Im glad to have bigger tires now
This is Corcovado national park at the southern Osa peninsula in Costa Rica

Very nice. What size tires are you running?

nice job mate! that little Cessna sure does rip off the ground quickly these days

Nothing too dramatic, but a lot better than before.
6.00 x 6 on the nose and 8.00 x 6 on the mains.

MT prop, it makes a big difference.
Not in speed but quick acceleration,very smooth and like an airbrake for landing.

motoadve wrote:MT prop, it makes a big difference.
Not in speed but quick acceleration,very smooth and like an airbrake for landing.

Aluminum is low on the Galvanic Scale, another reason I switched to composite MT. Great for seaplanes too.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanic_series

I like the way you stayed in low ground effect until you had plenty of zoom reserve in the form of pressure airspeed before climbing.

8GCBC wrote:

motoadve wrote: Great for seaplanes too.

I did not have much luck, and I disagree.

Good flying.... got that nose down right after getting airborne at minimum speed. No obstacles makes it pretty safe place to fly out of.
I like the turn back towards shore after clearing the trees. If the engine takes a dump, you will be in the shallows and more likely to get out alive. Do you carry a tire repair kit and compressor on board? And a tent/food. A maintenance issue could mean some time in the jungle.

Im carrying a spare tube and compressor, the tough part will be to jack the plane.
Someone let me know how it is done in the bush without a jack.

Big rock or chunk of log for fulcrum and long pole and someone to sit on pole after axle is lifted.

Carry cash and baseball caps to enlist local labor to sit on that pole for the afternoon. Might as well grease the wheel bearing while it is apart!!!

You can support the strut with local stuff (logs, rocks...) and dig below the tire (a small shovel is much easier than your hands). fill the hole back up when done and taxi it out.