need help setting up floats.... *UPDATE* Float fly a success!
09-24-2002, 10:18 AM
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Sounds like you had a blast. I have yet to fly my Senior I set up with floats and due to reasons beyond my control I wont be able to attempt it until at least spring. I can't wait.....
09-24-2002, 03:33 PM
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Congratulations Jeremy
looks like you did a wonderful job. And yes once you become hooked you do have a differant attitude every time you drive by a different body of water! ok now you can start dreaming of that cross country water flight. Lets see now whose got a boat that can make it to the other side? 
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09-24-2002, 09:09 PM
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Great job! What kind of engine do you have on what size plane? I just finnished putting floats on my Hobbico trainer, which has an O.S. 40 LA, and I don't know if it has enough power. Just trying to make a comparison. Thanks and great work!
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Originally posted by canesugarrules
Great job! What kind of engine do you have on what size plane? I just finnished putting floats on my Hobbico trainer, which has an O.S. 40 LA, and I don't know if it has enough power. Just trying to make a comparison. Thanks and great work!
Great job! What kind of engine do you have on what size plane? I just finnished putting floats on my Hobbico trainer, which has an O.S. 40 LA, and I don't know if it has enough power. Just trying to make a comparison. Thanks and great work!
With the aircore floats on it that are a good bit heavy.... Well it flies it, you definately have to fly the wing, at full throttle it still wasn't quick at all, couldn't fly it around at no less than 5/8 throttle or else it would just slowly sink....
What I would reccomend is take a prop that is 1 inch larger in diameter and 1 degree less in pitch with you to when you fly it off water and if you see it need a little more "oomph" to get it up and around, switch the prop over.....
If I ever fly this plane off water again, and I know I will, I'm gonna switch to an 11x5 prop.
