Well, I finally got the sedan from my mechanic. I have a total of 3.5 hours in it, 2.5 of which was the breakin/leak test flight on the overhauled o-360.

Two flights of a half hour each in the pattern and churning up Beluga lake trying to learn how to fly it.

It is a pure hoot to fly, the stall is a non event, with one person and some weight in the rear it actually climbs pretty well, and boy is it fast! (Okay, it ain't fast, that was a lie).

In the water, I was surprised at how easily it turned to the down wind with our 12-15 kt daybreeze. I am still trying to find the sweet spot on step, the Edo 2000s seem to drag the heels with even a small bit of back pressure. It also seems to prefer being rolled into one float to get off quicker, but again, I have all of an hour playing with it.

I had the FAA over today to do the conformity check and a couple of small issues were discussed but nothing I can't rectify easily. He did laugh at my home made passenger briefing cards, but, Aeronca never produced them for the Sedan according to Burl. I should have it in my certificate fairly quickly. I believe mine will be the only one currently in the states on a 135 cert. I will also be offering dual instruction in it.

Overall I am happy with the plane, and am looking forward to the second half of August when I will have time to fly it. I plan on keeping it around a long time to teach my kids in, and just play around....it is a lot cheaper than the beaver!

I will update as I continue to learn the plane.

Fantastic! Have fun, keep us posted and post pictures.

Kurt

Hi Wes!

I'm in Kenai with my 180 on the float pond this summer. A couple of weeks ago we had a day of crummy weather so I made a day trip drive to Homer. I stopped by to visit and say hello but nobody was at your office / dock. I did take a picture to prove it happened...

If you want to try out the cross country capability of the Sedan, hop up here to Kenai.... let me know and I'll pick you up for lunch, coffee, breakfast....

You can get some of Kenai's cheap fuel while you are here......

Happy Flying,
Keith

I'll take you up on the invite! It'll just have to wait til the season calms down.

I really think you’re gonna love that plane. As you say,they are a hoot to fly.

I did two float ratings in Sedans, one a 180 hp, the other stock. Both were great seaplanes. And, how cool is it to have a Sedan on a 135 certificate?

Enjoy and keep us posted.

MTV

I'm jealous. Glad you're having some real fun after all that boring Beaver flying, Wes.

Most of the cubs out here in private hands are on EDO 2000s, but the cubs at work are on Wip 2100s. The Wips are a lot more forgiving, you really have to be tuned in to manage the EDOs in comparison. Makes them great training floats.

But, Troy, those Wip floats you’re talking about sit under 2300 pound GW Cubs, with 180 hp, right?

I’ve said many times, EDO 2000s may be the most produced and the best performing float model ever built.

But, put them on an airplane whose gross weight is close to the max for the float, and they can be challenging, like any other float. The GW of the Sedan is getting there. Also, there’s the matter of how the plane is mounted on those floats.

I did a float rating with a gent that weighed well over 300 lbs, in his bone stock Sedan.

That man learned to fly floats.

The Beaver I flew most was on 4580s….underfloated by any standards, but it worked, even heavy. 4930s were a welcome change though.

But, EDO 2000s have to be some of the best floats ever built.
MTV