The Pilot's Travel & Recreation Guide: Southeast and the Caribbean [Paperback]

Douglas S. Carmody (Author)

Book Description

Series: Pilot's Travel & Recreation Guides | Publication Date: September 30, 1998

Perfect for tucking into a flight bag, this one-of-a-kind travel guide not only tells you what to expect at airportsÑit shows you where to find the most fun, the best food, the choicest lodgings, and the steepest pilot discounts in the Southeast and Caribbean! You get pilot-tested information and tips on airport conditions and facilities; local attractions, including admission fees; choices from low cost to high end lodgings, with phone numbers; names of the best restaurants, with specialties and prices, and alternatives for that quick bite; rental cars; and the most thorough coverage of available pilot discounts that you'll find anywhere! In addition to the Caribbean, this guide covers Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Your cockpit guide to the sourtheast & carribbean. Perfect for tucking into a flight bag, this one-of-a-kind travel guide not only tells you what to expect when flying in - it shows you where to find the most fun, the best food, the choicest lodgings, and the best pilot discounts after landing! This guide gives you pilot-tested information as well as useful tips on: AIRPORTS - traffic patterns, runways, hours, navigational info, instrument approaches, fuels, costs, cautions, radio frequencies, runway length, and more. ATTRACTIONS - historic sites, museums, and unique offerings, with admission fees; recreational and shopping opportunities; interesting local notes, color, and history. LODGINGS - accomodations from low cost to luxury, with phone numbers. FOOD AND DINING - including specialties, prices, and distances from the airport, from quick, decent burger joints to restaurants worthy of being destinations themselves. RENTAL CARS- including firms that will pick you up and deliver you back to the airport. DISCOUNTS JUST FOR PILOTS - more than enough to pay for this book! In addition to the Caribbean, this guide covers: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia.

About the Author

Douglas S. Carmody, CFII, has been flying the country for 25 years. A commercial airline pilot since 1987, he is graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and holds a Gold Seal CFI, CFII, and MEI instructor ratings. Owner of a flight training and education business, he captains a Boeing 737 for USAirways and is the author of the McGraw-Hill Pilot Test Guide Series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 330 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (September 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070016488
• ISBN-13: 978-0070016484
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,408,484 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars don't buy this book - title misleading, poor information, April 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Pilot's Travel & Recreation Guide: Southwest and Baja (Paperback)

poor information, for instance only 6 airports in AZ (GCN,PHX(2x!),DVD,IWA,TUS,RYN). baja not covered at all. CO, KA, OK, TX are not really in the southwest, a current A/FD is a better buy,

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The title misrepresents the contents as no Baja information, March 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Pilot's Travel & Recreation Guide: Southwest and Baja (Paperback)

Two problems exist with this book. First, the title misrepresents the content as no information exists in the book on Baja. Second, the information on Southwestern airports is sketchy and incomplete. The book is a dud.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A complete waste of money, February 16, 2002

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Roger Rohweder (Durham, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Pilot's Travel & Recreation Guide: Southeast and the Caribbean (Paperback)

SC without Myrtle Beach? NC without Ocracoke or Hatteras? VA and MD, but no Washington DC? This book is useless! There are Area Attactions, but no indication how far they are from the airport. There is a Transporation section, but it leaves out important mass transit options. Most of what is in this book is in my A/FD (and it covers EVERY airport). My (free) AOPA Airport Directory does a better job. I'm sending my copy back for a refund.