any places to use a float plane?

Tom Clayton · Post by **Tom Clayton** » 28 Oct 2006, 21:04

Cool - thanks.

jonesey2k · Post by **jonesey2k** » 28 Oct 2006, 21:08

I know its not in the UK but the Misty/Tongass Fjords package has some excelent oportunities for float planing.

Tom Clayton · Post by **Tom Clayton** » 28 Oct 2006, 21:16

There's already several hundred (maybe better than 1000?) scattered about in North America. In fact, I'm currently working on a tour of them along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway for TVA. I'd like to see some "across the pond" though.

ianhind · Post by **ianhind** » 28 Oct 2006, 23:49

Float planes are not exactly common in the UK unlike Canada (particularly) and the US (do we have any current on the UK register? G-AIVW was a Tiger Moth floatplane no longer current.)

In Europe, Scandinavia has a fair number of floatplanes.

Most of the UK water bases mentioned above were for the flying boats of yesteryear.

Effoh · Post by **Effoh** » 29 Oct 2006, 00:14

Hi Ian,

G-OLLS - Cessna 206 that is based at Tarbert on Loch Lomond and flies just about anywhere in Scotland - operated by Loch Lomond Seaplanes.

There is a repaint of it for the Carenado 206 on AVSIM if anyone is interested
http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?Ca ... DLID=88516

Rgds,

Colin