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JohnBuckner -> Simprop Sunny Boy - decent plane, and what to buy? (8/28/2003 9:02:44 PM)
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Yes its cute, probably flys well and fairly inexpensive, no doubt fun on the water if you already have flying experiance. The fact remains though that you have choosen a path that usually results in around a 90% failure rate (by personnal observation) in acheiveing the goal if that goal is learning fly and progress up to conventional airplanes.
No it is not harder to fly off water, just a bit different However water is 'hard' when struck at an inappropriate angle at flying speed. Which is a fancy way of saying damage can be just as much or more on water not to mention the possibility of losing expensive components forever to the bottom (you can,t repair it if its gone).
I never suggest learning initially off water and the reason is simple: for the times you will be dead on the water (yes I know its electric, don,t let that fool you) and stubb your toes floating inverted and a host of other situations added to the refusal to use an instructor. Its a receipe for disaster and failure to acheive your dreams. By the way there is nowhere in the continental US that far away from a club, instructor or a mentor.
All of the above is entirely just my opinion, enjoy
John
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