This skimming on the water “thing”
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This skimming on the water “thing”
Maybe I missed the boat with this trend (pardon the pun), but what is the go with skimming these bush tires across lakes and rivers?
It appeared to become a trend a few years back and now of late most of the YouTube vloggers are doing it. In one of the videos, the owner of the Kitfox company is showing an aircraft owner how to do it.
From anyone that has done it, is it as insanely dangerous as it looks or do these bush tires repel you off the water if you push the stick too far forward???
It appeared to become a trend a few years back and now of late most of the YouTube vloggers are doing it. In one of the videos, the owner of the Kitfox company is showing an aircraft owner how to do it.
From anyone that has done it, is it as insanely dangerous as it looks or do these bush tires repel you off the water if you push the stick too far forward???
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Originally Posted by kaz3g
Charles Lamb recounts doing this inadvertently in a “Stringbag” during a night torpedo approach in WWII.
He held the stick to maintain same angle of attack, increased power and it lifted off again
kaz
He held the stick to maintain same angle of attack, increased power and it lifted off again
kaz
Also a Wikipedia article on the man himself.
UPDATE: Turns out that Bookdepository has a special on this book, hope to be enjoying the read soon
FP.
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Lesson No. 1 You have to have your brakes on
UPDATE: Turns out that Bookdepository has a special on this book, hope to be enjoying the read soon
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Originally Posted by AerocatS2A
Not exactly a new thing. I suspect it’s something that looks a lot more dangerous than it is.
It's all fun and games, until it's not.
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Originally Posted by KRviator
It's all fun and games, until it's not.
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Originally Posted by First_Principal
To anyone interested enough to follow this up here's a review of Charles' book, 'War in a Stringbag'. Sounds like a good read, a shame there are no reasonably priced copies in this part of the world.
Also a Wikipedia article on the man himself.
UPDATE: Turns out that Bookdepository has a special on this book, hope to be enjoying the read soon
FP.
Also a Wikipedia article on the man himself.
UPDATE: Turns out that Bookdepository has a special on this book, hope to be enjoying the read soon
FP.
kaz
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Originally Posted by cowl flaps
Not too dis-similar to the ski attachments Col Pay was trying to perfect for loading water for fire bombing when he went in.
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In the spring of 1992 Krazy Bill at Stewart Lake Airways was finally checking out me and Ed on his C185.
I did my stuff first and after a while Bill was happy.
Ed and I swapped seats and off we went blasting down the lake.
Ed did ok, and his third or so landing he was particularly pleased with as he touched down smuuuuthly and turned to Bill and grinned....
SUDDENLY we felt it dig in as Ed had forgotten to add backpressure, Bill promptly yanked us out of the water, added pwr bounced once and Ed changed to a dark pink in his face.
I did a season with Bill and Ed later went home to Toronto , without an hrs more on the C185.
Point:
When it starts digging in its submarine time.
The most stupid thing I have ever seen.
Some kid will get it wrong.
And to top it off : this is on glassy water that is the worst condition for height perception and digg - in!
Pure Darwinism.
I did my stuff first and after a while Bill was happy.
Ed and I swapped seats and off we went blasting down the lake.
Ed did ok, and his third or so landing he was particularly pleased with as he touched down smuuuuthly and turned to Bill and grinned....
SUDDENLY we felt it dig in as Ed had forgotten to add backpressure, Bill promptly yanked us out of the water, added pwr bounced once and Ed changed to a dark pink in his face.
I did a season with Bill and Ed later went home to Toronto , without an hrs more on the C185.
Point:
When it starts digging in its submarine time.
The most stupid thing I have ever seen.
Some kid will get it wrong.
And to top it off : this is on glassy water that is the worst condition for height perception and digg - in!
Pure Darwinism.
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Pure Darwinism
