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Thanks for the comment! Ya they do tend to get water all over them as well as in them! Most people avoid salt water like the plague! But apparently with the correct prep and cleaning afterwards they can be operated in salt water. In the old days there were several commercial outfits, especially in Australia, that ran out of salt water commercially for years. Cheers.

wow, there wasn't many of those made!

Thanks! There have been plenty of not so smooth ones!! :)

@@kylejenkin6567 🛫🇺🇸🛬 For sure Kyle! What I hate is for it to be a perfect day the wind just right you're on final, trimmed to perfection, go through the "hands off window" And right at the last possible moment 🙈 BOOM you look like a rookie going airborne again. (Of course with a big Sunday crowd filming the action)!lol 2000 hrs in a Pitts doesn't make you immune to embarrassment. We've all been there and we've all done that. Waldo Pepper would simply go find a cloud. Lol 📖🛫🇺🇸🛬

They got a bad rap and never kicked it. But it is an amphibious plane with close to a 900lb useful load, for under 100K! The only catch is that you have to take the 25hr "Lake" course to be safe in them, if you try and fly it with an ASES rating you likely will wreck it pretty quickly. But once you know how to handle them on the water they are a piece of cake.

Absolutely. But it is a lot more comfortable and fun to sit on the wing and fish from there! Keeps the smell of the fish out of the cabin. Or sit on the nose. You can sit on the wing as far out as the sponson before things get a little too tippy.

Thank you

Not bad, its 32hrs to inspect everything with the constant speed prop and the hydraulic system, bilge pumps etc. Then its what needs to be fixed. I budget 4-6k CAD, the first year was definitely the worst but last year ( my 3rd year of ownership) was much better. Its a more complicated plane for sure but sooooo versatile.!

@@kylejenkin6567 What type of maintenance is required for salt water?

@@robertalexander3067 sorry I just saw this now. Saltwater is extreme and would require hours of prep in oil spraying it and then about 3 hours to flush everything after the flight. There have been commercial operators that operated in Australia in Lakes, back in the day. The story is that every 3 years they tore the planes apart to replace the corrosion, but, back then, there was factory support. Certainly not something that I would recommend now!

@@kylejenkin6567 So I would probably go with floatplane if I want to land in saltwater?

@@robertalexander3067 yes, I think then the plane would only be getting splashed in salt water and the floats would take the brunt of it instead of the hull in a Lake.

Thanks, its amazing and for the price I don't think there is a more versatile plane out there!

Scott Miller thanks so much! Happy to pass along any info if your looking at buying one.

Kyle Jenkin I’m with him, I’m gonna make it my life’s mission to buy one!!! Is there any way to extend the range? Is it possible to add optional fuel tanks, say in the wings, like the Seawolf video?

@@robertalexander2478 sorry, just saw this. The wing floats have fuel in them so it will carry 54 gallons of fuel. 40 gallons in the main and 14 ( 7 per side) in the wings. The fuel in the wings is not included in your useful load due to span loading so you are allowed to go to 2690 lbs max takeoff weight, up from 2600. That’s 5 hrs of fuel.

Thanks, Donnis, ya they are such a fun plane and so versatile!

Stepclimb funny you mention that...... the plane just had its annual done and that was one of the things that was fixed! Certainly is fast without the restriction.....

Kyle Jenkin how much did the restrictive slow it down?

@@robertalexander2478 it did, huge difference now with that in place.