Fly to FPR

Nismaxdan · September 17th, 2007, 13:30

Me and a friend are flying from SFB to FPR either on Tuesday or Wednesday. We are planing to use Forte Pierce Jet Center and after conducting our business having lunch at Airport Tiki. I was wondering if anyone has been there and what you think.

This is only my second time piloting into a new controlled airport without an instructor, so I have the first time jitters.

NickH · September 17th, 2007, 13:43

The Tiki is great, good food and friendly staff.

FPR is a nice airport but tends to be very busy for a small airport, with a couple of large flight schools. Last time I stopped by we were in a line of four to take off again. ATC are usually very easy going and are used to inexperienced and Indian pilots.

The area is just nasty!

Crockrocket94 · September 17th, 2007, 16:41

True that, Ft Pierce area SUCKS!

TheFlyingTurkey · September 17th, 2007, 18:11

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Originally Posted by NickH

The Tiki is great, good food and friendly staff.

FPR is a nice airport but tends to be very busy for a small airport, with a couple of large flight schools. Last time I stopped by we were in a line of four to take off again. ATC are usually very easy going and are used to inexperienced and Indian pilots.

The area is just nasty!

I think the traffic has decreased since Pan Am closed the FPR campus. You had Pan Am, Ari Ben, and every yahoo flying to and from the islands (customs) all going through FPR.

FPR is a great training airport with an ILS GPS VOR and NDB approaches. Frankies Flight Deck is a good place to eat too and has authentic New Orleans style Cajun food... get the bananas foster for desert! They are at the Jet Service Center right across from the Tiki which is at the Jet Center near the approach end of 32.

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KFPR

SmitteyB · September 17th, 2007, 20:49

Tiki is awesome.

bigs · September 17th, 2007, 22:57

I trained at Fort Pierce with Pan Am back in 2001/02 and second what Turkey said about it being a great training airport. I haven't been there in years, but would guess that the traffic has probably decreased a fair amount. I'm sure though, much as we used to fly to Vero to shoot the VOR 11R, there's most likely still Flight Safety traffic coming in to shoot the Fort Pierce approaches as well since they're so close. The controllers are good there and it was a great experience for me for instrument through CFI. Tiki is awesome, too!

Cruise · September 17th, 2007, 23:29

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Originally Posted by TheFlyingTurkey

I think the traffic has decreased since Pan Am closed the FPR campus. You had Pan Am, Ari Ben, and every yahoo flying to and from the islands (customs) all going through FPR.

FPR is a great training airport with an ILS GPS VOR and NDB approaches. Frankies Flight Deck is a good place to eat too and has authentic New Orleans style Cajun food... get the bananas foster for desert! They are at the Jet Service Center right across from the Tiki which is at the Jet Center near the approach end of 32.

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KFPR

Man, Frankie's is WAAAY better than the tiki.....and the tiki is great. You can't go wrong eating at either of these restaurants.

Yeah, the traffic pattern at FPR is smaller now that Pan Am is gone.

No more Pan Am instructors soaking students by flying patterns a 747 could handle......as a result, anyone else in the pattern with them had to follow the leader. I was happy to see them go....just 'cause you want to spend 70G's for flight school.

But I digress. Good food at KFPR!!!!

hattrick · September 17th, 2007, 23:58

i beg to differ cruise tiki is better hands down. service and food. lol but thats just me. i was just thinking the other day that i needed to jump down that way just so i could get a bacon cheeseburger and sweet tea. one of the biggest problems with alaska is there is no sweet tea to be found anywhere. theres tea but it has no sugar which drives me crazy. but as far as flying in there dont worry the controllers are used to helping out. just watch for traffic theres a lot

NickH · September 18th, 2007, 07:08

I think Frankies is closed and a new academy has moved into the pan am buildings.

Cruise · September 18th, 2007, 09:29

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Originally Posted by NickH

I think Frankies is closed and a new academy has moved into the pan am buildings.

Ah, how times have changed.

On a side note, what's going on Hattrick....haven't seen you on here in ages. Anything new up there in the great white north?

WVUflyer · September 18th, 2007, 11:55

Yeah I talked to Frankie before I left in '05 and I believe he got screwed on his lease or something and I think the current owners tried to keep the flightdeck going with their own restaurant but it definitely didn't come close to what Frankie used to offer. Definitely a shame...it by far beat the Tiki and it's speed of snail service.

September 17th, 2007, 13:30	#1
Nismaxdan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: De Land, FL, Posts: 665	Fly to FPR Me and a friend are flying from SFB to FPR either on Tuesday or Wednesday. We are planing to use Forte Pierce Jet Center and after conducting our business having lunch at Airport Tiki. I was wondering if anyone has been there and what you think. This is only my second time piloting into a new controlled airport without an instructor, so I have the first time jitters. __________________ I'm blind to you haters, can't touch me war instigators.

September 17th, 2007, 13:43	#2
NickH Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 682	Re: Fly to FPR The Tiki is great, good food and friendly staff. FPR is a nice airport but tends to be very busy for a small airport, with a couple of large flight schools. Last time I stopped by we were in a line of four to take off again. ATC are usually very easy going and are used to inexperienced and Indian pilots. The area is just nasty!

September 17th, 2007, 16:41	#3
Crockrocket94 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: In a place warmer than State College.. for now. Posts: 894	Re: Fly to FPR True that, Ft Pierce area SUCKS! __________________ Craig CFI-CFII-MEI www.logshare.com/log.jsp?email=craigcrocker1@yahoo.com

September 17th, 2007, 20:49	#5
SmitteyB Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 1,957	Re: Fly to FPR Tiki is awesome.

September 17th, 2007, 22:57	#6
bigs Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 22	Re: Fly to FPR I trained at Fort Pierce with Pan Am back in 2001/02 and second what Turkey said about it being a great training airport. I haven't been there in years, but would guess that the traffic has probably decreased a fair amount. I'm sure though, much as we used to fly to Vero to shoot the VOR 11R, there's most likely still Flight Safety traffic coming in to shoot the Fort Pierce approaches as well since they're so close. The controllers are good there and it was a great experience for me for instrument through CFI. Tiki is awesome, too!

September 17th, 2007, 23:58	#8
hattrick Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: farther north than the rest of you Posts: 313	Re: Fly to FPR i beg to differ cruise tiki is better hands down. service and food. lol but thats just me. i was just thinking the other day that i needed to jump down that way just so i could get a bacon cheeseburger and sweet tea. one of the biggest problems with alaska is there is no sweet tea to be found anywhere. theres tea but it has no sugar which drives me crazy. but as far as flying in there dont worry the controllers are used to helping out. just watch for traffic theres a lot __________________ from a student following a rather rough, well for lack of a better term landing: "but when i crash its on centerline."

September 18th, 2007, 07:08	#9
NickH Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 682	Re: Fly to FPR I think Frankies is closed and a new academy has moved into the pan am buildings.

September 18th, 2007, 11:55	#11
WVUflyer Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: PA Posts: 55	Re: Fly to FPR Yeah I talked to Frankie before I left in '05 and I believe he got screwed on his lease or something and I think the current owners tried to keep the flightdeck going with their own restaurant but it definitely didn't come close to what Frankie used to offer. Definitely a shame...it by far beat the Tiki and it's speed of snail service.

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