Float Plane...

will744 · September 24, 2009, 2:04pm

Any one ever fly in a float plane?

NeedleNose · September 24, 2009, 3:15pm

Apparently so

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/9/5/4/1085459.jpg

I’m sure lots of people have.

deef1999 · September 24, 2009, 5:51pm

Hey Needle, what kind of plane is that?

Cool little bird.

NeedleNose · September 24, 2009, 6:15pm

Well, I guess it’s an Ikarus C42B…

LINK to a.net page

JHEM · September 24, 2009, 6:16pm

Ikarus C42 LSA

deef1999 · September 24, 2009, 6:18pm

Thanks Gents

flyboy97222 · September 24, 2009, 8:02pm

Wouldn’t want to land that in less then glassy water. doesn’t look like it’d take even light chop.

pinemarten · September 24, 2009, 8:10pm

Nice pic though!

will744 · September 24, 2009, 8:37pm

HAHAHAHA So have you NeedleNose?

NeedleNose · September 24, 2009, 8:48pm

Nope. Not me.

will744 · September 24, 2009, 8:54pm

Ok. Anyone else?

flyboy97222 · September 24, 2009, 9:54pm

I plead the 5th

cfijames · September 25, 2009, 5:54am

Yup.

Beechluvr · September 25, 2009, 2:22pm

FROGSFLY · September 25, 2009, 3:54pm

Can’t say I have, But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

flyboy97222 · September 25, 2009, 4:32pm

Hey James-

How’d you like the 172 on EDO’s?
I learned on a T-craft with a 85hp motor. with two on board and 8 gallons it took a bit of water to get in the air.

will744 · September 25, 2009, 5:36pm

How far does it take to get off the water at MTOW?

cfijames · September 25, 2009, 6:26pm

It’s the only float plane I’ve flown, so I don’t have anything to compare it to. It seemed to handle just fine, it could’ve used a few extra HP, especially during glassy water takeoffs, but what airplane couldn’t? We had about 3/4 full tanks, 2 guys, and my wife in the back seat and it handled just fine. It was quite cool out though, hot and high would’ve been a lot different.

fholbert · September 26, 2009, 2:06am

beechd18 · September 26, 2009, 2:42am

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