On 6 Jul 2004 21:15:39 -0700, (Robert M. Gary) wrote:

You never want to move
the throttle above idle for any reason other than take off because it
picks the water up and dings the prop.

Aha! Now I really want to spend a few hours at Alton Bay (NH) and see
this phenom for myself.

(I've only ever been to Alton Bay in the winter, at least with respect
to airplanes. I mispent a lot of time there when I was in high school,
looking for the girls of summer.)

all the best -- Dan Ford
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