Short Alaskan Flight

[Flying Trucker]

Goodly Evening all...

Windows 10 and Microsoft FSX Deluxe/Acceleration
Payware:
ORBX Scenery
Cessna 185 Amphibian
Departure: Juneau (PAJN) Alaska USA
Arrival: Snettisham (7AK2) Alaska USA
Time is Dawn and Season is Autumn/Fall

It's all about timing and Stick and Rudder


Having announced my intentions by Radio and checking for any other Traffic (and there was none)...chose to fly Port Side (Pilot's Side) of aircraft closest to the hills...the norm would be to fly the opposite side of the water...


Runway at 11o'clock...losing speed...Flaps Down


Gear Down and Flaps Down


Touchdown...keeping the weight off the nose gear until speed slows


Retracted Flaps to get the weight onto the Landing Gear


Did not use much runway at all...


Comments and Advice most welcome...

[OldAirmail]

Nice pictures, Doug.


I have a question - How delicate, sensitive to damage, are the wheel assemblies? The front ones look like they might buckle if they hit uneven ground. Could they even be used, regularly, on dirt air strips?

[Flying Trucker]

Good morning and thanks for your reply.

Here is an article dated from 2000, there are several just like it
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http://www.zenith.aero/profiles/blogs/a ... iful-dream

It is hard to find a Link to show the different aircraft tires used on Amphibious Aircraft like Float Planes and Seaplanes.

Much has been accomplished in the development of the Amphibians Tire and Gear in just this last decade.

I can't find the picture of the tires we had on the Amphibious DeHavilland Otter DHC-3 during the 1960s but the nose gear tires were what I call a Rib Tire and they were designed to displace water on wet runways...you would not land in a plowed field with them.

Will see what else I can find for you...

I have flown off and landed on Grass, Gravel and Hard Surface Runways with many different amphibians with no problems but caution and care must be exercised during the landing and takeoff along with excellent maintenance of the kit.

[Dave T]

Nice shots it looks like the white stuffs back.

[Flying Trucker]

Thanks Dave for the reply...much appreciated...