Originally posted by pabdoc
MHO:
Float-flying is a blast...no waiting for a spot on the flightline, and you can hit the runway every time!
That's nearly true, except for the tree we call "Ray's Tree". It's on the opposite shore, and Ray has hit it more times than we have the diplomacy to count. I hit it once. It's no fun to stand in a wobbly rowboat trying to shake a plane out of a tree.