Mine is not a Seamaster - it`s an O/D and my first attempt at a floatplane. These pics from its first day out on floats. It had about six flights this day and no major incidents, apart from dropping my nice custon-made float rudder in the tide soon after its second takeoff!

The model has a span of around 70" and flies great with the RCV 58 - a real nice combo. The engine was new here - first runup on the beach and then onto the lake. It started very easily and didn`t miss a beat all day.

This model has had plenty of flying in standard tail dragger configuration and was powered with a tired old OS 48 Surpass for that. The model is fitted with flaps and although I played with them in the air on floatfly day, I never used them for any takeoffs or landings.

The RCV 58 is a real nice engine, a pity it isn`t mine! Nice to have a mate to lend it to me for my first attempt off water!

Alan W