Splash and go on Finnish lake
This is the next video from Finland. Captain Risto Paajanen’s seaplane, the Black Demon anyway Maule MX-235 is a fourseater amphibian which we will splash in a nearby pond under the Finnish seaplane meeting.
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GuestVideo: Short Sandringham in action from the ’70s
Rare footage from the ’70s. Short S-25 Sandringham flying boats are flying around Sydney harbour and Lord Howe Island.
Video: Flying around Hauho
Captain Ilkka Terttunen introducing his COMCO Ikarus 42 twoseater ultralight seaplane. On the picture the Captain gives me swim vest.
Video: Special trip to the small island in Finland
Our first video from Hauho. Follow the saturday afternoon flight from the lead aircraft with Jorma Harju, the the president of the finnish association at the controls.
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Twin Bee – an amphibious historical airplane
In this article we would like to introduce the UC-1 Twin Bee amphibian, an upgraded version of an old, post-world-war hydroplane from the ’40s.
Splash and go Dutch Catalina
We have received this letter from Bernie van Surksum fly coordinator, Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Holland.
Video: Aero Club Como
In this video we show some moment preparing for take-off of seaplanes october 2010. Como seaplane port.
Best places of 2010
The pictures our post taken places where we could have traveled with help of our sponzors in this year.
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A gigantic birch flying boat
53 years ago, Howard Hughes the dork american billionaire made the first, and at the same time the last flight of his giant flying boat, the Hercules.
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Video: Interview about Beriev Be-200 amphibian
This year’s Gidroaviasalon exhibition and airshow was celebrated in Gelendzhik – in Russia – at the Black Sea coast. Dmitry Skhondin, – deputy Head of the Beriev Aircraft Experimental Unit – presented the Beriev Be-200 type S sitting in the cocpit. He talked about the world’s best-known “waterbomber” aircraft and promised it’s future as a passanger version as well.