So You Want to Fly Seaplanes from Sporty's

[LethalHobo]

@sktfucker212 my float plane instructor told me a story of a fellow who was forced to land because of a thunderstorm. It was so gusty he couldn't dock or beach safely so he taxiid around. Unfortunatly the wind capsized him but he and the plane survived and are doing just fine. Actually, his plane is doing more than just fine, its a f*ing beautiful yellow super cub on straight floats

[RainbowManification]

Yay for the J3 Cub

[RobertGary1]

They are. I only have a hundred hours in sea planes but I have my CFI.

[Bagels108]

Divert- Plan an alternative and call in a hotel.

[oestfalcon]

You have the same problem with a land based plane. That's why you get a weather briefing before you take off.

[elli782]

Lets say you take off in calm water then a storm comes, you can't stay in the air and can't land in rough water.?

[RobertGary1]

There are very few "sea planes" that can actually land in the sea. Most land on small lakes.

[TheArcticChiller]

@RobertGary1 A floatplane doesn't care if it's a lake or sea. It cares about if it's water or pavement. :)

[RobertGary1]

@TheArcticChiller Haha, technically that may be right. However, most "sea" planes cannot tolerate much waves. I've flown mostly Cubs and Cessna sea planes and I wouldn't want to put any of them down in the open sea.