I flew Tampa to Fayetteville direct on an IFR flight with a friend who is a
CFI. The route took us about 20 nm offshore near Brunswick and Savannah.
No big deal with ATC. We were in a Bonanza.

One thing to keep in mind when assessing the risks: much of the Georgia
coastline would be highly unsuitable for an emergency landing. It's all
swamp and river inlets. So gliding to the coast won't be enough. In some
areas you'd need to glide another 5 or 10 miles inland. We were both strong
swimmers, so we figured we'd glide close to shore and then ditch it.

I've also followed the coast VFR and it was a bit annoying. Several very
active restricted areas and MOAs. Going offshore is easier from a routing
perspective.

"John Doe" wrote in message
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Anyone flown X-C down the east coast way out over the Atlantic?

I'm new to the east coast and I'm interested in flying from NC to Florida.
The direct route would take me a good ways out over the Atlantic. I'm not
concerned about flying over way, just curious as to what issues I'm about
to encounter with ATC.

I'd like to file either VFR or IFR depending on the weather and proceed as
direct as I can for fuel. Is ATC going to give me any hassle?

Thanks.