Florida Grand
@florida_grand • 17,997 subscribers
The Florida Standard: born in Florida, lived here most of my life. Former ESPN, MLB reporter. Most importantly: Faith, family, freedom, Florida.
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This video from Gary Baumgardner, an experienced commercial airline pilot, gives a good idea of how far the Amazon plane flew past the landing zone in Miami. It’s eerie and bizarre why and how. Obviously have to wait for the final NTSB report but theories/reasons from experienced pilots include: 1. Tailwind/gusts 2. Lack of info for winds from ATC 3. Not enough experience for pilots in the 767 Just seems bizarre why they didn’t immediately do a go-around. Thoughts?
Florida Grand396,898 views • 1 month ago
This is our local meteorologist. She’s not in it for ratings. Not in it for clicks, likes and follows. She’s very measured with her forecast. She is calm and doesn’t report with panic in her voice. Everyone else on social media and traditional media is going crazy. 🤔
Florida Grand5,249,006 views • 2 years ago
Captain Steeeve, who has decades of flying experience, offered interesting insight into what it’s like landing a plane in Miami and why it’s important for all air traffic controllers to deliver wind speeds and gusts to pilots during descent. This could have been a contributing factor in the Amazon crash in Miami.
Florida Grand142,365 views • 1 month ago
Just so we’re clear, Florida beaches like Clearwater Beach are 💯 times better than California beaches. Just like CaliRN619 🚑🩺🚑 mentioned, No crime, no homelessness, no druggies passed out on the beach, no panhandling. Thank you Ron DeSantis for keeping Florida great.
Florida Grand327,958 views • 5 months ago
This could possibly be the worst casualty of the Covid “pandemic” in which some people were scared to a point of complete panic and shut down for months on end to a point where they simply decided to end all operations. Haslam’s Book Store was Florida's largest new and used bookstore, located at 2025 Central Avenue in St. Petersburg. Founded in 1933, the massive 30,000-square-foot institution was beloved for housing over 300,000 volumes. I used to take my kids here when they were younger (obviously before 2020). It was an incredible place to walk the aisles and look at the old and new books. The owners had the friendliest cats that hung out on the counters. There were places to sit throughout the giant store to read. It was like a museum. It was the definition of iconic. Then, Covid hit, people freaked out, the owners shut down Haslem’s and it has never opened since. The signage — “Florida’s largest bookstore” — on the outside walls was painted over just a few months ago and the giant sign was taken down. But surprisingly the books, postcards, maps (yes, maps of everywhere!), encyclopedias, you-name-it still sit inside lonely and waiting for their words to be read. It’s like a book version of Toys movie in the making with novels just waiting to find a home. I need to find out what’s the next chapter of this place. My daughter told me today when we drove by she wants it as a graduation present; she literally learned to read there because I took her so often. It’s gut wrenching to see it abandoned like a wild west scene. I guess I’m on a mission now.
Florida Grand178,594 views • 4 months ago
Y’all are gonna love this one. Some transplant from Connecticut is angry about the historic bricks on Park Street in the Jungle Prada section of St. Pete and wants them removed because….they’re messing with his truck’s alignment and tires. Floridians, what should he do?
Florida Grand29,586 views • 26 days ago
It sounds like Captain Steve thinks the two pilots flying the Boeing 767 were lacked the necessary skills and knowledge to pilot that type of plane and made critical errors in the crash in Miami. Apparently, Amazon is fast tracking a lot of pilots to fly their contracted planes. Captain Steve also said the NTSB has given recommendations to the FAA about several issues regarding overworked and inexperienced pilots and ATCs but the FAA has ignored a lot of them.
Florida Grand35,572 views • 1 month ago
Whatever your thoughts are of any of the Republican candidates, just remember this, if David Jolly becomes the governor of Florida, be prepared to have a worse state than California, beginning with the loss of medical freedom. This soundbite should be played on repeat by Florida GOP Any conservative even considering voting for Jolly is a fraud and an enemy of what Ron DeSantis has established over the past eight years. #ladapo
Florida Grand74,123 views • 4 months ago
For all the Canadian haters who believe Florida isn’t a hockey state (and America doesn’t appreciate the game), here is proof we love hockey just as much as y’all. This is the scene from the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale after the Jack Hughes golden goal. #USA Credit: Elbo TV.
Florida Grand115,303 views • 7 months ago