Yes there was a taxi test #1,,it was also a failure,, I flipped it and well, nothing was hurt, all the electronics survived fine

Several things I did noticed other than the fact this motor combo won't cut it.

Painting it with flat paint was a mistake, as soon as you put it in the water the paint sucks up the water and increases the weight,, this might be why it won't come up on step,, but I still think it will need more power. I'll have to sand off the flat wall paint and repaint with some latex enamel,, The stickers are peeling from the water anyway so no loss, I'll have to paint the meatballs next time.

Floats seem to work OK, I'm pretty sure if I was able to get it on step quick enough I could leave them be. But it was just tipping a little to much past vertical for my liking,, I think 1/4 on each side would do it. I've had the best luck when it is set up that when slow taxing (not on step), when one tip lifts out, the other is just touching. You don't want a see saw effect, that will make it lean too much to one side and water loop too easy. I'll have to bend a new wire for the one side.

My water retrieval buoy thing needed a little work,, I tried using it when the plane was floating (off camera),, the fishing line just went under the floats,, I'm make some adjustments

Other wise the Floats off hand launch maiden went fine,,, other than the fact my wife had never launched a plane and she tossed it like she was letting go of a balloon,, Luckily I had a little head wind,,, It was way off trim in the elevator,,, once I got it trimmed if flew fine,,,, gutless, but fine

Anyone have a suggestion on a good brushless/ESC?battery combo,,, I'm all ears