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Sorry to hear - but what’s important is that you’re all OK

So my plane (and all my other toys) survived without issue. Our house unfortunately is trashed. We estimate we had 3-4 ft of water...

Well we didn’t make it till 2. Just bugged out due to water in our lanai.

For some. We won’t be in the clear from storm surge until around 2AM. The attached pic was from about 19:15 or roughly 45 min from this...

Water is a whole different ballgame. Storm surge is the killer. It always amazes me to see people on the barrier islands staying put...

Our evac plan is to go just far enough inland to get us out of the flood zone with both vehicles, both motorcycles, and some priority...

I've been through five hurricanes over the last twenty years. Each one left us without power for a week or so, and we sustained some...

We stay prepped too, only worry is the flooding because I usually don't buy flood insurance. I have it now so about 5% less worried. Our...

I live right near US41 in Gibsonton (road along the eastern Tampa bay), that exact scenario is my biggest concern.

I drive thru Gibtown on 41 to and from MacDill M-F. As I posted above I've written off my plane in this scenario. Ironically between...

The problem with moving is decision timeline. If you live in Florida, it is not uncommon to have 2 or 3 scares a year. I define a...

Yeah, I'm actually way more concerned with storm surge than wind as both my hangar and my house (which includes my boat) are in flood...

I don't move my plane or my boat. That's why I have insurance.

Like I said over on VAF to this same question, you are going to have to take these various techniques as a starting point and experiment...

The nose strut isn’t the strongest, but almost all flipovers are caused by improper landing technique. Land at minimum speed (62 knots...