"David Rind" wrote in message
1) What do people like to use for flight planning for something
like this? Laying multiple sectionals on the floor next to each
other seems a bit painful. Is Aeroplanner a good choice? If so,
is the basic Aeroplanner the right level for this kind of thing?

Aeroplanner is an excellent choice. However, if you print out only the
triptiks along your route, you will have to stay along that route. In other
words, printing out triptiks may preclude you from flying up the west coast
instead of the east coast should weather dictate that you do so (been there,
done that).

However, you should not need but three charts. Perhaps four. Having a good
set of charts gives me a warm, squishy feeling on a trip of that magnitude.

5) Is there an airport about 300 miles north of Key West that
would make a good place to stop for fuel/food?

I made it form EYW to Daytona with plenty of fuel to spare. Jacksonville
folks were about as nice as controllers and FBO's can get if your route
brings you close to them.

Any additional comments/suggestions will be appreciated!

Don't forget about the surveillance balloon near EYW. It's on a cable that
can be up to 14,000 feet high. Hitting it would suck. It's marked very
well on the charts.

The taxi from the airport to wherever you are going is damn expensive. I
think it was forty bucks to get one to take me two miles to my hotel.

Scooters are the best way to get around the place. Don't even think of
renting a car.

Use sunscreen.

Wear a rubber.

--
Jim Fisher