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Old December 7th 05, 03:26 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default floatplane - taking off frozen lake

Peter Duniho wrote:

Put something solid like ice in the water, and all bets are
off.


Yep. I saw a hydroplane hit a submerged log once at about half speed. There's an
Allison V-12 somewhere in the muddy bottom of Fort Loudon lake.

George Patterson
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