Flying my new SeaRey from Minnesota to Michigan. Crossing Lake Michigan on the way. The plane hasn't been flown in over a year and so we're finding a few small problems on the way as well as dealing with winds gusting to 35 knots.
Super awesome trip. Thanks for sharing it. Man, that last landing was definitely hairy, lol. Definitely a great example of how to keep flying the plane, even long after touchdown. Bravo on that landing!
Absolutely stunning content, beautifully put together, really enjoyed. Happy to have discovered your channel. Best of lucks from a fellow seaplane pilot and RU-vidr as well!
Thank you! Amazing stuff flying the scoopers. There was a couple at a local field last year and they me crawl around the fire boss. Looks like a dream job!
Not normalizing deviation. Taking off? Gear goes up, no matter what. Too easy to “leave it down, just doing around the pattern for a few…” and then “oh let’s pop into the river” and now your sunk.
Yea. SeaRey needs throttle on landing. Since this video I got a week of transition training. You land it like a wheel landing on Tailwheel with a little power.
Oh I dunno about all that. It gets off the water in ~350ft and cruises reasonably fast enough compared to similar aircraft. The Icon with it's modern CAD designed carbon wing isn't any faster really, and it's a little longer takeoff too.
