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Water Flying
Super Power for a Sea Bird
The implementation of the light sport aircraft rule in
September 2004 spurred the development of a special subset of sport aircraft, the two-seat amphibious flying boat, but in fact one of those LSA hull-type seaplanes-the Super Petrel-traces its design roots back more than four decades. As other LSA flying boats have faded in the marketplace for various reasons, not only does the Super Petrel endure, but this unique water-going biplane from Brazil prospers.
Open Cockpit AirCam to Alaska
There’s still some lighthearted disagreement between Alexis and me regarding whose harebrained idea it was to fly an open-cockpit amphibian AirCam from Deland, Florida, to Alaska and back.
Lessons Learned in the Cold
If you don’t mind the temp, observing a hostile
but beautiful frozen Alaskan landscape at low
level is best and most safely seen from the open
cockpit of a twin-engine aircraft-the AirCam.
Seaplane pilots and non-pilots that are fans of seaplanes, if you are not getting Water Flying magazine you are missing out on the only full color magazine dedicated to covering the entire seaplane community from Alaska to Florida from Australia to Lake Como, Italy and all points in between.
While most of the readers of Water Flying are seaplane rated pilots, an ever increasing number of non-pilot fans of seaplanes are receiving the magazine by joining the Seaplane Pilots Association.
Inside you will find:
- The latest news and events going on in the Water Flying community
- The latest challenges to seaplane access, and the Seaplane Pilots Associations latest advocacy efforts to protect and promote Water Flying
- Highly informative instructional articles on seaplane techniques, tips & tricks
- Lifestyle articles on travel and adventures that our members are taking in their seaplanes.
- And so much more.