Float Palnes

[Kevin Murray]

Are there any floatplane fliers out there ?
If so what are you flying ?

I have a pond in my yard and want to build a parkflyer floatplane this summer.

[jimwalker]

I think the pondbaby from a past issue is available as a free downloadable plan on this website.

Jim

[Kevin Murray]

by is nice, it's actually the reason I bought a subscription to RC Microflight. It wasen't a free download - at least not last year.

I don't think many have been built. Like only one mabey. :p
I asked on the Zone some time ago, none were being built over there.

I would love to build one but this summers water flier will use the micro RC gear I already have. Not the seriously expensive stuff from Sky Hooks $ Riggins. :D

[Kevin Murray]

Is that it ? No floatplane fliers out there ?

Well I have a Wingo on floats.
Actually just wanted to move this thread up.

[Micro Rotors]

Well I have quite a few float planes and I belong to a float plane club,,, But the smallest of my float planes is a Herr AquaStar { Cool Plane BTW :D ** . All my stuff are fire breathers. Im not sure how I feel about E power on the water as I have killed one JR 9 channel reciver :mad: and a ton of connectors and servos from water damage. Id hate to add ESC'ers and larger and more expensive battery packs to the list.

[ 09-12-2001: Message edited by: Micro Rotors ]

[Kevin Murray]

Check - I can't find the Sikorski Stick page but here is a Lite Stick floatplane page. Which link dod you find it under ?
http://www.airdyn.com/index.htm

And here is a link to Radix 2 's Lil Hornet Fun-Fly Floatplane.
http://members.home.net/kleppek/hornet.html

[gjohnson]

About two issues ago in Electric Flight International they had a feature on a guy in British Columbia who has built a couple quite large float and amphibian planes. If you are interested I can did out the article and give you his name. He generally chooses multi-engine planes and uses inexpensive can-ferite motors. His planes are said to fly great.

Also see the post by Blackhawk yesterday on his GWS Tiger Moth. He says he put a set of pink foam floats (designed by Don Strull) on it. So, there doesn't seem to be any reason other than risk to equipment not to fly off water if you have a pond nearby.

--Gordon

[Kevin Murray]

Gordon, The Canadian guy also had a construction article in S&E Modeler magazine not too long ago. Canadaair something planes.
Nice planes but too big.

My pond is only 1/2 acre and the other side is a golf course green/fairway. I'll fly a parkflyer float plane but want to keep the AUW under a pound.

I'll look for Blackhawks float moth. ;)

[check yer 6]

If you check out NY blimp's Lite-Stick page, they have a cool Sikorsky sick(spelling? sorry). It is a Lite Stick attached to a blue foam fuse thats carved like an S-38.

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Originally posted by gjohnson
About two issues ago in Electric Flight International they had a feature on a guy in British Columbia who has built a couple quite large float and amphibian planes
There are quite a few of us out here with floatplanes. More water than grass in BC ;)
Anton Eisele has published a Canadair CL415, Seawind and Twin Otter. All for geared 05. The CL415 has been kitted in Germany.
The other guru here is Ivan Pettigrew. He's built a Martin Mars and Catalina but doesn't do plans.
The easiest small floatplane is the Lite Stik. Even if you can't ROW you can hand launch and land in the pond.
http://ijcooper.20m.com/Hobby/gws_lite_stik.htm