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Old 08-31-2010, 06:06 AM
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Default RE: Maiden Flight of GP Cub with GP floats

Those floats are widely regarded for being heavy and oversized.  Several shops make completely delightful foam-cored floats that weigh a quarter of what those weigh, and when you subtract he weight of wheels there is hardly a difference in the weight of the plane with floats.  Your plane will regain its aerobatic abilities.  High-wing planes usually become somewhat MORE capable of inverted flight with floats.