Hey thanks Stephane "Daube"...
I have an excellent instructor who I must owe a case of wine and a lot of cheese too.
And no...he is not going to talk me into jumping out of perfectly good aeroplanes with a bed sheet (parachute) fluttering over my head like he does...
Shot #4
Most Float Aviators will lift or unstick one float first on takeoff especially on glassy water.
I lifted the port float first and then when both were off the water I made a slight course correction while still picking up airspeed.
Perhaps that is why the shot looks funny...
Now while I am on that float flying subject have you heard any more about the Float Flying Club that was formed in France this year?
A new club and the first Float/Seaplane Club in France in many years.
Shot #5
Was not even going to show this shot as I thought I cut off too much of the aircraft, however the more I looked at it the more I liked it.
Not sure how I would improve this one other than showing more of the aircraft.
The round hatch cover you see on the belly of the aircraft near the rear is probably a hatch cover for when they mounted a camera when the aircraft was used for surveillance or aerial surveying/mapping.
The DeHavilland DHC-3 single engine Otter had the same hatch cover for a camera.
Thanks again Stephane "Daube" for all the help...
