Amphibious Planes

Jules wrote:


Frank Olson wrote:
Otherwise it's "keep your eye out for deadheads" (and
deadbeat boat drivers) - at least in Canada.

Yes. One cottage owner was steering his boat into floatplanes to thwart
them from landing. He also called and complained that the plane operator
was at fault and cutting off his boat. Witness' proved otherwise.

He was a summer owner from the US.

Tourists.



I love summertime and have some great memories of flying float as a
"single guy" out to impress the ladies. I was seventeen when I got my
license and the first endorsement I got was my float. Earned that on a
Piper Supercub with 150 ponies up front. Cultus Lake was my favourite
place to practice glassy water landings. Now-a-days, you'd be hard
pressed to land amidst all the idiots in boats. Sadly, the guy that
taught me everything I know about float planes (and bears) is no longer
with us. He was killed in a midair over the Bellingham VOR. Two good
friends "bought it" with him too. They were practicing instrument
procedures in a Seneca and collided with a C-172 working the same radial
and going in pretty much the opposite direction. The guy in the 172
walked away after force landing in a field. The Seneca "augered" in.
The ironic thing about this tragic event was that Bob (the CFI) was
"paranoid" about clearing turns and "keepin' your eyes peeled for the
other guy". He'd had a close call with a student pilot years before
when the C-150 he was piloting almost became an aerial landing strip for
a Piper Arrow "letting down" on approach to the Delta Air Park. I can
only surmise he was distracted momentarily and missed seeing the 172
coming right at him. He was just a few hours away from the 14000 mark too

He was killed in a midair over the Bellingham VOR.

What year did that happen?

(I live in Rosedale)
Bill

On Sep 1, 2:36*pm, Gezellig wrote:
Who determines where you can or cannot land one?

Not only do you need to check for permission, more and more lakes are
begining to require inspections before putting anything in the water
(boats, jet skis, planes, etc). People are really afraid of this
mussle problem going around and are very, very afraid of boats, etc
spreading mussles from one lake to another. I no longer do much sea
plane flying but I'm assuming the lack of "clean" mogas is a hug
problem for them. We used to be able to taxi up to the dock and buy
gas. Today a lot of the auto gas contains illegal ethanol.

-Robert

On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:31:43 -0700 (PDT), "Robert M. Gary"
wrote:

On Sep 1, 2:36=A0pm, Gezellig wrote:
Who determines where you can or cannot land one?

Not only do you need to check for permission, more and more lakes are
begining to require inspections before putting anything in the water
(boats, jet skis, planes, etc). People are really afraid of this
mussle problem going around and are very, very afraid of boats, etc
spreading mussles from one lake to another. I no longer do much sea
plane flying but I'm assuming the lack of "clean" mogas is a hug
problem for them. We used to be able to taxi up to the dock and buy
gas. Today a lot of the auto gas contains illegal ethanol.

-Robert

The proliferation of jet skis has one positive side. Many marinas now
sell premium gas which is usually ethanol free. My plane is an
amphibian so I usually just buy 100LL at an airport. Saves the hassle
of checking every time.

On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:23:47 GMT, Drew Dalgleish wrote:

The proliferation of jet skis has one positive side. Many marinas now
sell premium gas which is usually ethanol free. My plane is an
amphibian so I usually just buy 100LL at an airport. Saves the hassle
of checking every time.

Drew, are you more concerned with contamination at a boat dock mogas
facility than at the airport? I would although I am not sure I can
justify why.

On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 16:51:25 -0400, Gezellig
wrote:

On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:23:47 GMT, Drew Dalgleish wrote:

The proliferation of jet skis has one positive side. Many marinas now
sell premium gas which is usually ethanol free. My plane is an
amphibian so I usually just buy 100LL at an airport. Saves the hassle
of checking every time.

Drew, are you more concerned with contamination at a boat dock mogas
facility than at the airport? I would although I am not sure I can
justify why.

No I think there's nothing wrong with buying gas at a marina if it's
ethanol free. I have had trouble getting to the pumps at marinas for
some reason they think it's neccessary to put lampposts and mast
hoists right where I want my wing.

On Wed, 03 Sep 2008 03:31:15 GMT, Drew Dalgleish wrote:

On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 16:51:25 -0400, Gezellig
wrote:

On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:23:47 GMT, Drew Dalgleish wrote:

The proliferation of jet skis has one positive side. Many marinas now
sell premium gas which is usually ethanol free. My plane is an
amphibian so I usually just buy 100LL at an airport. Saves the hassle
of checking every time.

Drew, are you more concerned with contamination at a boat dock mogas
facility than at the airport? I would although I am not sure I can
justify why.

No I think there's nothing wrong with buying gas at a marina if it's
ethanol free. I have had trouble getting to the pumps at marinas for
some reason they think it's neccessary to put lampposts and mast
hoists right where I want my wing.

lol

On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:31:43 -0700 (PDT), Robert M. Gary wrote:

On Sep 1, 2:36*pm, Gezellig wrote:
Who determines where you can or cannot land one?

Not only do you need to check for permission, more and more lakes are
begining to require inspections before putting anything in the water
(boats, jet skis, planes, etc). People are really afraid of this
mussle problem going around and are very, very afraid of boats, etc
spreading mussles from one lake to another. I no longer do much sea
plane flying but I'm assuming the lack of "clean" mogas is a hug
problem for them. We used to be able to taxi up to the dock and buy
gas. Today a lot of the auto gas contains illegal ethanol.

-Robert

The gas thing is a for sure, I wasn't aware of the mussels issue (FL not
sure we have one). Is it some kind of disease Xport?

On Sep 2, 1:49*pm, Gezellig wrote:


The gas thing is a for sure, I wasn't aware of the mussels issue (FL not
sure we have one). Is it some kind of disease Xport?

Right now its a major issue in California. Apparently some mussels are
spreading across the South and have now taken up in SoCal. Many in
central/northern California are very worried about it. Some lakes just
have signs about avoiding certain lakes and not putting your boat in a
strange lake unless its been out of the water for 30 days. Some
places, like Clearlake, have made it a criminal offense to put
anything in the water that has not been issued an official seal by an
inspector.

http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/...Prevention.htm

-Robert

On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 20:51:49 -0700 (PDT), Robert M. Gary wrote:

Right now its a major issue in California. Apparently some mussels are
spreading across the South and have now taken up in SoCal. Many in
central/northern California are very worried about it. Some lakes just
have signs about avoiding certain lakes and not putting your boat in a
strange lake unless its been out of the water for 30 days. Some
places, like Clearlake, have made it a criminal offense to put
anything in the water that has not been issued an official seal by an
inspector.

http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/...Prevention.htm

-Robert

http://www.gma.org/surfing/human/zebra.html

Now I understand, gruesome buggers, aren't they?