You are always responsible for your own safety and actions. Florida is a great place to fly, but there are hazards as different as 1000 foot+ plus antenna towers (a LOT of them!), birds, high winds, poor horizontal visibiity, thunderstorms that come out of nowhere, and many other airplanes. The information on this site reflects the impressions and opinions of the author and is not guaranteed to be correct when you read it or when you use it. Nothing can substitute for planning using information from official sources. All articles copyright Frank J. Derfler 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and may not be used without proper attribution.