Onetack,

They would always take off into wind, just because its not noted in one book doesn't mean it didn't happen. A fully loaded Cat with a 10 kt tail wind simply wouldn't happen.

As to one PWC changing course.... Go around! It happens all the time, not a big deal. Floatplanes always get a great look at what the boats are doing and change the landing area to suit before the landing that exact time. A fully loaded Van will only need about 400 meters to stop anyway so if you can't find that I would be very surprised. I doubt they will mark the landing area with markers there is just no need.

As I said PERTH this is not a new thing it has been going on for almost 100 years now there is no need to reinvent the wheel... arhh float.

Onetrack, you got something against seaplanes or just against this particular operator? No offense meant, but do you have any seaplane experience?

The Catalina base was at Pelican Point. If a Cat broke its mooring in a stiff sea breeze it would have finished up at Como..........

Wanna talk about f@ckwit drivers? Come to Melbourne, 88 is the new 100. Even better if you're in the right lane. Rest assured that the filth are onto tailgating so if you want to do the speed limit, do it in the middle or left lane where it's safest, in amongst all the B doubles :ok: (who coincidentally aren't allowed in the right on one particular road)

Oh yeah, Melbourne float plane pilots are the best :ok: there's no lanes so they can't f@ck anybody up.

Onetrack:

Don't forget the USN operated Catalinas from Crawley too; I'm pretty sure it was one of theirs that got beached at Como.