Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Sebring, FL - 5/9

I am in Sebring Florida. I had flight training and a check ride in my new Flight Design CT airplane. I am now just waiting now for the installation of a new window to photograph from and then I will be ready to go.

The Sebring area was covered with smoke yesterday from brush fires in Southern Georgia and Northern Florida. This part of Florida has been suffering from severe to extreme draught conditions. Today is clear with winds off the Gulf; if the low pressure off the East Coast does not come to far south, I will go to Miami tomorrow. There are over 210 wildfires around the state and I would expect to come across some of them on route to Miami; I will try to photograph them if the airspace is not restricted to fire fighting planes and helicopters. I also plan to shoot Lake Okeechobee which is near a record low water level http://www.sfwmd.gov/site/index.php?id=1 .

Alex

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