that tendency with mine. I even do downwind landings as long as
the wind is not too strong. I just make sure I touch down with a
nose high attitude so that only the step contacts first. You
definitely never want the forward part of your float to touch on
initial contact which is true with any floatplane. Even that I
have done, with no bad consequences other than the requirement to
pull back on the stick quickly to keep the bows from digging in.
The old ultralight I used to fly on floats many years ago was
less forgiving than my Rebel and I do remember that nose digging
in feeling on that one. Glassy water is definitely more sticky,
but it is also very easy to slow it down enough and then wait for
it to touch. As long as your nose is up and you touch in the step
area, no problem.
I also land with 1/2 flaps generally, and usually full flaps on
glassy water.
Without flying with you Bob, it's hard for me to say, but my
guess is that you need to hold it off a little longer before
touching down to get your attitude right.
What is your empty c of g on floats, and what is your float angle
of incidence relative to the fuselage floor bottom or bottom of
top window sill? Mine is 10.7 and 2.5 degrees.
Walter
-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com
[mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com]On Behalf Of Bob
Fisher
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 5:08 PM
To: murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Subject: landing on floats
hi guys question? of all the float planes i have
flown over the
past 18 years, the rebel seems to have by far the
greatest tendency to
stop quickly just after landing and lean forward just
as if the brakes
were applied.
am i doing anything wrong ? it seems to get off the
water very
quickly so i believe the angle of the floats is ok weight
distribution?
ideas or similiar experiences tha bob fisher
rebel amphib 342
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