The airplane has since been taken off floats I believe, and has either been sold or mothballed. Pity.
A brief anecdote. Back in the 1960's the elder Folsom, who started the company, used to own an absolutely cherry 1953 Cessna 180 on floats. He also used to visit an Atlantic salmon fishing lodge on some river north of Goose Bay, Labrador, and on his way from Greenville to Goose he'd stop at our seaplane base for fuel and customs. One of our refuellers was an older gentleman, a somewhat crotchety chap. The procedure for refueling a 180 on floats was to have one guy clamber up onto the wing then have someone pass him up the hose. To refuel the other side without turning the airplane around - an impossibility at a busy dock - the guy on the wing simply walked across the wing pulling the hose behind him, being very careful not to drag it over the windshield. One day the old and crochety one was about to refuel Mr. Folsom's pride and joy when Folsom asked him if he could refuel without climbing up on the wing. The old guy stared at Folsom for a second and asked "What the @#$% do you think I am, a bird?"
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