One of the things I really like about your media is the absence of music when it counts. I like to hear the engine and aircraft when flying to get the true esence of what is happening, Great work!
I've only 300 float hours so I'm still pretty green. I've just flown the 185 which has a max gross of 3525lbs. There are much smaller and lighter float planes out there for sure. I did my initial float rating on a 172. Probably around 2400lbs max gross. But the most common plane for float operations in BC is probably the Cessna Caravan or the single Otter and they would have a max gross of around 9000lbs. The Beaver falls somewhere in the middle.
You always mention the depth of the lake, but the floats don't go very deep in the water and there no submerged prop as opposed to a boat, so what minimum depth do you consider safe to operate?
For the 185 probably not less than 3 feet for taxiing and 5 feet for take offs and landings. I'd be looking for deeper water than that if I could find it though.
So awesome! I really have to get my float rating already
Like always...a nice flight ...Nrt.Bc is obviously spectacular
One of the things I really like about your media is the absence of music when it counts. I like to hear the engine and aircraft when flying to get the true esence of what is happening, Great work!
6cyl. Music...awesome
Thanks! Happy I can share.
Good work!
Thanks Mark!
Another great video! What are your plans for the off-season?
Thanks! A lot of mountain biking and dirt biking :-)
Thank you for the amazing content. It’s really inspiring me to pursue becoming a pilot myself. I look forward to following your journey
Welcome. It's been quite the journey so far. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the vid! Just curious, what is the lightest floatplane you have piloted and the heaviest floatplane you have piloted?
I've only 300 float hours so I'm still pretty green. I've just flown the 185 which has a max gross of 3525lbs. There are much smaller and lighter float planes out there for sure. I did my initial float rating on a 172. Probably around 2400lbs max gross. But the most common plane for float operations in BC is probably the Cessna Caravan or the single Otter and they would have a max gross of around 9000lbs. The Beaver falls somewhere in the middle.
@@onenutnightmare Thanks
Can you not bend the mike boom like the boss headsets? We have the same light speeds in our bonanza and I’m sure the mix booms are flexible
Nah. It's lost it's bending ability. Believe me I've tried. So annoying.
You always mention the depth of the lake, but the floats don't go very deep in the water and there no submerged prop as opposed to a boat, so what minimum depth do you consider safe to operate?
For the 185 probably not less than 3 feet for taxiing and 5 feet for take offs and landings. I'd be looking for deeper water than that if I could find it though.
6 hours out and 6 hours back in….and no guarantee that the next high tide will be as high as when you got grounded (don’t ask me how I know)
Hahaha. I don't need to ask :-)