Florida Trip 2017 Day 4 Thur 23/11/17 Naples/Fort Lauderdale

[davidallum]

Woke up to another glorious Florida morning and it's Thanksgiving Day (roads eerily quiet) so the plan was to visit the north side of Naples Airport as hardly anyone would be about and then drive over to Fort Lauderdale whilst the traffic was light.Knew the log wouldn't be massive but there is stuff here that you can't see from the observation deck.

Biz:

N56BA Challenger 300
N838BB 125-800XP
N525P Citation 525 Citationjet
N39QJ 125-1000A
N47SE Sabreliner 65
N443PW Citation 525B Citationjet 3
N19RF Citation 510 Mustang
N280PM Citation 550-11
N550FX Challenger 300
N541FX Challenger 300
N515UP Citation 560XLS
N778QS Challenger 350
N361SM Falcon 2000
N78FJ Falcon 2000
N492TM Beechjet 400XP
N502AB Lear Jet 60
N631CE Lear Jet 31A
N1CF Challenger 300
N718AL Citation 525A Citationjet 2
N519FX Challenger 300

GA:

N864JC Cirrus SRT
NC481C Stearman Kaydet
N442PW PA-44 Seminole 180
N302PB PC12
N800AC Rockwell Commander 500A
N421DE Cessna 421C Golden Eagle
N256W TBM 850
N9300V Mooney M20F
N787G Cessna 340A
N4686D Beech V.35 Bonanza
N321CE Cessna 421C Golden Eagle
N137TK King Air 200
N233FP Cessna 208 Caravan
N5381A Cessna 310B
N3086H PA-23 Aztec 250
N365CS King Air 300

Just the one flyover noted this morning:

C-GWVB B737 Westjet

The observation area at the threshold of runway 05 was still in place minus it's roof (Hurricane Irma saw to that) but ATC is piped in and since our last visit restrooms have been built and drinking water fountain installed so all good.

We then took a leisurely drive across "Alligator Alley" to Fort Lauderdale which was to be our base for the next 11 nights,as it was Thanksgiving Day we knew that a lot of biz would be parked up at both of the Fort Lauderdale airports so we decided to spend time at both,we started at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood at the viewing area at the park on Griffin Road which overlooks runway 10R and part of the biz area before driving round the nooks & crannies by the control tower before heading to the observation area on top of the Hibiscus parking garage,spaces at a premium here due to the holiday.

Airliners:

C6-BFR ATR Bahamasair
N662NK A321 Spirit
C-GWSQ B737 Westjet
A6-EWF B777LR Emirates
PR-AIV A330 Azul
N232NV A320 Allegiant
N304DN A321 Delta
N440LV B737 Southwest
N964NN B737 American
YV2088 CRJ700 ConViasa (stored)
YV1115 CRJ700 ConViasa (stored)
YV1111 CRJ700 ConViasa (stored)
N233NV A320 Allegiant
N8310C B737 Southwest
N37273 B737 United
N251WN B737 Southwest
N847FE Cessna 208 Caravan FedEx
N792FE Cessna 208 Caravan FedEx
N973FE Cessna 208 Caravan FedEx
N748SW B737 Southwest
N812DN B737 Delta
N288WN B737 Southwest
N955WN B737 Southwest
N998NN B737 American
N344AG Saab 340 Silver
N346AG Saab 340 Silver
N346CJ Saab 340 Glo Airlines
N8517F B737 Southwest
N923NN B737 American
N959JB A321 JetBlue
N8605E B737 Southwest
N493WN B737 Southwest
N972JT A321 JetBlue
N546UW A321 American
N430UA A320 United
N469WN B737 Southwest
N750AV A320 Avianca
N77258 B737 United
N673NK A321 Spirit
N26208 B737 United
N660NK A321 Spirit
N497WN B737 Southwest
EI-FJU B737 Norwegian (operate flights to/from the Caribbean)

Biz:

