I've never even seen an R/C plane on floats

Nither have I. I'm told that some of the guys at the flying club use floats to fly off the snow in winter. Skis can sometimes get stuck so that's why they use floats instead.
Wow, I could get into RC planes but I can't stand the thought of accidentally flying it outside of my RC range and watching hundreds of dollars crash or fly away into the horizon!
That's very rare. Happened at my flying club. Some guy's plane actually wound up in the United States! Actually he crashed it into the small stream behind the club's field and the plane floated out into Lake Ontario. ;D Actually did wind up in the US.
Most radios have a range of over a mile. As long as you keep it in sight, your fine.
If your interested in R/C flying Meyekul, talk to me or Rifleman. There are a few other R/C pilots here as well.
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