Any good deals at Sun N Fun?

[flhelo]

Anyone know if there is going to be any good deals at Sun N Fun this year?  I know it might be a bit early to be asking?

[MATTS875]

When is Sun N Fun? I went one year with a friend and had a great time.I went to purchase a couple of headsets but they were not offering any deals on them.bose or lightspeed zulu.. I would really like to go this year but am a little hesitate about flying there. I am a private pilot and have not had that much experience with congestion.I know it was pretty hair raising.

[rbridges]

If you can land your mooney precisely, it shouldn't be a big deal.  The hardest part for us was finding the lake to circle until they call you.  After that, it's follow the leader.  The only reason I wouldn't want to do it is that I still tend to land a little long, and I don't want to be "that guy."

[231flyer]

Sun-N-Fun is scheduled for March 27-April 1st this year (www.sun-n-fun.org).  Its probably a little too early for deals but we should start seeing emails by the middle of Feb (make sure your EAA profile if upto-date).

I have been many a time and its always been "fun".  I was there last year when the storms came through and destroyed many a beautiful airplane (my 231 escaped with not a scratch). I would highly encourage you all to go and enjoy being surrounded by all things airplane.  Its a truly unique expereince (other than Oshkosh but easier to get in) and quite comfortable for low time pilots.  My first time there was in 1993, no more than 25 hrs after I got my ticket.  The approach Notam is well written and traffic tends to be well behaved.  The smoke stacks at Lake Parker are well lit and easy to indentify as is the lake especially with a GPS and precise coordinates for the entry point as defined in the Notam.  Landing is a standard pattern (left or right depending on the the winds ofcourse) and the only deviation being asked to land on a green or orange dot on taxiway alpha (used as the landing runway for the fly-in). The landing area is 8500'X50' so its plenty long and they usually ask you to land on either dot (actually a very large 20' colored circle) so as to stack in more than one plane at a time.  You will be asked to either land long or short, but still have over 3000' for roll out.  If you are concerned about the pattern being too busy plan to arrive early in the morning (before 9 AM) either the day before the show begins (26th) or the middle of the show on Thursday.  They always have plenty of parking and I would recommend camping to get the full fly-in expereince.  Lots of hotels nearby too if camping is not your thing.  Try it.......you will come back for more!!!

[Parker_Woodruff]

Looking forward to seeing people here in Lakeland at the end of March.

[AmigOne]

There are always some deals with JPI, EI and Garmin.  Rebates ranging from $100-500 depending on the price of the item being purchased.  Whelen (at their booth only) always brings stuff they sell cash only, never understood why, but discounts are good.  Last year I puerchased their LED landing light.  Aircraft Spruce has a variety of discounts and no freight over $100 I believe

[jdrake]

I've only been to Lakeland twice (2010 and 2011).  Knowing the market usually serves you well.  There certainly are deals to be had but there are also a lot of vendors charging list prices.  I've found that if you ask for a better deal, there is a decent chance that you'll get it.

In terms of flying in, it is pretty straight forward.  I'll second others in this string about the NOTAM.  It's extremely well written and informative.  Below is the video of my first flight into KLAL

[N601RX]

Quote: MATTS875

When is Sun N Fun? I went one year with a friend and had a great time.I went to purchase a couple of headsets but they were not offering any deals on them.bose or lightspeed zulu.. I would really like to go this year but am a little hesitate about flying there. I am a private pilot and have not had that much experience with congestion.I know it was pretty hair raising.