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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Feb 2023, 22:53
Replies: 66
Views: 10,917
Posted By 43Inches

It's interesting to note those airfoil shaped...

It's interesting to note those airfoil shaped bracing wires will detract 5-10kts cruise speed if misaligned, let alone a whole float pointing in the wrong direction, even mildly out of shape. Float...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Feb 2023, 21:30
Replies: 66
Views: 10,917
Posted By 43Inches

Not really flopping around, think of them more as...

Not really flopping around, think of them more as alignment wires to brace the floats into line with each other and the wings. Still one coming loose will allow the float to move to a position where...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Feb 2023, 09:00
Replies: 66
Views: 10,917
Posted By 43Inches

Probably thinking "I like the look of that shiny...

Probably thinking "I like the look of that shiny chrome nut attaching that flying wire, might take it and add it to my collection before Pa flies this thing to Jumpinpin later, doubt the wires do...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Jan 2023, 07:30
Replies: 66
Views: 10,917
Posted By 43Inches

' Hmm, I haven't flown any form of Rans S7S,...

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Hmm, I haven't flown any form of Rans S7S, but from pictures the 'fly wires' seem to be very out of sight from the cockpit seated positions. Flying/Fly wires being the cross over wires bracing...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Jan 2023, 06:12
Replies: 66
Views: 10,917
Posted By 43Inches

The water conditions were tricky to start with,...

The water conditions were tricky to start with, let alone continuing with a float doing it's own thing. You also have to think how broken the float is, if it hangs at some weird angle in flight then...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Jan 2023, 00:54
Replies: 66
Views: 10,917
Posted By 43Inches

With floats throttle to idle can make it nose...

With floats throttle to idle can make it nose over as the airflow over the elevator is lost, to stop it flipping over from the floats digging in nose first you have to apply back pressure, which...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Jan 2023, 07:31
Replies: 66
Views: 10,917
Posted By 43Inches

Not sure its a stall, am I imagining that the...

Not sure its a stall, am I imagining that the right float seems to wobble a bit too much on one of the last bounces making it slide right, then it gets airborne. Wonder if they felt the float let go...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Jan 2023, 06:19
Replies: 66
Views: 10,917
Posted By 43Inches

All seaplanes look as though they are struggling...

All seaplanes look as though they are struggling until they get up on the step.

It doesn't take much vertical component dropping onto the sea surface to flip a float plane, especially in some...
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