Aesir wrote:
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"It is important to land vertically with as little or no forward motion as possible if the floats are released in flight. I have been told that they can be ripped of if landing with forward airspeed as they are designed to lift the helicopter up and not act as water brakes."
Back to the original post regarding ditching in icy waters.. the floats could get ripped off if landing with forward moment where ice is present no matter what any certification requirements say.
I was probably not clear enough about what I meant.