Pictures from off the road, and land (56k warning)

[Adler]

Here are some pictures I took from a trip to the Otsego Lake Splash-In in Gaylord, MI. I know the pics aren't great, but I'm only using a p&s camera. An SLR will come one day...

My computer's current background picture

Late Seabee Arrival

Reflection

Our Ride

Night Shot

Mackinac Bridge

Reflective Water

The Base, 50 something seaplanes attended

Short Field Takeoff Contest

Another Short Field Takeoff Heat

Piston Goose

Our Ride Again

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[Crockrocket94]

Nice pictures! Looks like a lot of fun. I plan on getting my SES someday soon

 

[sdfcvoh]

:clap: That was exciting to see! Thanks for the share!

 

[TGatch]

Nice shots, thanks for sharing!

 

[LoadMasterC141]

Good stuff there. Looks like you had the hottest ride. Thanks for sharing!

 

[PlayaSteelo]

Tight work!! :clap:

Love Seaplanes and hope to get my rating one day. Just out of curiosity, how do you preflight some of those multi's when not on land? Maybe with a dock you can do one side but what about the other side?

 

[Adler]

. Just out of curiosity, how do you preflight some of those multi's when not on land? Maybe with a dock you can do one side but what about the other side?

Flying boats as opposed to float planes do not work well with docks, as there are sponsons hanging down I'm told since the goose has retractable floats, you could pull up to a dock and retract one side; but I haven't seen that done. The owner of the goose knows his plane inside and out, and does a real thorough preflight on land before such trips. Engines are checked by shimmying up the topside.

 

[PlayaSteelo]

Wow, that pretty much answers it. Thanks

 

[rd757]

Was that Goose at the YAM Pancake fly-in on Memorial Day? It looks familiar...

RD

 

[Adler]

If you mean YIP, then yea, we were there.

 

[Sled14]

Do you park it in the water with the gear down?

 

[rd757]

If you mean YIP, then yea, we were there.

YAM = Yankee Air Museum

RD

 

[Adler]

Do you park it in the water with the gear down?

If it's shallow. It also reduces the risk of the plane floating away while we're sleeping...although and anchor could do that too.

 

[JumpWake]

Wicked! Nice pics!

 

[CN94559]

holy crap!

that looks so awesome.

did you fly right seat? or just ride along?

 

[Adler]

holy crap!

that looks so awesome.

did you fly right seat? or just ride along?

I'm normally right seat. However, since I'm right seat so much, when we take other passengers I stop at that back seats. For this trip I was right seat up to the lake, for the contests, and on the return trip home...just riding along for a little side trip to drummond island.

 

[Swen]

Great share! It probably took that cub on floats days to get there...even if its from MI.:cwm27:

 

[N519AT]

Awesome pictures.

Do you have to start the engines in feather whenever you're on the water or does the airplane stay put for the most part?

 

[ZeroPapaGolf]

Awesome pictures.

Do you have to start the engines in feather whenever you're on the water or does the airplane stay put for the most part?

Those are PT-6 turboprops. They feather on shutdown. Always.

 

[N519AT]

Those are PT-6 turboprops. They feather on shutdown. Always.

Yeah, I know. I was just curious if they started them in feather (as opposed to full forward) to prevent the airplane from moving forward in the water.