Maule Driver wrote:

Flying IFR, especially in south FL, eliminates much of the airspace
avoidance work. But there's lots of vfr traffic even if you are busting
clouds so keep you head up. And if you are not familiar with the area,
be careful about IDing the airports. There are lots of them, they all
look alike to us northerners and I'm sure I'm the only person that has a
problem picking the right one at times.

Thanks for providing your hands-on experience. My plan is to definitely go
IFR and perhaps even fly an approach into Tiamiami, to guarantee proper
alignment with the correct airport, given that I will be arriving at night.

Wish I was coming too.

I am landing in Hickory, NC, to have an early dinner with my mother and to
refuel Thursday afternoon. If you are there you can hop a ride down with
me that evening.

--
Peter