Niagara Falls to Dearborn, MI questions!

When you go to the falls, be sure to do the Maid of the Mist boat ride. It
sounds hokey and touristy, but it is very interesting, and gives you a
view of the falls that you can't get from anywhere else.

We hope to do just that.

When Mary and I rode our motorcycle to the Falls many moons ago, we couldn't
scrape together enough money to do the Maid of the Mist. This time,
(assuming we actually end up where we're planning to go), we plan to show
the kids the boat ride.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:faWjg.30985$No1.2105@attbi_s71...
When you go to the falls, be sure to do the Maid of the Mist boat ride.
It sounds hokey and touristy, but it is very interesting, and gives you a
view of the falls that you can't get from anywhere else.

We hope to do just that.

When Mary and I rode our motorcycle to the Falls many moons ago, we
couldn't scrape together enough money to do the Maid of the Mist. This
time, (assuming we actually end up where we're planning to go), we plan to
show the kids the boat ride.
--
Jay Honeck

Just DON'T take any electronics (ie cameras) on board unless you have a dive
housing for it.

I couldn't believe the amount of water that was litterally everywhere.

Jay B

"Jay Beckman" wrote

Just DON'T take any electronics (ie cameras) on board unless you have a
dive housing for it.

I couldn't believe the amount of water that was litterally everywhere.

Yep. The bilge pumps must get a real workout! :-)
--
Jim in NC

Jay Beckman wrote:

Just DON'T take any electronics (ie cameras) on board unless you have a dive
housing for it.

Are you kidding? A photographer with your talents would never pass up the
opportunity to capture that experience on digital media!

I brought my digital camera on board and simply buried it under my blue
raincoat when the mist got very heavy.

--
Peter

"Peter R." wrote in message
...
Jay Beckman wrote:

Just DON'T take any electronics (ie cameras) on board unless you have a
dive
housing for it.

Are you kidding? A photographer with your talents would never pass up
the
opportunity to capture that experience on digital media!

I brought my digital camera on board and simply buried it under my blue
raincoat when the mist got very heavy.

--
Peter

Thanks for the appreciative words...

Jay B

I live in the greater Seattle area and planning to do some Canadian fly-in
flyfishing trips.
In doing research I found that to fly into Canada from the US, you need to
file a DVFR, defense VFR. When 15 minutes from the border, you have to radio
in your information.

Let me know if I am mistaken on this.


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Our flight plan for our upcoming vacation is slowly coming together -- and
one of the legs on this 1500 mile excursion is going to take us from
Niagara Falls, NY (IAG) to Dearborn, MI (actually Detroit City, DET).
This is going to take us over Canada -- something we've never done before.

Questions:

1. We want to take the kids to the Henry Ford Museum, in Dearborn. It
appears that Detroit City Airport (DET) is the nearest airport to
Dearborn. Anyone landed there? Is it a pit? Parking fees? Is there a
better choice? Is Willow Run (the old B-24 bomber base) still open?

2. I know this was recently covered, but...when we over-fly Canada VFR, do
we have to pay them a fee? Is flying along the northern (Canadian) shore
of Lake Erie as cool as it sounds? I know we have to file a
Canadian/international flight plan -- any gotchas there?

3. Before going to Niagara Falls, we want to spend a day in Sandusky, OH,
doing the roller coasters. Any tips on where to stay while we're there?

If you're curious, the entire flight plan is:

IOW-K15 (Osage Beach, MO, for the Cherokee Pilots Association annual 3-day
convention)
K15-SKY (Sandusky, OH) Roller coasters...
SKY-IAG (Niagara Falls, NY) Water falls...
IAG-DET (Detroit City) Old cars, airplanes & buildings...
DET-IOW (Iowa City)

Any advice on other portions of this flight are welcome, too!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

2. I know this was recently covered, but...when we over-fly Canada VFR, do
we have to pay them a fee? Is flying along the northern (Canadian) shore of
Lake Erie as cool as it sounds? I know we have to file a
Canadian/international flight plan -- any gotchas there?


I have flown from Willow Run to Buffalo over the north shore of Lake
Erie. Flying along the shoreline is cool, if it is clear the mist from
the falls can be seen from a long way off. The boundary between
Cleveland ARTCC and the Toronto ARTCC is pretty close to the shoreline.
It looks like if you flew directly south from Niagra then followed the
lakeshore you would be talking to US controllers all the way. My plane
is based at Willow and it takes less than 1/2 hour to get to Dearborn.
I don't know about transient parking there tho.

Regards,
Jerry