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| Subject: | Re: Floats Anyone? |
Two years ago I helped a chapter member install them on a Sky Ranger. We had a
few small issues but overall they were cleverly and well made. As I remember it
took the two of us about 1 - 1 1/2 weeks of working mornings to install them.
We chained a pulley to an overhead beam and used an ATV winch to raise the
entire airplane. We then used various blocking to support the airplane and floats,
the winch allowed us to make adjustments in blocking height and angle as
needed.
I believe he is satisfied with the performance although climb and speed were
drastically reduced, this is a 100 hp airplane. Also all landing gear suspension
other than tire flex ( on the mains ) is lost so rough field operations are
not really an option.
The owner has a second larger faster land plane so the float compromises on
the Sky Ranger are not much of a handicap.
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