In the heart of Styria on the beautiful Grundlsee annually hosts the seaplane international meeting for electrically powered model airplanes of the IGE-Salzkammergut Austria were we are at the end of May.
Catalina skeleton in the desert
Somebody has found these pictures on the website stipistop.com. It is still beautiful despite its condition. We crown these photos with a video of a Catalina, which is still in operation.
Guestvideo: Grumman Duck flight
The Grumman J2F Duck an American single-engine amphibious oldtimer biplane take off from airfield. It do some flying and pilot maybe even takes her down on the nearby lake.
Guestvideo: Flying and Seaplanes
A short film about flying and Seaplanes, with Seaplane Adventures in Mill Valley, California.
The Explorer’s Air Yacht – Sikorsky S-38
A replica and a radio controlled model evoke Sikorsky’s amphibia from the early Thirties.
Guestvideo: Sun ‘n Fun Splash-In Day 2012
David Allen reporter of Other People’s Airplanes heads on over to the Splash-In to watch airplanes land on the beautiful waters of Lake Agnes in Florida.
Video interwiew with Iren Dornier
In the interview Iren Dornier, facility-owner and flying boat-pilot is talking about her grandfather and the historical airplanes of the Dornier-family. He is also referring to the renewal of the Do-24 and their own-developed, two-seated seaplane, the Dornier S-Ray007.
Dornier Do-24ATT first flight with German registration
On Friday, 11/18/2011 the Do 24ATT had a successful first flight at the former Dornier factory airport in Oberpfaffenhoffen near Munich Germany with a German provisional airworthiness certificate (VVZ). After 27 years, the “Latina” is again back in the air…
Seaplane meeting in Finland
Last wekeend we went to a seaplane meeting in Hauho, Finland, it was in 2011 the XXXVI. Splash In of the Sea- and Skiplane Association of Finland (SSAF).
An RC-model trip in Austria
There is a small but soulful community in Austria, the IG RC Wasserflug Wien-Niederösterreich. The members are all fans of radio-controlled/electronic seaplanes.