Pretty amazing for a plane that big.

This is how the old girl looks as of 2 weeks ago.

Anybody know what happened to those floats?

Sitting in the hangar near the water at Greenville.

I saw it fly on floats at the fly in one year. The film doesn't do it justice.

Tom, you think they would be for sale? I know it's crazy to even consider it, but I do have a C-47 and a seaplane rating!!

PatínLoco wrote:Tom, you think they would be for sale? I know it's crazy to even consider it, but I do have a C-47 and a seaplane rating!!

I heard some time back that they were for sale. Give Folsoms a call.

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I herd folsoms sold everything, dc3 and floats and the hangars and everything.

Oh well, it was a crazy idea anyway!

I don't know the full story, someone here might. The last landing the DC-3 made on floats at the runway the floats were damaged. I believe one of the props was indexed wrong, causing the plane to crab when the throttles were pulled into beta. This caused the nose gear to collapse on one of the floats.

These floats were never certified by the FAA and there were only 3 set made to my knowledge.

That's a shame. I know it makes no sense to put floats on my C-47, but having one would be the ultimate wet dream ( pun intended!)

PatínLoco wrote:That's a shame. I know it makes no sense to put floats on my C-47, but having one would be the ultimate wet dream ( pun intended!)

Bet you could find them, go for it!

Oh well, it was a crazy idea anyway!

like that crazy talk

Yeah, I'll give it a try. I'll give Folsom a call. Who knows!!