its people have their own unique character,” Rolle said. “If you don’t like one island, go to another and see if it’s better. You can go to a new island every day for two years in the Bahamas and still not visit them all.” During 15 years on the job, Rolle has helped increase the number of airports in the Bahamas where international pilots can clear customs to 23, upgraded airport facilities, and established nine U.S. “gateway” FBOs that assist GA pilots bound for the islands. The Caravan is level at 9,500 feet on an international VFR flight plan, cruising at 162 KTAS and bucking a 30-knot headwind. But just 20 minutes into the flight, we pass over Bimini, the closest island to the United States in a chain of more than 700. During the first two hours of a planned three-hour flight, the Caravan is in con-
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Contents
President’s Position
Hangar Talk
AOPA Media
AOPA Action
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Safety Pilot
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Pilot Briefing
Rally GA: Rights for Pilots?
Keep ’Em Flying: New Voices for GA
Another Day, Another Island
Wx Watch: The Whys of Wind
Avionics: Angle of Attack Indicators
Products: There Are Accessories for That
Tougher Than a Tornado Sweepstakes: Happy Birthday
Never Again
Fly-Outs
Fly by Wire
Pilots
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2012 - Tougher Than a Tornado Sweepstakes: Happy Birthday
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