Fun 'n Sun Airshow

[CapStar362]

Hellos Floridian's ! i have a question. i am possibly going to the Fun 'n Sun airshow coming up soon. as a georgia resident but born in florida and now a Marine, can i get away with bringing my scanner and not have to challenge a officer about the new florida scanner law ?

id love to get some help with this, so ill know whether to even try to bring it or just forget about it and watch the show!! lol


Thanks

 

[CORN]

Hellos Floridian's ! i have a question. i am possibly going to the Fun 'n Sun airshow coming up soon. as a georgia resident but born in florida and now a Marine, can i get away with bringing my scanner and not have to challenge a officer about the new florida scanner law ?

id love to get some help with this, so ill know whether to even try to bring it or just forget about it and watch the show!! lol


Thanks

Semper Fi Capstar. I'm not Floridian but way back when i was at the Sun n Fun show I didn't have a problem getting in. Civil shows are more lenient as a rule than military shows. However, I've been to 3 different military base shows in Florida including NAS Pensacola every year and have had no problems. As for the scanner law that's more dealing with scanners permanently (so to speak) mounted in a vehicle. Loose scanners as handhelds I dont think they worry about too much. I think you'll be ok.

 

[CapStar362]

ok kool thanks for the info

 

[wise871]

Bring your scanner. I take mine to Eglins and Pensacola's air shows all the time. There is always plenty to listen too in the air and on the ground. My scanner has always saved me from traffic congestions when I arrive and leave the shows.

 

[michaelsbus]

I agree. Bring your scanner. If you keep it out of sight on the road, and behave when you drive, you won't be bothered. The Polk County RR page has a link to the Sun-n-Fun freq info. You'll also want to program the City of Lakeland trunking system - they have ARF unit at the airport, you'll also hear maintainence and security. If it's a digital scanner, you should program the Polk County P25 system. Several disaster channels are used at the event as well as Tac 6 for EMS and any other county fire units that respond to stuff.

 

[CapStar362]

its only a little plain Pro 86 Simplex Analog. im not the one driving but ill keep it away till i leave the car. ill check out the database

 

[kennyblues]

I plan on driving down there from Boston to attend a wedding in Brandon on Saturday. I plan on being there for the Blue angels practice show on Friday Afternoon, with the scanners and camera.

 

[flpyro]

I hope for you guy's that the show will go on this coming Fiday. The airport got torn up with heavy winds and rain on Thursday. Some of the parked plane's got tossed around big time. Some injuries reported.

 

[KE5TLF]

Tornado Hits Sun n’ Fun Airshow in Florida, Flipping Planes and Injuring Spectators | NYCAviation
fun n sun tornado - Google Search
Wow what a mess, hope everyone involved ends up being ok.

 

[CapStar362]

they cleaned up the show in one night!! it was back and running the next day!! and it was a BLAST!!! boy is my arms, next and head toasted from the sun.......LOL


either way i spent Sat and Sun there, i took almost 5 GB of pics and 1 of video