Best aircraft for this mission?

[waterdog]

I'm looking to purchase or possibly build an airplane that

- Is amphibious, based at an airport with day trips to salt water
- Can carry 2 or 3 long surfboards 10ftx2ft
- 1,000 usable load after fuel
- feasible for a low-time pilot to transition to

Anyone out there know of an aircraft well suited for this?

Thanks!

[Doug]

If a 206 isn't big enough then a Beaver. If a Beaver isn't big enough
then and extended Beaver. If that isn't big enough then a Cessna
Caravan.

[Jon Kraus]

Uhhh... didn't he say he was a low time pilot? I hardly think a Caravan
or even a Beaver would be a fit for him... Just my .02

Jon Kraus
PP-ASEL-IA
79' Mooney 201

Doug wrote:
> If a 206 isn't big enough then a Beaver. If a Beaver isn't big enough
> then and extended Beaver. If that isn't big enough then a Cessna
> Caravan.
>

[Jim Burns]

I'd like to see how this aircraft would handle any types of waves big enough
to surf.
DC-3 on amphib floats maybe

Jim

"waterdog" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> I'm looking to purchase or possibly build an airplane that
>
> - Is amphibious, based at an airport with day trips to salt water
> - Can carry 2 or 3 long surfboards 10ftx2ft
> - 1,000 usable load after fuel
> - feasible for a low-time pilot to transition to
>
> Anyone out there know of an aircraft well suited for this?
>
> Thanks!
>

[Dave S]

A huey.

Dave

waterdog wrote:

> I'm looking to purchase or possibly build an airplane that
>
> - Is amphibious, based at an airport with day trips to salt water
> - Can carry 2 or 3 long surfboards 10ftx2ft
> - 1,000 usable load after fuel
> - feasible for a low-time pilot to transition to
>
> Anyone out there know of an aircraft well suited for this?
>
> Thanks!
>

[Michelle P]

that depends on how much money you have. anything is insurable if you
have enough money ;-)
Michelle

Jon Kraus wrote:

> Uhhh... didn't he say he was a low time pilot? I hardly think a
> Caravan or even a Beaver would be a fit for him... Just my .02
>
> Jon Kraus
> PP-ASEL-IA
> 79' Mooney 201
>
> Doug wrote:
>
>> If a 206 isn't big enough then a Beaver. If a Beaver isn't big enough
>> then and extended Beaver. If that isn't big enough then a Cessna
>> Caravan.
>>
>

[Paul Tomblin]

In a previous article, Dave S > said:
>waterdog wrote:
>> I'm looking to purchase or possibly build an airplane that
>>
>> - Is amphibious, based at an airport with day trips to salt water
>> - Can carry 2 or 3 long surfboards 10ftx2ft
>> - 1,000 usable load after fuel
>> - feasible for a low-time pilot to transition to
>A huey.

Don't forget to get the external speakers option, to play Ride of the
Valkyries as you come in.


--
Paul Tomblin > http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
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successful without resorting to software testing...
-- Unknown, rec.humor.funny

[john smith]

>>waterdog wrote:
>>>I'm looking to purchase or possibly build an airplane that
>>> - Is amphibious, based at an airport with day trips to salt water
>>> - Can carry 2 or 3 long surfboards 10ftx2ft
>>> - 1,000 usable load after fuel
>>> - feasible for a low-time pilot to transition to

Who else remembers that big homebuilt amphip that was featured in SA
back in the late 80's early 90's? That would be ideal. Does anyone know
what became of it?

[Darrel Toepfer]

john smith wrote:

> Who else remembers that big homebuilt amphip that was featured in SA
> back in the late 80's early 90's? That would be ideal. Does anyone know
> what became of it?

The yellow composite twin engine plane that was made in France and did
biological studies in Aussieland on the barrier reef? I think it was
damaged and then scrapped...

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On 8-Jul-2005, "waterdog" > wrote:

> - 1,000 usable load after fuel

After fuel for how long a flight?

--
-Elliott Drucker

[waterdog]

Flight time would be about 1 hour, 80-120 miles.

Some candidates I've been looking at are:
Max Holste "Broussard"
Grumman G-44 Widgeon
DHC Beaver

The water landings will be in a protected cove or leeward side of an
island not in the surf.

A surf company has taken this on a much larger scale with an Albatross.

http://www.billabongclipper.com/clipper/main_page.html

[Doug]

What is a "Broussard" ? Never heard of that one.

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On 9-Jul-2005, "waterdog" > wrote:

> Flight time would be about 1 hour, 80-120 miles.


So, assuming you won't be able to refuel at the destination you are looking
at maybe fuel for 3 hours with comfortable reserve. Say, 42 gallons for a
Cessna 206. That's 252 lbs, so what you would need is a 206 with amphibious
floats and a useful load of about 1250 lbs. I have heard about some Wipline
conversions that will ALMOST deliver that number. If that won't do I think
you are looking at a DHC Beaver, which would definitely be a handful for a
low time pilot.

The other thing with a 206 is, how many people are you going to carry? To
haul the surfboards, you will probably have to pull out some of the 6 seats.

--
-Elliott Drucker

[Darrel Toepfer]

wrote:

> The other thing with a 206 is, how many people are you going to carry? To
> haul the surfboards, you will probably have to pull out some of the 6 seats.

They sling canoe's on the floats, seems like you could do the same with
the surfboards. Just keep them away from the exhaust, thats how that
plane carrying plywood in Alaska caught on fire...

[waterdog]

I'm looking to carry 3 or 4 people including the pilot..