Those Gee Bee floats, however, will be a problem. They simply do not work well on the water. You will have to use the elevator to carefully control the attitude of the airplane as it gains speed on the water (flight attutude, not nose high) and you will need to get off the water as soon as you gain flying speed.

Gee Bee floats have a tendancy to stick to the water and then at high speed they will dart off to one side or the other (water loop).

If you manage to make them work for you, great, some do. But if they don't work for you, don't get discouraged, just get a pair of decent floats. Water flying is FUN.

Jim