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I'm surprised the weight isn't less then 120lbs.
Two adults and you take off with like an hour of gas.
 
z987k said:
I'm surprised the weight isn't less then 120lbs.
Two adults and you take off with like an hour of gas.
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...indeed, don't really understand the use/utility of this aircraft, seems like they want you to get rid of your boat and put this in your garage for the weekends, except there is no space for a cooler.
 
stradamus said:
...indeed, don't really understand the use/utility of this aircraft, seems like they want you to get rid of your boat and put this in your garage for the weekends, except there is no space for a cooler.
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I have a realtor friend that has one on order. From what I can see this has about the utility and practicality of a jet ski. Of course that may the point. A $200k jet ski mind you.
 
BrettInLJ said:
I have a realtor friend that has one on order. From what I can see this has about the utility and practicality of a jet ski. Of course that may the point. A $200k jet ski mind you.
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That's exactly what it is. A jet ski with wings.
Aside from instruction, they really should have just put 1 seat in this thing and saved the weight. Or maybe like 3 or 4 factory owned 2 seaters in the experimental category(no need to certify) for instruction and then certify a single seat version that had some sort of utility.

New challenge - find a more worthless, beyond stupid airplane with no purpose than this thing.

I was thinking cri-cri, but at least you get to log multi time with a cri-cri.
 
KVNC said:
Oh yeah, and dual is only $345/hr. If you've ordered one.
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To be fair that's not really off the mark for amphibious instruction. My CFI friend up here charges $300/hr for instruction in other people's float planes and has to turn people away.
 
z987k said:
To be fair that's not really off the mark for amphibious instruction. My CFI friend up here charges $300/hr for instruction in other people's float planes and has to turn people away.
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Dang, I think the rate down here is $185/hr in a J-3.
 
z987k said:
That's exactly what it is. A jet ski with wings.
Aside from instruction, they really should have just put 1 seat in this thing and saved the weight. Or maybe like 3 or 4 factory owned 2 seaters in the experimental category(no need to certify) for instruction and then certify a single seat version that had some sort of utility.

New challenge - find a more worthless, beyond stupid airplane with no purpose than this thing.

I was thinking cri-cri, but at least you get to log multi time with a cri-cri.
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The opposite of the i-Con

 
z987k said:
It's too bad they never really got off the ground into making new ones. I'd love to see a turbine albatross to.
One day I might try to build a Gweduck.
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I think the Gweduck is just as dumb as an i-Con. A couple of dudes in their garage think they can build a better seaplane than Grumman...
 
Adler said:
I think the Gweduck is just as dumb as an i-Con. A couple of dudes in their garage think they can build a better seaplane than Grumman...
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Its not a new design. It's a widgeon. Just composit and with newer engines.
More useful load, more range, less takeoff distance and less corrosion.
 
z987k said:
Its not a new design. It's a widgeon. Just composit and with newer engines.
More useful load, more range, less takeoff distance and less corrosion.
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....but not really right. Just because it is twin and a flying boat doesn't make it a Widgeon.

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