domingo, 9 de septiembre de 2012

Flying Airplanes in SC

By Bob Young


South Carolina is really a good destination to rent an aircraft and go soaring. If you're hailing from SC or simply just visiting, licensed pilot or aspiring pilot, South Carolina offers you some great flying journeys. The region comes with a range, from foothills to shores all inside of a few hours of each other as the Cessna flies.

There are few places within the land that allow you a great great diversity of spots in such close proximity. If someone flies through in the mid-state region, you can be at any place in approximately 90 minutes even with a sluggish aircraft.

If you're making plans for turning into an aviator, the region is known for a quantity of flying training centers. Most are normally found in the big towns, but a few are scattered throughout the smaller sized cities. There are even genuine Cessna and Cirrus flight training centers within the state. If you're currently a pilot, lots of the flight schools will rent aircraft on an hourly basis to certified aviators. There also are lots of other places which have aircraft for rental. To get a full listing of flight schools and rental aeroplanes, visit our links below for a complete directory of planes in your town.

Once you get a plane, an awesome destination to go would be the seaside. Get out on the ocean and come in very low so its possible to take a look at every thing. Not only do you have each of the resort hotels and points of interest around the ocean, but plenty of not inhabited places and vacant ocean islands which have been inaccessible by car. There are likewise a lot of airfields following the coastline, many of which have crew cars on a first come basis. This will make a great little day trip which might easily be prolonged to a weekend getaway.

Significant towns and cities like Charleston also are lying around the coast and are usually gorgeous from the air even if they're built to be observed from the sea. Flying along the harbor gives you dazzling views of the battery and Fort Sumter as well as the small islands. Don't get any outrageous ideas about attempting to land on the old aircraft carrier!

On the other side of the state there are actually some spectacular mountain flying in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Greenville Downtown and Spartanburg Downtown are two larger airfields a a short distance from amazing mountain aviation. Once you're in the mountains there are some great airfields to land at. If you are able to fit, there's a tiny little airstrip up in Brevard, NC, or else there's always Asheville's primary airport just down the road. This whole area is packed with sights, many of which cost nothing such as hiking and a multitude of waterfalls.

South Carolina also has its share of great restaurants at or near airports. Spartanburg Downtown is just a short while from the famous Beacon Drive-In that's been featured with the Food Network among others. Charleston also offers numerous great restaurants that have also drawn nationwide mass media interest. One of these, Fuel, was built in an oldtime service station and even managed to serve its way up into a showcased place on Diners Drive-Ins and Dives, also on the Food Network.

As you have seen, South Carolina is a wonderful area to fly. The state's small size implies that you can make anyplace a nice little pleasure trip or maybe even a weekend escape. If you're asking yourself whether flying is actually for you, call one of the flight schools and just take an introduction lesson. It may be the best thing you ever do for yourself.




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