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Old 15 December 2008, 03:40 AM   #32 (permalink)
Joe Perkel
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Risk Mitigation

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...I forgot to mention, the primary reason for choice of a float plane design.

Most would assume because I live in Florida. Considering only 3 public use seaplane bases and, significant waterway restrictions logistically it is not a good choice.

I chose it for the simple reason of mitigating an extremely common replica accident,.... runway excursion, with subsequent nose-over.

Clearly you swap risk of drowning for,... say impalement with a broken structure, in similar conditions but,.... the runway excursion issue was too common to ignore.
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