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India Four Two
23rd Jun 2018, 23:13
This happened last Tuesday:

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/840x630/plane_crash_d60192425284e5831521a099368ce5ec69a06832.jpg

Pilot uninjured as light plane crashes on Leduc County lake Edmonton Journal (http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/pilot-uninjured-as-light-plane-crashes-on-leduc-county-lake)

A Husky with tundra tires, one person on board, a nice flat-water lake. I wonder how this accident happened? Let me think. :E
megan
24th Jun 2018, 01:53
It couldn't be skiing, I'm sure there's a rule against that.
ShyTorque
24th Jun 2018, 09:22
Maybe they thought it was landing on ice?

Just blame global warming...
Steve6443
24th Jun 2018, 20:52
It couldn't be skiing, I'm sure there's a rule against that.

My guess: he just bought the plane, thought he was still flying his float plane :O
Dorf
29th Jun 2018, 03:11
Don't most lakes have "flat" water?
evansb
29th Jun 2018, 12:52
"flat" meaning relatively calm conditions prevail, and not subject to frequent chop or swells. "Glassy" water has it's own hazards.
India Four Two
30th Jun 2018, 07:14
dorf,

The lakes in this area are relatively small and therefore usually have relatively flat water. However, they can get quite rough. Here's a picture of rough weather on Gull Lake, one of the larger lakes in the area ( 10 nm by 3 nm):

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.gmforum.com-vbulletin/500x375/gull_lake_d9885bf2fd7b6e68d3510419defb9121ce409ed4.jpg
Gertrude the Wombat
30th Jun 2018, 12:42
Don't most lakes have "flat" water?
Part of the floatplane course is learning how to judge how flat the water is likely to be. It doesn't take very much wind.