Peter Duniho wrote:

The video posted is crappy as all get out (not only is the source analog,
but it looks like the tape's been used a zillion times before). It's hard
to tell if the ice is solid or not...it seems as though the ice during the
backtaxi isn't. But the floats do seem to stay on top during the takeoff.

At one point, it looks like there's a second or two of footage of a man standing
on the ice pushing the tail around. Hard to tell, though.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.