On Jan 31, 2:17*pm, "Bob Gardner" wrote:
A truism applicable to both land and seaplanes: You can get into a place
that you can't get out of.

In a sea plane is kind off cool in that if you set it down right on
the water and pull the power it comes off the step pretty quick. Once
off the step its like speed brakes. Taking off almost has a bit of a
safety factor built in. It takes more power to get on the step than to
take off. So if you find yourself nearing the end of the water and
you're not on the step you know you aren't going to take off. Pulling
back power results in a very quick near-stop.

-Robert