And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Amphibious floats are nice but not for people who make flying their business. The floats are not the problem. The retractable gear is. Airplanes have a rating called 'Useful Load'. It represents the amount of freight the craft can hold. Adding retractable gear to floats eats up useful load.
My father flew PBY's during WWII. He said that the worst thing to happen to the PBY was the 5A version that had retractable gear as well as a seaplane hull.
But there are flying services that have one landing on water and the home base is on land. Here is one, https://isleroyaleseaplanes.com If you are going water / water then the amphibious floats are more than likely not worth having.
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ReplyDeleteNo, Mayfield Parrish! Haven't you heard of him? Just kidding, I can't believe I mis spelled that so epically. Thanks for the heads up.
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ReplyDeleteAmphibious floats are nice but not for people who make flying their business. The floats are not the problem. The retractable gear is. Airplanes have a rating called 'Useful Load'. It represents the amount of freight the craft can hold. Adding retractable gear to floats eats up useful load.
ReplyDeleteMy father flew PBY's during WWII. He said that the worst thing to happen to the PBY was the 5A version that had retractable gear as well as a seaplane hull.
But there are flying services that have one landing on water and the home base is on land.
DeleteHere is one, https://isleroyaleseaplanes.com
If you are going water / water then the amphibious floats are more than likely not worth having.
Well, if you say so.
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