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I joined the SPA after I posted the previous message and just received the 2008-1009 SPA Water Landing Directory. Looking forward to thumbing through it and seeing what kind of information I can come ...

Hi all,

Looking at maybe purchasing a lake property in the near future in Northern Wisconsin. I was wondering if any of you knew which lakes were friendly to seaplanes (or not). Is there a list s ...

Now that's pretty dang cool! And it works on Macs, too. Very Happy

~Chris

Hi Paul,

Thanks for taking the time to clarify your comments. Much appreciated. Very helpful information when choosing a design.

It was great meeting you as well. Hopefully we'll have more ti ...

Afternoon all,

While at Oshkosh, I spoke with Paul Seehafer regarding the suitability of the LMA Super Cub replica as a sea/float plane. We briefly discussed the empty weight versus the gross weig ...

I'll certainly be visiting. I've got a lot of research to do!

I went to Oshkosh for the first time last year, and didn't get much of a chance to spend any appreciable time at the seaplane base. I ...

Hi Paul,

Thanks for your input. I greatly appreciate it. A side benefit of the Rotax is the nice, warm winter heat source. As a Wisconsiner yourself, I'm sure you can appreciate that as well Smile

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Good morning all,

I've decided upon the Light Miniature Aircraft Super Cub replica as a building project, and I want to ensure that the aircraft is suitable for safe, reliable float operation. The ...

Looks like there's some additional information here:

http://www.baxterbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070423/NEWS01/704230309

Tragic loss.

~Chris

Hi all,

An acquaintence on another list mentioned that Doug Beechel's Moose went down on the way home from Sun 'n' Fun taking his life and his wife's as well. He said he didn't know any details, a ...

I appreciate your thoughts and insights, everyone.

It seems everyone has their own favorite airframe type, and that's great. Each has its own advantages.

From what I can see and from the repl ...

Hi all,

I've had my eye on several wooden aircraft as of late, one being completely wooden, and a couple having wooden wings and metal bodies. I've started considering them as potential project ca ...

Thanks for your insight Bob.

Following the replies here and the advice of some other builders, I've decided to build a 4-place airplane so I can haul people and "stuff" appropriately. I' ...

Saw your RV-10 in the Completions section of Sport Aviation this month. Congratulations for finally making it in there! You've been done for how long? Same situation for one of my EAA Chapter-mates ...

Thanks for your thoughts, Dave. I've heard from a couple of other sources as well that tube & fabric are easier to repair. That's definitely a benefit. I suppose if you bend the tubing, it bein ...

All good options and are under consideration should a larger aircraft be too expensive to build or insure. The aircraft you suggested as potential build candidates fall into those two categories refe ...

A good guess Smile

And you can add the Dream Aircraft Tundra and BushCaddy L-164B to your list as well.

But the primary question remains, regardless of which plane manufacturer it is, are there be ...

Hello all,

I've been doing a lot of research on the various kits available and have found several that meet my needs for a four-seat, high-wing aircraft in the 2500 lbs. gross range. One is tube/f ...

Hi Mike,

Are you an AOPA member? Lots of leaseback info on first glance. I'm not familiar with the process, so can't comment. However a quick search of "leaseback" returned 88 results. ...

Hi Tim,

There are a lot of answers to your questions, as I'm in a similar situation. Are you an AOPA member? If so, there are a *lot* of resources in this section of their web site:

http://www ...