Does anyone have experiences with a PA12 on Wipaire 2100 amphis?
- Thread starter AJCruiser
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Steve Pierce
BENEFACTOR
Graham, TX
ProMark (Ken Wittekiend) uses one down in Burnet Texas for float plane training. ken@promarkaviation.net
mvivion
SPONSOR
Bozeman,MT
Moore information needed. Empty weight, what engine/prop, flaps or no, long engine mount or short, etc. Any amphib is nose heavy, long mount will make that worse.
MTV
MTV no disrespect meant I don't understand why I need more specifics for my question. Yours are great follow up questions. I was looking for more general answers to start with but I'm new to this community and maybe I need to ask very specific questions to get answers to some off my questions. Thanks for at least engaging on my post so it gets more interest.
mvivion
SPONSOR
Bozeman,MT
AJ,
The point of my post is that all or any of those mods will significantly affect the performance of the airplane. It is somewhat meaningless to compare Aircraft performance, particularly on floats, unless you are comparing apples to apples.
FWIW,
MTV
AJ
As Steve said, we operate a PA12 on Wip 2100 amphibious floats in central Texas. The airplane does well for us van in the summer heat as long as we keep the weight within limits (1935# gross). We are typically off the water in 25-30 seconds. Let me know if you have any questions I can answer. Our airplane has vortex generators and 150 hp.
