700 Miles In A Flying Boat - Flying My New SeaRey Home.
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Flying my new SeaRey from Minnesota to Michigan. Crossing Lake Michigan on the way. The plane hasn't been flown in over a year and so we're finding a few small problems on the way as well as dealing with winds gusting to 35 knots.
The production value of this is off the charts. Impressive bud.
Thank you!
Can't wait for the next part!
@@hughjarse4205 7 months later still waiting?
@@bocefusmurica4340 Yes indeed. Zzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Matt, I'm very happy for you, and of course this content is golden. Have fun discovering those islands with your mighty SeaRay.
Thanks dude!
Super awesome trip. Thanks for sharing it. Man, that last landing was definitely hairy, lol. Definitely a great example of how to keep flying the plane, even long after touchdown. Bravo on that landing!
Fantastic journey, Guys. Cool airplane, too! Just a heads up: Lead is not in any way a lubricant. Enjoy!
Very cool video.....look forward to more
Super awesome!! IG brought me here that bounce golden
Amazing videos, really! I would love to fly the Searey some time, but there aren't many here, sadly! Subscribed, naturally
@@theaeronaut-channel thanks!
Absolutely stunning content, beautifully put together, really enjoyed. Happy to have discovered your channel. Best of lucks from a fellow seaplane pilot and UA-camr as well!
Thank you! Amazing stuff flying the scoopers. There was a couple at a local field last year and they me crawl around the fire boss. Looks like a dream job!
If you ever want to go camping on one of those islands let me know. Alot of time and work but man this looks fun.
Yes I very much want too. North Fox is easy. But I’d love to explore High, Garden, the state owned portion of South Fox and the other public islands.
It looks like you found the throttle friction adjustment
There's no friction adjustment unfortunately. The throttle linkage was just SUPER loose.
Great
What is the point of retracting the gear when staying in the pattern? The drag is the same.
Not normalizing deviation. Taking off? Gear goes up, no matter what. Too easy to “leave it down, just doing around the pattern for a few…” and then “oh let’s pop into the river” and now your sunk.
@@thecommercialpilot That’s what I assumed.
My fren just finished his rebuild after doing exactly that. Gear down water landing.
@@thecommercialpilot That’s what I assumed.
My fren just finished his rebuild after doing exactly that. Gear down water landing.
@@thecommercialpilot I am looking forward to more newer videos of your Searey adventures!
I have a build planned after moving to lake lot.
@@bocefusmurica4340 thanks! I’ve got a few coming up and then hopefully a full series this summer
“Even worse, Ohio…” 😂
Facts
Be the Swan NOT the Duck, son.😉😉
how tall are you? I'm considering one, but I'm worried if I will fit.
I'm 6'2" and fit great. It's honestly really comfortable. Your feet are way up under the nose.
@@thecommercialpilot thanks I’m 6’1 200lbs long in the body
Love your content. Do you still own the Grumman?
Yea I do! Been flying it quite a bit. 30hrs in the last month or so.
I boutght one in indiana and flew it to florida. 740 miles. three emergency landings.
Yikes!
what engine you you have on this plane?
Rotax 914
You need to take your hand off that throttle, every time you start coming in you hit more throttle, not sure why you kept doing that.
Yea. SeaRey needs throttle on landing. Since this video I got a week of transition training. You land it like a wheel landing on Tailwheel with a little power.
Trying to dye one in Australia can you help me find one merry xmas
Dye one?
What a awesome body but such a turd of a wing. Replace that wing and every one would buy it.
Oh I dunno about all that. It gets off the water in ~350ft and cruises reasonably fast enough compared to similar aircraft. The Icon with it's modern CAD designed carbon wing isn't any faster really, and it's a little longer takeoff too.