N65HU Lear Jet 60
YV2981 Westwind
N766HK Falcon 50
YV3140 Westwind
N362QS Citation 680 Sovereign
N984DV Challenger 604
C-GSQC 125-700A
C-GSAM Phenom 100
N148QS Global Express 6000
N800BT Challenger 600S
N862VP Challenger 300
N768BL Challenger 350
XA-IKE Lear Jet 45
N17TV 125-850XP
N132PH Lear Jet 31A
N808AK Lear Jet 45
N415SB Lear Jet 60
N377QS Citation 680 Sovereign
N730QS Challenger 350
N650PP Citation 650
N325QS Phenom 300
N495DD Challenger 600
N462CB Raytheon RB390 Premier 1
N841QS Citation 560 Encore
N605ML 125-750
N93HA Citation 560 Encore
N92CJ Falcon 50
N865EC Citation 680 Sovereign
N918QS Citation X
N341QS Citation 680 Sovereign
N332QS Phenom 300
N999QS Citation X
M-OEPL Falcon 7X
N454FX Gulfstream 450
N451FX Gulfstream 450
N388MM Gulfstream 3
N518FX Challenger 300
N316VA Gulfstream 550
N680BF Citation 680 Soveriegn
N456FX Gulfstream 450
N908FL Legacy 600
N407FX Legacy 550
N92AJ Gulfstream 150
N388WA Astra
N772QS Challenger 350
N112QS Global Express 5000
N115AD Lear Jet 60
N130QS Global Express 5000
M-LAAA Global Express 6000
N828KD Challenger 604
XA-GTP Lear Jet 45
N500RH Gulfstream 5
N905FJ Falcon 900
N655MC Legacy 500
N445RM Lear Jet 45
N527AH Embraer 190
N582JM Beechjet 400A
N770JT 125-800A
N304TT Challenger 600S
N819CH Astra
N531P Lear Jet 55
N850RA Falcon 50
N453FX Gulfstream 450
N680DJ Citation 680A Latitude
N851RG 125-800XP
YV471T Beechjet 400XP
N269VT Gulfstream 4SP
N15Y Gulfstream 4SP
N888WU Challenger 850
C-GQPM Lear Jet 45
N757M 125-800A
N20CR Lear Jet 55
N323JR Citation 550-11
N488AM 125-800XP
N653MX Challenger 604
VP-BVG Global Express XRS
N401VR Gulfstream 4SP
N145QS Global Express 6000

GA:

N402PA Cessna 402
N322HA Cessna 402C
N50CC PA-23 Aztec 250
N384TA Cessna 208 Caravan (Floats)
N421SX Cessna 208 Caravan (Floats)
N21955 Cessna 208 Caravan
N9931M Mooney M20F

This airport is one of my favourite airports in the world with observations areas at the threshold of runways 10L,10R and on top of the Hibiscus parking garage,we understand that the authorities are planning on building an elevated platform in the park opposite 10R to make photography even better and they will also build restrooms as well,excellent job Fort Lauderdale.

Then it was up the I-95 for the short journey to Fort Lauderdale-Executive,it was here that we had the only rain of the trip during daylight hours,but it was heavy and curtailed our visit as we waited for it to stop and lost about an hours daylight,this place doesn't have airliner traffic as such but does get smaller stuff in for some tlc or storage,anyway this is what we logged:

Airliners:

N210AS Brasilia Transcarga (stored)

Biz:

