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April 15th, 2004, 00:10
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| Old Skool  Join Date: May 2003 Location: Portland, Orygun
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|  Cessna 150 floatplanes??? jeez i wouldnt wanna know how little the useful load would be in one of these.  |
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April 15th, 2004, 00:13
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Australia, Sydney
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| Re: Cessna 150 floatplanes??? Yeah no joke, good call. Thats a neat looking aircraft though Aussie |
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April 15th, 2004, 00:57
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Utopia
Posts: 12,368
| Re: Cessna 150 floatplanes??? What's the useful load of a 150 on wheels? Not much, but it really doesn't matter since it's a trainer. There's a flight school down in Alabama that gives seaplane training in a 150. If you're just training, you don't need to carry much!! |
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April 15th, 2004, 06:28
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: KC
Posts: 540
| Re: Cessna 150 floatplanes??? Hey, I did my seaplane training in an 85hp J3! No AI, no DG, heck all I could see at any given time was the tach, turn and slip and whiskey compass. I couldn't even see the airspeed indicator because my CFI's back was always in the way! Sarah |
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April 15th, 2004, 06:49
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: -
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| Re: Cessna 150 floatplanes??? [ QUOTE ] Hey, I did my seaplane training in an 85hp J3! No AI, no DG, heck all I could see at any given time was the tach, turn and slip and whiskey compass. I couldn't even see the airspeed indicator because my CFI's back was always in the way! Sarah [/ QUOTE ] Sarah - FWIW, that 85hp J3 used to be a 65hp before JB upgraded it a few years ago!! They used to do the SES training, with two men, using only 65hp J3's. Down at Jack Brown's, in Florida, there is a Cessna 150 on floats (not for training, but owned by a local). According to Jack Brown, it is one of the few that came modified with floats (and structural reinforcing) from the factory. Here is a picture of mine that I took while I was down there: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/459654/L/ |
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April 15th, 2004, 07:47
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: BHB - Maine
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| Re: Cessna 150 floatplanes??? My student has a 140 on floats. |
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