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Old 10-10-2004 | 10:21 PM
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Your landings are great, let us know when you dig the tips of the floats and flip it over. I am not trying to be sarcastic but it will happen. I learned the hard way. A little power in and a little speed until touch down is much safer. The water is such a huge friction source htat the plane will slow fast enough if you come in a little faster. Like I said, I found out the hard way. I had been priding myself on these beautiful slow and gracefull landins. Every one told me to power in and I thought I was just great and had it all under control until I put one over. Not once but twice. A little power in and I have never flipped again.

Here are a few of my birds.
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