N829RN Legacy
N325JF Legacy
N481SC Gulfstream 4SP
N765RM Gulfstream 4
N62MV Gulfstream 3
N975RG Gulfstream 3
N269WR Gulfstream 4SP
N925MP 125-800XP
C-GSAP Global Express
N72HL Lear Jet 75
N995DP Lear Jet 35A
N937RV Beechjet 400A
N723HH Global Express 5000
N1993 Falcon 10
N339RA Hawker 4000
N982MM Gulfstream 200
N300JK Phenom 300
C-FDOW Falcon 900
N111MU Falcon 900B
C-FNVT Challenger 605
N751WJ Citation X
N560WJ Citation 560-V
N758XJ Citation X
N800WJ 125-800XP
N800CV 125-800XP
N720TM 125-850XP
N442EA Mitsubishi MU300 Diamond
N455DW Beechjet 400
N774QS Challenger 350
N69ME Citation 525C Citationjet 4
N417TM 125-800XP
N728TA 125-800XP
N612JC Lear Jet 60
N321MS 125-800XP
YV521T Citation 550 Bravo
N7814 Citation 525B Citationjet 3
N280CB 125-800XP
N929SR Lear Jet 60
N536XJ Challenger 300
N960TC 125-800XP
M-FALC Falcon 7X
LV-GQK Falcon 900EX
N491BT Mitsubishi MU300 Diamond
N6GV Sabreliner 65
N414FW Citation 525A Citationjet 2
N111YW Citation 650
N111YJ Beechjet 400
N88WV Lear Jet 45
N37TA Lear Jet 35
N150MS Lear Jet 55
N752WJ Citation X
N917PG Lear Jet 60
N225GP Lear Jet 60
N244LJ Lear Jet 35A
YV3102 Lear Jet 55C
N378DB Falcon 20
N100RJ Citation 550 Bravo
N805JL 125-800A
N74VC Sabreliner 65
C-FBNA Citation 650
N2411A Citation 650
N69WU Sabreliner 65
N70HB 125-700A
N335VB Westwind
N88LN Gulfstream 2
N720DF Falcon 10
N915KH Challenger 600S
N972W 125-700A
N651JP Challenger 601
N989PT Citation 650
XB-PMR Citation 501SP
N225RP 125-800XP
N717AM Lear Jet 55
N136JX Lear Jet 60
N777FC Falcon 200
N600EF Lear Jet 60
N110AJ Sabreliner 80
N326TD 125-700B
N304AT 125-800
N454AN Lear Jet 60
YV3113 Lear Jet 35
N96GS Lear Jet 35A
LV-FVT Citation 650
N444WB Lear Jet 35A
N773CL Challenger 601
N310LJ Lear Jet 45
N48SD Westwind
YV3250 Lear Jet 55
YV1685 Westwind
N29GZ 125-800XP
N63GA Lear Jet 24D
N969AR Lear Jet 25D
YV615T Lear Jet 55
N810SC 125-800XP
N309QS Citation 680 Soveriegn
N416GP Lear Jet 60

GA:

N657GC Rockwell Commander 690C
N536DC Diamond Aircraft DA.20 Katana
N2273X Cessna 337
N7326Y PA-30 Twin Comanche 160
N3525G PA-31 Navajo 350
N538DS Diamond Aircraft DA.40 Diamondstar
N171Z Rockwell Commander 500B
N8446P PA-34 Seneca 220T
N602P Beech D.50 Twin Bonanza
N853JL Bell 407
N429TP Diamond Aircraft DA.42 Twinstar
N434JA PC12
C-GOXH PA-28 Cherokee 151
N614P PC12
N400RD Lancair LC41-550FG
N507JV SA.227TT Merlin 111C
YV2819 Cessna 441
HK-3704 King Air 200
N185JP Cessna A.185F (Floats)
PR-MGM PC12
N837DS Diamond Aircraft DA.40 Diamondstar
N259BS Diamond Aircraft DA.62
N230DS Diamond Aircraft DA.40 Diamondstar
N406CR Cessna 208 Caravan
N300BD Cessna T310R
N9141N PA-31 Navajo 350
N208JH Cessna 208 Caravan
N477CT Flight Design CTSW
N6637L Beech 76 Duchess
N72128 Cessna 140
N49GN King Air B90
N244AH Cirrus Sr22
N91RK King Air A100
N9114C Lancair IV
N455DK PC12
YV3195 Beech 58 baron
N305PJ King Air F90
N680MD SA227AC Metro 111
YV2729 SA227TT Merlin 111B
YV1412 SA227TT Merlin 111C
N830DV SA227DC Metro 111
N707TL King Air E90

Part 5 to follow.
 
 

[billsamuels]

Brill set of logs, Dave....

Really impressive and makes me want to do another trip!!! Just to please Graham...

😜😂

Keep ‘em coming Dave.

Bill

[graham]

Yes please, can I stow away in your suitcase please Bill?

Great report and log dave.

[davidallum]

Just realised that I have put the wrong date on this report,it should read Thursday 23rd November 2017.