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Jules wrote:
Frank Olson wrote: Otherwise it's "keep your eye out for deadheads" (and deadbeat boat drivers) - at least in Canada. Yes. One cottage owner was steering his boat into floatplanes to thwart them from landing. He also called and complained that the plane operator was at fault and cutting off his boat. Witness' proved otherwise. He was a summer owner from the US. Tourists. I love summertime and have some great memories of flying float as a "single guy" out to impress the ladies. I was seventeen when I got my license and the first endorsement I got was my float. Earned that on a Piper Supercub with 150 ponies up front. Cultus Lake was my favourite place to practice glassy water landings. Now-a-days, you'd be hard pressed to land amidst all the idiots in boats. Sadly, the guy that taught me everything I know about float planes (and bears) is no longer with us. He was killed in a midair over the Bellingham VOR. Two good friends "bought it" with him too. They were practicing instrument procedures in a Seneca and collided with a C-172 working the same radial and going in pretty much the opposite direction. The guy in the 172 walked away after force landing in a field. The Seneca "augered" in. The ironic thing about this tragic event was that Bob (the CFI) was "paranoid" about clearing turns and "keepin' your eyes peeled for the other guy". He'd had a close call with a student pilot years before when the C-150 he was piloting almost became an aerial landing strip for a Piper Arrow "letting down" on approach to the Delta Air Park. I can only surmise he was distracted momentarily and missed seeing the 172 coming right at him. He was just a few hours away from the 14000 mark too |
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On Sep 3, 12:02*am, Gezellig wrote:
On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:39:05 -0400, Bryan Martin wrote: The Great Lakes have a big problem with zebra mussels, a salt water species that were imported in ballast water from seagoing freighters. They have thrived in the big lakes and have been spreading into more and more inland lakes. The effect being...? They kill a number of native fish. In Lake Erie they set back the recovery of lake perch. ISTR they are also a nuisance in cooling systems such as those used for nuclear power plants. -- FF |
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Fred the Red Shirt wrote:
On Sep 3, 12:02 am, Gezellig wrote: On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:39:05 -0400, Bryan Martin wrote: The Great Lakes have a big problem with zebra mussels, (snip) The effect being...? (-ppity snip) ISTR they are also a nuisance in cooling systems such as those used for nuclear power plants. Yes, they're quickly becoming a terrific problem for cities that drop a pipe into the river to draw drinking water. They're tiny and have very sharp-edged shells, and apparently glue to rival the toughest barnacle. With no natural enemies, they've completely choked off water intake systems and also eat up all the food for less aggressive native species. And even a fishing boat with a gallon or two of bilge or a bait bucket filled at the last lake can carry the damn things to a new waterway several states away. |
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On Sep 1, 4:36*pm, Gezellig wrote:
Who determines where you can or cannot land one? Currently it is kind of open ended. If its a private lake you obviously need the owners permission. If its a public water there may be local restrictions to prevent you from landing there (like a drinking water reservior). I did seaplane flying in several states and still do so on the gulf coast. Common sense has a lot to do with where you go and where to avoid. Aside from the blatant and/or obvious, a casual question to the local FSDO may be of benefit. But, the FSDO is often submerged with people who don't know their ass from a hole in the ground and can be more of a hinderance than help. Probably the best place is to check with any local seaplane operators? They will be up to speed on where to go or not and what kind of problems you may encounter. I had a delightful hour in a homebuilt seaplane up in northern Minnesota a couple years back landing on several of the many lakes available there. Here on the gulf coast we land on any number of rivers and a few lakes. Most of the lakes are water sources so we avoid them. As others have said, watrer pollution is a problem with boaters and jetskis but let an airplane land and they will point a finger at you as the root cause! Have fun while you can. Aviation is getting more and more restrictive each year and here in the USA we have the most liberal flight laws in the world. Cheers Ol S&B - flying and instructing in seaplanes since 1967 |
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On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:53:45 -0700 (PDT), Ol Shy & Bashful wrote:
I did seaplane flying in several states and still do so on the gulf coast I'm in SW FL, any knowledge of this area (from Tampa to Everglades City)? |
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