Float flying is awesome
10-06-2003, 11:45 AM
#1
Thread Starter
My Feedback: (4)
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: West Linn,
OR
Posts: 672
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Float flying is awesome
Finished putting my Sea Monster together last week and had my first float flying experience. This is really a lot of fun! A short 2 minute drive to my local boat ramp and I'm in the air in a matter of minutes. Won't be feasable during the busy boating months but late fall and early spring should be great for those quick flying session.
Anyway, just wanted to share my joy. If you are considering float flying, get going, it's awesome.
Kent
Anyway, just wanted to share my joy. If you are considering float flying, get going, it's awesome.
Kent
10-07-2003, 07:35 AM
#3
Senior Member
My Feedback: (26)
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Baraboo ,
WI
Posts: 2,307
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Float flying is awesome
Kent
Glad all went well. Heheee, now you know why we are always talking up this aspect of flying!
Just a suggestion that works for me: Our lakes are heavily laden with vacationers as well, but our lakes are real calm on Monday and Tuesdays. May be everyone is pooped out / or goes home from the weekend. Maybe if this holds true for you, then you could get some flying in during the summer?
Jeff
Glad all went well. Heheee, now you know why we are always talking up this aspect of flying!
Just a suggestion that works for me: Our lakes are heavily laden with vacationers as well, but our lakes are real calm on Monday and Tuesdays. May be everyone is pooped out / or goes home from the weekend. Maybe if this holds true for you, then you could get some flying in during the summer?
Jeff
10-07-2003, 08:53 AM
#4
Thread Starter
My Feedback: (4)
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: West Linn,
OR
Posts: 672
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Float flying is awesome
Jeff, thanks for the suggestion. I think the same applies here on the river, everyone is beat from the WE and stays off the water. I'm also thinking early in the morning should be good too.
Not up to pulling skiers yet
but I did manage to drag race a fishing boat. That outboard Mercury engine had nothing on my Tower 46
I think my next project just might be a PBY from G&P Sales.
Kent
Not up to pulling skiers yet
but I did manage to drag race a fishing boat. That outboard Mercury engine had nothing on my Tower 46 I think my next project just might be a PBY from G&P Sales.
Kent
10-08-2003, 04:59 PM
#6
Thread Starter
My Feedback: (4)
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: West Linn,
OR
Posts: 672
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Float flying is awesome
The Sea Monster flys pretty well, about what I expected. It gets off the water quick and is reasonably nimble in the air. Landings are gentle and predictable. I have not found any bad stall characteristics. I have been able to do all be basic aerobatics: loop, roll, stall turn, inverted flight. It actually flys inverted quite well. One interesting feature with the engine on the pod is that large quick throttle adjustments results in pitch changes.
It comes with pretty cheesy hardware and I replaced most of it. It also came out quite tail heavy so I needed to add a heavy prop hub and a fair amount of weight to get it balanced. The nice thing about the Sea Monster is that the hull is made of fiberglass.
I am using a Tower hobbies 0.46. I had to get a smaller muffler as the long "tuned" muffler that comes with the engine interferred with the wing installation.
It comes with pretty cheesy hardware and I replaced most of it. It also came out quite tail heavy so I needed to add a heavy prop hub and a fair amount of weight to get it balanced. The nice thing about the Sea Monster is that the hull is made of fiberglass.
I am using a Tower hobbies 0.46. I had to get a smaller muffler as the long "tuned" muffler that comes with the engine interferred with the wing installation.
10-09-2003, 02:49 AM
#7
RE: Float flying is awesome
I have a seamaster. I have seen the seamonster and it looks very much the same. I have enjoyed my seamaster for quite a while now. I have dedicated my flying with my campouts at lake Berryessa CA. I found a great cove where I can camp right up against the water. I take my boat with me for sking and such and I take my planes with me as well. I just got back from a camp trip a couple of weeks ago. I flew my seamaster about ten times. Perfect conditions. I was doing hammerheads, inverted flybyes, loops, rolls etc. It's fun doing touch and goes but making the plane stay on the water for a long distance then yanking it up into the air. My seamaster is a real workhorse. It's got a saito .56 which is very dependable. I did one last flight on our last day of camping and afterwards I realized that I had taken the boat out of the water. I was thinking what would I have done if I had a stall or something. I would have to get out the inflatable and paddle out. But like always I have never had to go and retreive the plane yet. knock on wood! Well, enjoy. I love it. I also have a Top Flight giant scale Cesnna 182 on Sea Commander floats but that's another story. Have fun.
Dean Sala
Dean Sala
10-10-2003, 07:48 AM
#9
Senior Member
My Feedback: (26)
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Baraboo ,
WI
Posts: 2,307
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Float flying is awesome
Yeah, one night was really fun on lake Wisconsin. I was out doing "splash-n-go's" with my Kadet MKII and after a while I looked over my shoulder and noticed that I had a 6 boat audience. When I finally finished and put the plane in the boat I got a round of applause. Pretty cool!
10-23-2003, 04:15 AM
#11
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Meadow Lake,
SK, CANADA
Posts: 199
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Float flying is awesome
OH OH! Break out the bottle! Topshelf is addicted now. soon he won't even consider landing on the Ughhh,,, ground! LOL Welcome to Floatflying.
Rick.
Rick.
10-24-2003, 11:23 AM
#12
Thread Starter
My Feedback: (4)
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: West Linn,
OR
Posts: 672
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Float flying is awesome
Smoky, you got me. Last night I had a chance to fly at the field or run to the river. Needless to say, I hit the river
At our next club meeting I will start with...
Hi, my name is Kent and I'm a floataholic
At our next club meeting I will start with...
Hi, my name is Kent and I'm a floataholic
