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Converted to iced lakes

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Sun Nov 10, 2019 10:05 am

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Sun Nov 10, 2019 6:19 pm

Re: Converted to iced lakes

No need to hydroplane the wheels there !
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Sun Nov 10, 2019 6:20 pm

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Sorry , I couldn’t resist . Pretty ideal setup you have there !
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Sun Nov 10, 2019 6:37 pm

Re: Converted to iced lakes

Excellent! Good to see some flying happening in my home country. Around Stockholm where I grew up things seem pretty grim for GA these days. Where in Sweden are you?
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Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:26 am

Re: Converted to iced lakes

COOL!

Oregon180 wrote:Excellent! Good to see some flying happening in my home country. Around Stockholm where I grew up things seem pretty grim for GA these days. Where in Sweden are you?


Same question, where are you based and how is Sweden for backcountry flying and GA in general? Would love to fly there someday.
Love Scandinavia, travelled around there a lot on the ground and on water.
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Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:20 am

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Sweet! I purchased a set of Full Lotus floats for my RANS S-7 but never had the time to get them mounted. Your video is good incentive for me to try and get them mounted soon.
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Mon Nov 11, 2019 10:34 am

Re: Converted to iced lakes

Hi, I'm located in Dalarna Country, close to the city of Rättvik.
GA in Sweden has been decreasing since 30 years back, nowadays duty to rising fuel taxes.
But there is almost no restrictions for seaplane operations in most part of Sweden.
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Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:47 pm

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Ah, Dalarna, with the little red horses :) I have paddled many of the lakes there... beautiful place!

stinsoner wrote:But there is almost no restrictions for seaplane operations in most part of Sweden.


Good to know, that will have to go on my bucket list...
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Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:59 pm

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Yes, little red horses, and little red houses; my seaplane base, and home.
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Wed Nov 13, 2019 12:27 pm

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Beautiful! The dream...
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Wed Nov 13, 2019 1:15 pm

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That's super cool. I like the look/construction of the Full Lotus. It appears the hull shape on them is much flatter with not much keel. Does that have any kind of skidding effect? Probably makes them great for skiing, though I'd be worried about the pitching moment in deeper snow from the height of the float rigging.
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Tue Nov 19, 2019 3:04 pm

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Tue Nov 19, 2019 5:46 pm

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Those are some funky looking skis, mine are much smaller. But when I water ski with them I keep my speed up!
I've always liked the Full Lotus concept, but have to ask: do you also hAve dedicated snow skis? Or just the FL floats for winter ops?
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Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:43 am

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Courierguy: No need. Use the same floats the year around.
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