Did you by chance ever fly seaplane CL at French or Mill Bay in Auckland? I spoke at the NATS to an old chap who used to fly them there many years ago- forgot his name.
But Im a young chap , Im only thousands of years old . The Planets been here HOW LONG .
see how my Big Toe sticks out .
" Does this 20,000 years old footprint belong to the fastest man in History? – " “if you weren’t fit in those days, you didn’t survive.”
No , I tried to fly them at Exmouth Footbridge .
Into breeze and waveletts , you ended up walking backward down the beach . Not entirely successfull .
Dont drop a Hot Commando in 2nd their either , on a rainy day . Gas on in the Loose , we ' got the vibe ' .
Look over the shoulder revealed a 50 foot roostertail of fine gravel , drifting in the misty rain over the three lanes of near stationary vehicals .
OOPs .
This then indicated to me , that if the LINES were on the OTHER wing , I wouldnt have to walk , aS THE pLANE WOULD BE wALKING away FROM Me .
Wich appears to be correct .
OTHER place I crashed em was onipoto basin . A wingover through upwind - WHACK , into ' The HARD ' ( a Nautical term !
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As there was a problem in running back over the pond to tighten the lines . Most Unfortunate .
A neear New Tom Morley Thunderbolt . Tidy Plane And months of work . S P L A T T .
Thereafter we contemplated ponds , mud flats , cetra et cetra . Flown the MC 72 in the Orewa river , and at Whitianga . All ive got to say about Salt Water , is DONT .
Also , the inner float'll dip . Tickly after landing . Line Weight submergese the wing tip . Glug Glug Glug , if theres no trained & disiplined crew to hand . Salt Water is not a lubricant .
On Grass , the lines on the wrong wing have it going away from you , But it cant , so it wont . or move forward either . UNLESS you DROP IT . Unassisted - from say 1 inch altitude .
With the S6 wing flipped for conventionaliseation now , the inner whatsit releases the restraint , and it moves forward unaided when released - sitting on ' the lawn ' . No Worries .
Rt Wing Leadouts you must walk TOWARD it , to free the ' sticktion ' stucking it .
With reasonable streamlining , the FLOATS can be BIG , so it wont sink . The BIGGER the more lift & the More Rounded the Better Gust Stability , from whative seensofar .
Not flown radio neither , tho sitting viewing a dead flat sea at dawn had us thinking it'd be the go , when S6 first erected .
Theres a few planes the immediate thought after the first flight is ' Id Like a BIGGER one of Those . Mc 72 came first , so the S6 was Bigger . 60 in . Id say no bigger unless your not 10 stone .
Like Bob's remarks on Twin engines and Wheel Fairings , these've got SOMETHING going for them . if you avoid SALT WATER . Grass is fine . a wire thrread or team race wheel under - inside , for harder surfaces .
Earlier Narrow MC 72 floats , cross winds ' nibbled ' the tracking . Yaw . Flat . Disconcerting but not discombobulateing .
The Bigger Currently fitted floats , despite throwing out the C G so theres lead aft & its overweight ( inna da movie ), DONT disfunctionalise it , inna da wind . Man . HOWEVER , replacement Original Thin scrawny floats are to be refitted . As it was deadly accurate wiffem . Patternwise .
You can see you have to built THREE Fuselage . Which is a bit of a chore . Anyone with F Glaass R C fuse . competance would build A float , for a PATTERN , and Do Composette ones .
Gotta be set Neutral , And I prefer a slight ' Toe In ' . Feel is slightly differant , load top , to load under . But If She's honkin , its like yer on rails / Men ! . The Next great Frontier in F2B .
Theres a few movies offit ere , despte appearaces it was mostly fighting to find a bit when the FP 40 / Magnum was pulling , trying to find a brain cell , and avoiding holes in the air , or the opposite .
In Some you can see the trees moving . So these were more ' proving ' flights for big(ger ) floats than acomplised performances . Someone filmed it recently with a Gp44 innit . Adequate grunt but all the C G & weight
issues but at least it was something like back to its old self . Though he Filmed the first half assed flight , not the wonders & marvells of a decent run & semi tooned in Pilot .
The P51 one , the pilots been out in the sun , for seven hours . Brain Fade . He is capeable of talking like a condescending snot , in suitable company .
Thats at the S.A.T. field at Bankstown , where you feel your in the cross cultural cross hairs . Often Here after heavy rain , things are ' a bit damp ' .
So if we introduce a ' No Cop Outs ' clause , everbody else'll be sunk .
AND you NEED 5/32 Gear Leg Wire . AT LEAST for the FRONT Legs . s6 is 5/32 all and is good . You can get dramatic ' thunks ' if you crease a bump , landing . They throw it loose , going Fwd. too .
The Waters a bit wet , usually . Your better off on grass .
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