Depends on the dock and piles.

But a floatplane, even low-wing is better than a Lake
Amphibian as far a s dock clearance.


"Jim" wrote in message
...
| If you're flush with cash, there's also the Aztec Nomad
conversion... doors
| on both sides. Not sure how fun docking a low wing would
be.
| Jim
|
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| ...
| If you want the TSIO 541, get a Duke. The Duke flies
very
| well and is as tough as nails.
|
| Duchess on floats would be a nice seaplane trainer,
doors on
| both sides so you can dock. Plenty of rudder and
elevator,
| so it should not need extra fins. More power would be
nice,
| the 180 hp is marginal.
|
| The 58TC has a gross weight of 6200 pounds, the straight
58
| has a GW of 5400 pounds. The 58P has the 6200 pound
gross
| weight but the empty weight is about 400 ponds more than
the
| 58TC.
|
| In fact, if the 58TC had an STC for a IO 720, it would
be a
| great low altitude performer.
|
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|
| "Kingfish" wrote in message
|
ups.com...
| |
| | Jim Macklin wrote:
| | For those who do not know, the BE58TC is a Beech
Baron
| with
| | the wings and engines of a 58P but the fuselage of
the
| | straight 58. It has the 6200 pound gross weight and
| weights
| | 400 pounds less than the 58P. So it carries 400
pounds
| more
| | payload and performs very well in the 10-12,000 foot
| range
| | without demanding the pilot be on oxygen.
| |
| | But I'd really like a Duchess on floats with 200-220
hp
| | engines.
| |
| | Duchess? Floats? cocks head Uuuhhhhh???
| |
| | IIRC the real speedster of the Baron family was the
BE56TC
| with the
| | 380hp Lycs... although I'm not sure if the 58P might
have
| been a few
| | ka-nots faster at altitude though.
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