"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
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But in the wisdom of a government career employee, they
can't be changed in flight, makes it rather hard to take-off
on the water with the wheels down so you can land on terra
firma.

Given the risk of landing gear down on the water, I think this is an example
of where the FAA got it right. You decide before the flight whether you are
doing a seaplane flight or a land flight.

The whole point of LSA is to allow greatly reduced training costs and
airplane certification costs without reducing safety. Effectively creating
a limited seaplane rating does this.

Pete