On Mar 24, 11:45 am, "Maxwell" wrote:
"Mxsmanic" wrote in message
Then I thought to myself: Why can't an airplane be used the same way? [...]

Just like most things in the world it has been done. I remember seeing one
of the old flying boats featured on a television program a few years ago. It
was purchased by singer Jimmy Buffett, and converted to a island hopping RV.
It think it was a PBY. Very cool project and beats the heck out of a small
sailboat.

I remember that one, it was also written up in lots of magazines. I
had a friend who was really into PBYs and dreamed of owning such a
"sky RV".

Didn't Popular Science used to also have future-prediction articles on
their cover about large helicopters outfitted as motor homes?

Not to mention, the old Piper ads from the 60's showing a shiny new
plane parked on a grass strip next to a river, with several happy-
looking fisherman / pilots fly-casting in hip boots :-)

Cheers, Kev