Jeff DeFreest submitted this photo and note: “Winter’s ice is finally off of many lakes on Admiralty Island National Monument in Southeast Alaska. Kari and I made our first 2020 camping trip in May with our trusty hound Magneto. An overnighter with “Herbie the Skywagon” (Cessna 180H on Edo 2960 floats) loaded with gear. The […]
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Gweduck makes a splash
After 30 years in development, the first Gweduck kit has been sold.
Picture of the Day: Seaplane training
Matt McCoy submitted the following photo and note: “Glassy water landing practice in a Cessna 185 amphib on Vancouver Lake in Washington State.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for Picture of the Day are also considered […]
Picture of the Day: The best day of his cruise
Angelo Rodriguez submitted the following photo and note: “Cruised to Alaska in May 2018 and arrived in Ketchikan on the first good flying day of the season — this was the result. That day there were four or five ships in the harbor with well over 10,000 passengers. The Beavers and Otters (most Turbine conversions) […]
Picture of the Day: A beautiful day for a checkride
Jim McCloud submitted the following photo and note: “What a beautiful day for a checkride! Steven Malvey and examiner Jim Hinson taxi out for a checkride in Angels Camp, California.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All photos sent in for […]
Picture of the Day: Sunset on Lake Hood
Robbie Culver submitted the following photo and note: “I shot this at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage, Alaska, at sunset. The red Cessna made for some dramatic color in the fading light.” Would you like to have your photo featured as Picture of the Day? You can submit it via this form. All […]
Pictures of the day: Splash-In at Stillwater Landing
Frequent photo contributor Glenn Brasch, the force behind AirportCourtesyCars.com, sent in these pictures from the Stillwater Landing Splash-In in Montana Aug. 10-12, 2018. The event was sponsored by EAA Chapter 102, with assistance from the Montana Seaplane Pilots Association. The host of the splash-in, Bill Montgomery, also received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award from the FAA during the […]
Wipaire increases Grand Caravan gross weight
Wipaire has received an FAA STC to increase the Cessna Grand Caravan’s gross weight 125 pounds to 9,187 pounds on Wipline 8750 floats. The STC is available for aircraft powered by the PT6A-140 engine.
Pictures of the day: ‘A day I won’t forget’
While she was in Missoula, Montana, for the recent Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Fly-In, Abbey Hutter, marketing coordinator at JSFirm.com, got the chance to take a float plane ride at Lindey’s Landing West Seaplane Base in Seeley Lake, Montana. “Back Country Flying Experience was kind enough to take us for a ride in their […]