BeechTalk - BT

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Oct 2011, 18:24

Interesting. The Cub pilot is also a ham (KD8MNO) with Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS) on board. APRS is a ham radio protocol that serves the same purpose as commercial SPOT devices.

http://aprs.fi/info/N758BB

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Oct 2011, 18:37

Username Protected wrote:

And here is the same one landing - looks a bit "sudden".

[youtube]http://youtu.be/Z3bY3-o1fmk

Way cool! To the music of one of my favorite groups, Creed, too!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Oct 2011, 18:41

Username Protected wrote:

Fall:
1) Land on grass on floats.
2) jack up on to trailer to take to hangar.
3) replace floats with wheels or skis or both for winter.

Spring:
1) remove wheels and skis and install floats.
2) put on trailer behind appropriate pickup truck.
3) start engine.
4) Pickup starts accelerating down runway
5) IAS come alive, power added.
6) fly to lake for summer mooring.

This has been a biannual ritual for a long, long time. It's even been done with Beech 18s.

In Florida:

Land on lakes, year 'round.
Watch for alligators on short final.
Have a beer and work on tan, once tied up to the dock.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Oct 2011, 23:16

Now I want to see an A36 take off from water on top a boat. I have a buddy with a 40 foot Formula that will do better than stall speed. I'm thinking as the speed increases the load will become lighter and not drag down the performace of the boat. Light chop, into the wind.

I'll try it after you more experienced pilots proove it out.

:liar:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 18 Oct 2011, 23:37

There is a shop on the field at CYXS that refurbishes DH-2s and puts them on straight floats. Toys for the local lumber and oil barons. They have to dolly launch them there as well. About five years ago I arrived just in time to see one go. At about 40 feet AGL the engine sputtered and it came down on sloped terrain and nosed over. No one hurt, but the story was you can't (or they couldn't) get insurance for such antics. Ouch.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Oct 2011, 11:35

To see beautiful footage of landing a float plane on grass, watch at the 5:40 mark on this demo reel.

http://www.sleepingdogtv.com/

But, you will not want to fast forward through it. Every second is delicious.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Oct 2011, 11:50

That was a great video.

George

Username Protected · **Posted:** 21 Oct 2011, 14:06

really nice !
and a lovely grass landing on floats at 6:00

Username Protected · **Posted:** 23 Oct 2011, 09:26

That is one way of doing it but not the only way. Doug dug a ditch on his farm which filled with water. Then he did a bit of an engine update on his cub to slightly improve the take off performance.

http://www.dougronan.com/Monster%20Cub.htm

Marc Charron

Seaplane! Cub launched from trailer