Are there any strange customs that might frighten newcomers?
Arriving pilots may be mooned as they taxi to the ramp. Alternately they may be greated with a hand gesture that indicates “You’re number One.” Some of the attendees grade landings and hold up score-cards. Don’t be discouraged by a poor grade or puffed-up by a good grade — the judges are usually alcoholically impaired and they’re a half mile away from the threshold. The Four-Moon PAPI has often been discussed but never seen, probably because it’s a long walk from the hangar down to the North end of the runway. Performance artists frequently reenact the 1998 Sun ‘n Fun Chicken theft and the alleged Golf Cart assault on Captain Zoom.
