Sun ‘n Fun Day Three: Take Dieux

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Key Takeaways:

  • Paradise City's Light Aircraft runway is undergoing significant upgrades, including ditch filling, and will soon operate year-round.
  • Observations suggest a decrease in attendance compared to previous years at the event or location being discussed.
  • A rare sighting of the B-29 "FIFI" occurred during a Courier flight, described as an uncommon event.
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Here’s an aerial shot from my Courier flight of Paradise City, the Light Aircraft runway at the southeast end of the field that will soon be used year round. Many upgrades, including filling the dreaded ditches that used to run lengthwise. *** The attendance looks down from recent years but I haven’t put boots on that ground yet, time to head over there for a look. *** And below is a shot of the B-29 “FIFI” that crossed our nose on the Courier flight this morning. Not often you get a B-29 in your sights these days…not often at all, at any distance.

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