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viperdoc(at)mindspring.co
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 5:07 am Post subject: T-6 water skiing

 

 Don't believe they are the first to try that. Think there are some Cub acts around that have done this on the show circuits in the past.

 Not exactly my cup of tea, but each to his own. They maybe the first to do this in formation now. 

 Doc

  

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ben(at)designselect.net
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:27 am Post subject: T-6 water skiing

Maybe, but I bet they wear wet suits with hero patches.  

         

  

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Don't believe they are the first to try that. Think there are some Cub acts around that have done this on the show circuits in the past.  

    

Not exactly my cup of tea, but each to his own. They maybe the first to do this in formation now.   

    

Doc  

    

   

    

Roger "Doc" Kemp  

    

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brian

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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:55 am Post subject: T-6 water skiing

Ben Marsh wrote:

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		   Maybe, but I bet they wear wet suits with hero patches.


	


"Skiing" on tires is not all that uncommon. Turns out that bush pilots

use that technique to shorten their landing and takeoff run. If landing

on a short sand-bar they will do the initial touch down on water. Big

tundra tires ski well. They can slow substantially before they start to

sink. You just time your touch down so that you slow to minimum skiing

speed just as you reach the sand bar.



Likewise on take off they can get to skiing speed before they get to

flying speed. They start their take-off roll on the sandbar and finish

their take-off "roll" on the water.



There is a video out about bush flying that demonstrates this technique.

I have a couple of bush-pilot friends who pointed me at the video. They

have an example from the video on-line you can preview that shows this

very technique. My first reaction when I saw the super cub on final for

the water was, "you gotta be s------g me!"



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viperdoc(at)mindspring.co
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:02 am Post subject: T-6 water skiing

And big watches too!

 Doc

  

 



  

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Valkyre1(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:02 am Post subject: T-6 water skiing

Awesome! just be aware if anyone out there is  tempted to play with this that perfectly calm water, although more desirable to  touch on, is considered more difficult because it can wreak havoc with  depth perception.

  

  Waves, on the other hand, can flip you or  lead to an abrupt decrease in speed that is proportional to the rate of descent,  height of the waves and speed you're flying at when you make  contact.

  

 I haven't tried this and don't intend to, and I'm  probably not the only one out there that has a seaplane rating. Just a few  thoughts for some of our more adventurous souls.

  

 - Val

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BitterlichMG(at)cherrypoi
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:25 pm Post subject: T-6 water skiing

Dragging the tires on water:

  

 I have  been with a nut that did it in a Cessna 180.  His words were.... "The REAL  trick is to make SURE your breaks are LOCKED."

  

 According to my buddy... it is very easy to do and not dangerous at  all.  

  

 Yeah  right.     Of course.....  He very well may be  right.   

  

 I do  not intend to ever put it to the test.  

  

 mgb

  

  

  

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wlannon(at)cablerocket.co
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 5:46 pm Post subject: T-6 water skiing

I'm sure he is right. Have not done it myself but  spoken to others who have. The brakes are mandatory and really represent the  only real danger. A free turning wheel could be disastrous.

 Wish I had done that, now too damned  old!.

  

 Walt

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