Tag: floats
GSSL 21: Sportsman Float Operations
Subject: Operating limitations on floats
Applicability: All Sportsman aircraft operated on floats
Discussion: This service letter serves as the official statement of operating limitations for the...
A New Water Rudder Design
Although I have greatly enjoyed my Sportsman’s amphibious floats (Clamar 2500’s) over the past 9 years, there have been a few issues that have...
Float Rigging Design & Maintenance, Part 2
In the first installment of this article, I conveyed information learned about the geometric design as well as the re-design of my floatplane rigging...
Float Rigging Design & Maintenance, Part 1
I learned a lot about my Carbon Fiber Glasair Sportsman by building it in the factory two-weeks-to-taxi (TWTT) program, where it was initially put...
Trevor Berg’s Sportsman on Floats
Here are a few postcards from Trevor Berg and his Sportsman on floats.
These are some of my favourite because they are all taken on...
Flight to Aniakchak Volcano
Norm Van Vactor recorded this video of a flight to Aniakchak Volcano in his Sportsman on floats. Some beautiful shots!
https://vimeo.com/175569728
GlaStar 540 on Amphibious Floats Project
The goal of this project was to get into (and out of!) the many high alpine lakes around Vancouver BC. While a Super Cub...
Ventral Fin for Yaw Stability
Most components added to a plane forward of the center of lift usually have a negative effect on directional stability (other than canards perhaps)....