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Lets see,
For starters this part of Lk. Mich. gets arr & dep traffic from ORD.


No part of Lake Michigan gets arrival and departure traffic from ORD.



How responsible is it
to attempt a take off without telling FAA controllers?


It's completely responsible. FAA controllers have no interest in seaplane
operations there.



MDW traffic goes
over the southern portion of the lake, and the occasional Hooters
flight from Gary too.


Much traffic goes over the lake. None of it is a factor for seaplane
operations on the lake.



And what if the take-off is faulty, how much boat traffic is in the
"crash zone"??


What is the "crash zone"? Boats do not have any more right to operate on
the lake than do seaplanes.