The Flying W AirRanch
is located 60 miles north of Tampa, FL, 2 miles west of I-75 at the Bushnell FL exit
and about 35 miles south of Ocala, FL.
It has an east-west, 3400-ft lighted
grass strip that has been established for 30 years.The unicom is 123.0 and GPS coordinates
are N28 41 00 W82 09 49. The Airport ID is
9FL1. It no longer has a bed and breakfast facility and is now a private air park.
Fifteen one-acre residential lots are located on the north and south
edges of the runway and are now mostly gone.
Robby Williams, owner of the Flying W,
has closed down his Petting Zoo but still has 8 Clydesdale horses for sale --
Here are a few pictures of the faces,
places, wings-- and what used to be a petting zoo?--
(click small pics 4 better view)
BTW-- there is currently a home for sale as well as a vacant lot at the
Flying W--
This 1931 Stearman burned 18-20 gallons of fuel
per hour to come see us--
Dudley Cullum in front of his
Cessna 182
The Just Aircraft People from South
Carolina visited the Flying W in April on their way to Sun n Fun. (above)
.
This New Light Sport
Aircraft is Yours Free when you buy this Flying W Home
Hmmm-- guess I'll go around the pattern a couple
times--
The above 3 airplanes, and others, were flown
in by The 'Wing Nuts', a group of Lady Pilots
This 50 hp machine can land on water or land and was flown in by
Dennis from the Gator airstrip
65 hp Taylorcraft
A group of Trikers from Eustis, Florida
Our friend and former Flying W resident, Mika--
showing her spread in Vanity Fair Magazine (Robby looking on)
This two seat Challenger flew in to the Flying
W from Inverness, Florida
Mini-Movies (avi's) here at the
"W" (they take a few minutes to load)
This is Norm, he fishes a lot here at the Flying W. Last year he
completed the building of a fixed wing ultralight and flew it at this field-- Follow this link to see what that was about--
Take a peek at Robby's Petting Zoo here at the Ranch
For Sale--
Airpark Home with a new A-22 Valor 100hp Light Sport Airplane
Go Here To See