There are lots of factors to consider ... Time of year (water temp) location (time to rescue, boats in the immidiate area) size and type of trees and density of the forest. I don't think there is one right answer to this question ... Lots of different views tho and that makes for interesting discuss...

The Caravan has a ditching procedure in its POH. It has been quite some time since i read it but the jist of it is this... Fly the A/C on to the water. No flair, constant rate of decent. (i believe 300 fpm was their number but i have to double check.) The theory is that if you land on the water main...

The only problem i see is getting a recent/reliable altimeter setting for the lake. The regs are not just for the turbine engine ... there are lots of other components that an airplane must have for singlepilot ifr. (I dont see a bush operator making their -2 or b-18 for that matter 2 crew just to g...

This may have been covered in this post already if so disregard. If you have a blown tire you must also consider what other damage has been done. Has a retread come off and damaged your hydrolics... will your flaps or ailerons be effective. Also have the flying peices of rubber damaged other control...

I have never heard of any 5% rule. I know our otter's gross increases by 365lbs when on floats. This is due to the amount of weith the landing gear can take. On amphibs our MTOW is lower on wheels then when operating off the water. Same thing goes with the caravan.

Who gets the first few off the line anyway?

Amen JC

But the locals keep crashing ...

As far as the tax break goes I beleive that it is that you have to work outside of Canada for a period no less than 6 months. Then the money you make during those 6 months (or greater) is tax free. Which means if you are working for a Canadian company then when you file for your income tax you apply...

The DHC-2T I'm familiar with burns 245 lb/hr at 123 KIAS at all altitudes. 3620 empty, 5730 MTOW with belly tanks, 6000 with full tips, if I remember correctly. Sweet machine, particularly with the Alaskan door mod. Those are pretty much the numbers that the Transwest -2T is aswell. It is and origi...

Yeah Dave really good post. If i could add 2 points. When docking the 208, the exaust actually puts out about 35 ft/Lbs of thrust. So be ready for that tail to move away from the dock if you are sitting there for more than a few seconds. Once you have the A/C where you want it shut down and tie up. ...

No but when loading a Caravan on floats the cockpit doors are almost always blocked off from the rest of the cabin either by luggage and the cargo bulkheads. . Doesnt the bulkhead have to come out of the Caravan on floats? Nope - Not that i am aware of. At least none of the ones i have seen have ha...

Cannonballer: Did i mis-interpret or will this also hinder the way Caravans and Otters are loaded as well as the DHC-6? I don't think the issue is quite the same for the Caravans and DHC-3 single Otters, because these two aircraft don't have four exits in the cabin. No but when loading a Caravan on...

Is it really that big of a deal how other ppl talk? You talk the way you want and if you want to sound like a hick or if you throw some funny phase into your comms who cares. My pet peeve is people beating a dead horse or nitpicking other people apart. As long as you do your job professionally let t...

Did i mis-interpret or will this also hinder the way Caravans and Otters are loaded aswell as the -6?

seadart wrote:R.I.P ASL

AirSea Lines website has been pulled off the web. Always sad when a seaplane company goes down... Worse if they still owe you money !

SD

No Shit!!! I got caught that way too once... wont happen again tho. I still plan on working overseas but I learned alot from that first company.

Cat Driver wrote:You forgot to mention sand runways.

Ah yes so i did. The ones that blend in to the surrounding terrain so well that they would almost be invisible if it wernt for the small rocks painted white along the edges!!!

LOL Cat
Sorry ... I will refrain from using logic and common sense in further posts.

One thing i noticed nobody touched on was in rough condidtions (on water)is what if the aircraft became airborn prematurly... is it better to let it settle in those big waves or swells or to drop another 10 degrees and keep flying ... ill go with door number 2 everytime. The other thing is if you lo...

How about a glassy water take off in a fully loaded Cessna 180/185/206? Is it better to use 20 degrees of flap to break the water surface tension or is it better to remain at full power waiting for that extra few knots of speed hoping the thing will break free? Or a Caravan on rough seas for that m...

Zero!!!

I wasnt calling you out. Just stating that they made better points.

Cheers,

C

Cat, iflyforpie ... I concede ... good points. I wish i could say that i was being a devils advocate but such is not the case. Well done gentlemen. Just another canuck... take notes this is how you get your point accross in a disscussion and validate your argument.

C

Once again .... the extreme cases. What are the stats on structural failures anyway? When was the last time that something like that was documented? Id like to review the stats before i change my mind. Besides ... if ferry permits are issued to aircraft that increase take off weight by 10% of gross ...

[quote="Cat Driver"]Cannonballer when one makes light of a serious issue one runs the risk of others thinking you are being serious......quote] Point taken Cat. I guess that although i agree with most of the points made in this thread I feel that it is taken to the extreme in some cases too. That is...

You guys need to lighten up. That comment was just a little attempt at humour. Wrong crowd i guess.