Hello,
I have a carbon cub fx3 on order and am trying to decide whether or not to have it built with a factory float kit. The kit costs about $2500 and adds about 8 lbs of weight to the airframe.
I am having a hard time deciding because I am not currently float rated but might be interested in he future, as I am on the waiting list for a slip that should become available by 2035.
Is it worth carrying around the weight for 5 or 10 years if I never put it on floats until then? Does float kit rigidity offer any structural benefits for ski or off-aiport wheel flying? Is the float kit usually required for straight floats or just amphibs? Could the external float fittings be added later if I opted to just go for the airframe reinforcement now?
I don't know much of anything about floats, so I apologize if any of this seems nonsensical.
I have a carbon cub fx3 on order and am trying to decide whether or not to have it built with a factory float kit. The kit costs about $2500 and adds about 8 lbs of weight to the airframe.
I am having a hard time deciding because I am not currently float rated but might be interested in he future, as I am on the waiting list for a slip that should become available by 2035.
Is it worth carrying around the weight for 5 or 10 years if I never put it on floats until then? Does float kit rigidity offer any structural benefits for ski or off-aiport wheel flying? Is the float kit usually required for straight floats or just amphibs? Could the external float fittings be added later if I opted to just go for the airframe reinforcement now?
I don't know much of anything about floats, so I apologize if any of this seems nonsensical.
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