Hey guys,

Going to buy my first set of floats, and I also need a new plane now (big accident on the weekend).

I'm looking at the following planes:
Hangar 9 - Super Stick 40 ARF
Great Planes - Easy Sport .40 MkII
Great Planes - Big stik 40
Hangar 9 - Twist 3d

I imagine the Twist would be a bad choice for a float plane, but it always gets such good reviews. Which plane would you recommend (I got my wings 3 weeks ago and just started into acrobatics), a .40 engine will be used.

Also, I was looking at float designs, etc, and I was wondering if it was possible to mount a fin at the end of a wire and put it on the nosegear, and then install the floats with the existing landing gear plus adding another set of landing wires (from my old plane). I don't know if I explained that well, but basically steering would be done by a fin near the front of the floats.
Is this a bad idea and is it common?

Thanks!

Ok, ignore what I wrote above, I've since done a lot of reading.

I've decided on the Easy Sport 40, it sounds like a decent plane, and sounds good for Floats.

Now I need to pick out a set of floats and the local hobby shop has 2 options:
H9 wood floats for $100
Great Planes fiberglass sport floats for $100

Since I have only a .40 engine, would it be a good idea to get the Wood ones? will they be less durable or are they fairly comparable products?

Thanks guys!

I think you should consider some balsa sheeted, foam floats. They can't leak and they can't sink as others can. I am very pleased with the 2 sets I have.

Before that, I used Prentis floats from a cutter in Niagara Falls, Canada, but he closed up.

[link=http://www.geocities.com/planefunfloats/]Plane Fun Floats[/link] has pre-sheeted foam floats of all sizes. They are in Michigan, which is up your way.