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smokey_bear_40220(at)yaho
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:59 pm    Post subject: Floatplane preflight Reply with quote
OK, for you aquanuts, I got a dumb question. First
all you FAA types.... delete this!

Anyway, if you are floating your plane all season, how
do you make sure you get in a good
preflight/postflight inspection? When I was aboard
ship in helos, the tail of the helo would hang off the
ship by 35 feet or so. Preflight was, of necessity,
from a distance. But when I finally get float
qualified, I'd like to look at my Fox more closely,
without wadders.

So how do you do it?

Kurt Schrader
S-5/NSI turbo
Florida and Panama

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Location: Campbellton, Newfoundland
PostPosted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:51 pm    Post subject: Floatplane preflight Reply with quote
Pull the plane in to the beach tail first... Then inspect the tail and wings from the beach. The rest of the plane can be inspected from the floats. Most of the time though I fly with my waders on and rolled down below my knees.

The other thing is my plane is stored in the garage here at the house, about a mile or two, from the pond I launch from. So I have lots of time to pre flight.

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Of course I have to tow with the wings folded. The water in the background is part of the North Atlantic. Picture taken May 2006.


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Noel Loveys, RPP, AME intern
Campbellton, Newfoundland,
Canada
Kitfox Mod III-A, 582, B box, Ivo IFA
Aerocet 1100s
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:46 am    Post subject: Floatplane preflight Reply with quote
--- Noel Loveys <noelloveys(at)yahoo.ca> wrote:

Quote:
Pull the plane in to the beach tail first... Then
inspect the tail and
wings from the beach. The rest of the plane can be
inspected from the
floats. Most of the time though I fly with my
waders on and rolled down
below my knees.

The other thing is my plane is stored in the garage
here at the house, about
a mile or two, from the pond I launch from. So I
have lots of time to pre
flight.

Quote:
Of course I have to tow with the wings folded. The
water in the background
is part of the North Atlantic. Picture taken May
2006.

Noel Loveys, RPP, AME intern
Campbellton, Newfoundland,
Canada
Kitfox Mod III-A, 582, B box, Ivo IFA
Aerocet 1100s
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Good point Noel. I forgot about seeing almost all the
planes in Alaska tail to shore. Then wadders it is.

Thanks,

Kurt Schrader
S-5/NSI turbo
Florida and panama

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Location: Campbellton, Newfoundland
PostPosted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:37 pm    Post subject: Floatplane preflight Reply with quote
The only other advice I have is if you are expecting some foul weather and
you have your plane pulled up tail on. It's a good idea to pump water into
the compartments of the floats to give them more weight and keep the plane
from rocking in any waves hitting the shore ( fresh water) Keeping the
plane from moving is important because that's when damage is done to both
the plane and the floats.

After the storm you only have to pump out the floats to be able to move the
plane again.

Noel

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:11 pm    Post subject: Floatplane preflight Reply with quote
--- Noel Loveys <noelloveys(at)yahoo.ca> wrote:

Quote:
The only other advice I have is if you are expecting
some foul weather and
you have your plane pulled up tail on. It's a good
idea to pump water into
the compartments of the floats to give them more
weight and keep the plane
from rocking in any waves hitting the shore ( fresh
water) Keeping the
plane from moving is important because that's when
damage is done to both the plane and the floats.

After the storm you only have to pump out the floats
to be able to move the plane again.

Noel
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Thanks Noel. When I get closer to doing this I am
sure to need many pointers.

I might take the float plane course early next year
over at Lakland Fl. The biannual is part of it. Got
a full plate right now... Retirement hasn't slowed
life down one bit yet. Got to work off the to-do list
then get back inthe air.

But I don't want to miss out on the fun! Need floats,
then skis.

kurt Schrader
S-5/NSI turbo
Florida and panama

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