OK...Good to know that SeaRey has sliding canopy, a good feature....but I still don't buy your reasoning that BRS is not a good safety feature. My cfi(s) always taught that altitude is a good thing.....I don't agree that, "most seaplane flying is done below 1000" (except in the pattern). Several years ago I spent 2 days as a volunteer worker at the seaplane base at Oshkosh and had many conversations with seaplane pilots about all aspects of seaplane flying.....never heard anything about most flying at 1000'.....I can see no reason to fly differently than done with a landplane. Just my opinion.
----- Original Message -----
From: Helen Woods <Helen_Woods@verizon.net>
To: Sport Aircraft <Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:10:26 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group European S-LSA manufacturer seeking views from US pilots, owners and others
SeaReys have a sliding canopy and Aventuras are open or have pop-open windows. Interestingly enough, just about every SeaRey pilot I know has sunk their plane at least once with a gear down water landing and swum away. By contrast, I looked at a Gannet a few years back at OSH. The salesman gear downed it and drowned a few months after I spoke with him. I'm not flying it unless I have a way to escape.
As for the BRS, most seaplane flying is done below 1000' where a BRS isn't going to be of any use and there's plenty of runway all about.
Helen
Jan 31, 2011 03:56:44 PM, Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com wrote:
----- Original Message -----
From: Helen Woods
To: Sport Aircraft
Sent: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:31:49 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group European S-LSA manufacturer seeking views from US pilots, owners and others
Hi Helen,
That's a pretty big "must"......I can't recall any seaplanes (boat hull or pontoon plane) that has a sliding canopy....does the SeaRey your school is going to use have sliding canopy?
Also, I don't understand your reasoning that a BRS is "fairly useless" for a seaplane. I believe in an extreme emergency, such as midair resulting in loss/failure of wing or flight controls, etc., a BRS enabling a soft descent to land or water is a valid safety system.
I value most of your opinions on LSA but I think your reasoning is a "stretch" on this particular subject.
Regards,
Rich A.
Hi there. I took your survey and the biggest the concern I have about the plane that does not appear to be addressed is the ability to egress a sunken plane. Your survey mentions a BRS as safety equipment, which in my opinion is fairly useless in a seaplane. A sliding canopy that can be opened underwater is a must in my book though and one that has not be addressed by most of the SLSA flying boat manufacturers.
My two cents.
Helen
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