My wife forwarded this sad seaplane tale from the PNW to me just now. My favorite part? The plane belonged to a friend of his who was out of town at the time. Try explaining this...
http://wilsonville.katu.com/news/new...e-river/438386
My wife forwarded this sad seaplane tale from the PNW to me just now. My favorite part? The plane belonged to a friend of his who was out of town at the time. Try explaining this...
http://wilsonville.katu.com/news/new...e-river/438386
That's the thing about those Amphibs. The wheels go down for landing on land, not on water. Put em down for a water landing and the plane goes flippity flippity flop! Have seen a few videos of amphibs doing cartwheels after touching down on water with the gear down. Too bad we can't model that into our sim amphibs.
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Anyone know what type of Floater that was?
A wet one?
I'll grab me coat...
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Glad the pilot is ok, bet his friend will never again let him borrow his airplane.
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Looking at the photos in the article. The aircraft has a narrow fuselage with a stabilator, I can't think of any aircraft at the moment that would fit that description. The scale between the rescue workers and the floats make it appear to be a small aircraft (ex: J-3 in size).
Edit: Maybe a Zenith CH 7XX kitplane
Yeah, caught that on the tube the other evening while visiting my sis in Portland.
Had told her at once, "Well, there you go: he had his wheels down for a water landing, a real no-no!".
Lucky he didn't get hurt more seriously... or worse.
Love my sister dearly. She tolerates my enthusiasm for flight patiently & wonderfully. :-)
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