Well, it probably needed a bath anyway.

Gump

AKT
I really have been there and done that with the water landings!! and water skiing.
And in my experience, though it has been awhile, when you get slow and are on step, your tires will start to turn, and when they do start to turn they start to throw water everywhere, in doing that they create a whole bunch of drag real quick and then you sink through the surface.
I found that when the water disappeared under the nose if I let up on the brakes, shoved the tail down and dumped the flaps, you sunk in the water right at the shore and only had to roll a short ways on the beach back on the brakes enough to get the tail in the air to stop! If you are landing on a mud beach (tide gut), you definitely want your brakes locked when you get there! If not in about 10' you cannot see anything.
Take Off, if you are using the wate to continue your take off run and you are close to being heavy, I think you will find you better damn well lock up the breaks about the time you hit the water! If you don't the wheels are spinning at what ever speed you are traveling and they throw just a whole bunch of water.
Take a look at Greg's video that he about lost the Sherpa, I believe if he would have had the brakes locked he would not have dunked it quite so deep. My opinion only and as you know we all have one!
A few of my water skiing's were with a 185 with 29's with tread on them, all the rest were in a M6 with both 29's and 31BW, the one thing I did notice is that with low, low pressure in the BW they were a lot more grabby, I went ahead and put 12 psi in them on the water.
My opinion only, a bit of experience doing it, some at gross wt.
Take it all with a grain of salt, or exlax, which ever works.
GT
Had to edit this a bit!!
I agree that you don't need to use the brakes to water ski at a high rate of speed, but I think if you are using the water to get into and out of an otherwise unusable short strip, then you will find, using the brakes almost necessary when you get to that 3mph difference between sin or swim!!
Again my thoughts only, take it for what you want.
An old fart who still is!
GT

Terry wrote:One more for the guys with the tire on the front.
Our own member "straight tail" gettin er done!

How many beers did you feed Dave to get him to do that. KIDDING! KIDDING!!!!!!!

aktahoe1 wrote:regs.

Regs: all the places I water ski there is no speed limit. No one around I feel I am legal. Am I?
If I roll up on a sand bar that is underwater at high tide am I legal? It might be in a park but boats are on it all the time. Am I legal? A sea plane can land and park on the beach. Am I legal if I water ski in and beach? I think I am! Am I?????

G'Day

Or what about gravel bar landings on a river with power boats and atvs ( on the bars accessible from land)? Legal in my mind anyway....I don't see a bit of difference. Our atv's just get a bit higher then most. Do the fishermen have exclusive use? Don't think so.

Hey rob,they say if ya wanna run with the big dogs ya gotta jump off that porch....well I finally did it.....just having fun is what it's all about.....Dave

Another from the local gang.

I love playing on the water!
Not lookin to see how slow I can go tho.

Terri, Tell me about the long area of no tire wakes in the water right behind you? Would be interested in know what happened to cause it? Looked like maybe a bit of pucker going on about the time the shutter opened?

Lets see your water landings or departures

I thought that was what this thread was about, not just skiing along at a speed you cound'nt force the aircraft in the water if you wanted to?
Pictures are great tho!!
GT

M6RV6 wrote:I love playing on the water!
Not lookin to see how slow I can go tho.

Terri, Tell me about the long area of no tire wakes in the water right behind you? Would be interested in know what happened to cause it? Looked like maybe a bit of pucker going on about the time the shutter opened?

A little fast for the beginning of a flare. Water play for me is just getting the tires wet....I can't afford to explore the slow end.

M6RV6 wrote:

Lets see your water landings or departures

I thought that was what this thread was about, not just skiing along at a speed you cound'nt force the aircraft in the water if you wanted to?
Pictures are great tho!!
GT

A little thread drift.

Lots of photos skiing...Here are some I am certain many have seen. Just putting them into this thread.

Hey, is the one of the 2 Cessna's head on at Sullivan Lake?
GT

This needs to be incorporated into NW get to gethers, great times on the river!

Nice job carrying the canoe! I need to go out there sometime with you guys Terry, maybe when we're up there in September or October.