Yetti Posted March 5, 2017 Report Posted March 5, 2017 I have to admit I've been cheating on Mooneyspace. seems like I really want an amphibian. I like to build stuff. A bearhawk on floats or a volmer vj22 is what I keep coming back to. Someone help me please. 1 Quote
carusoam Posted March 5, 2017 Report Posted March 5, 2017 (edited) Post photos and links... Or we will be forced to find some for you... probably inverted, or sinking... Remember, most photos get inverted here anyway... You can always join the MS members with multiple planes club... there are some interesting things from aerobatic homebuilts and a Turbine powered home built, to the recent acquisition of a gyrocopter, one of us has a glider... Good luck maintaining the financial control that may be required.... Best regards, -a- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volmer_VJ-22_Sportsman http://mybearhawk.com/floats.html Edited March 5, 2017 by carusoam Quote
Yetti Posted March 5, 2017 Author Report Posted March 5, 2017 And I bought a tig welder from Harbor freight yesterday..... Vomer VJ22 If I had the money, I would buy a PBY in a heart beat 2 Quote
Yetti Posted March 5, 2017 Author Report Posted March 5, 2017 Before I got the Mooney, I was talking to a guy about a Searay. Then I was reading about a Searay accident in florida where it became a submarine. It was the one I was looking at. Quote
TerryDubYa Posted March 5, 2017 Report Posted March 5, 2017 This is a cool homebuilt amphibian - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Air_Car I remember visiting a shop in Lubbock a long time ago where one was being built. It's a big project, though...oh wait, I'm supposed to be dissuading you... Quote
thinwing Posted March 5, 2017 Report Posted March 5, 2017 I owned this one from 2005 till 2014...lots of adventures to north west,Canada and alaskaAlaska Quote
Guest Posted March 5, 2017 Report Posted March 5, 2017 2 hours ago, Yetti said: I have to admit I've been cheating on Mooneyspace. seems like I really want an amphibian. I like to build stuff. A bearhawk on floats or a volmer vj22 is what I keep coming back to. Someone help me please. How about this one? http://www.dougronan.com/Volmer Amphibian.htm Clarence Quote
thinwing Posted March 5, 2017 Report Posted March 5, 2017 31 minutes ago, bonal said: This one might need some tig welding You are looking at reason insurance for amphibs is 3x that of sel hull value....the wiplines installed on my Husky came with a gear management system...below 70 and it's " this is a runway landing the gear is down"in a guy voice...or "this is a water landing the gear is up"plus the 4 light annunciation was 4 green for down and 4 blue for up. Quote
Yetti Posted March 5, 2017 Author Report Posted March 5, 2017 21 minutes ago, M20Doc said: How about this one? http://www.dougronan.com/Volmer Amphibian.htm Clarence I like the cdn to USD conversion rate. I have a question about older epoxy since there has been so many advancements. The lawnmower gas tank zip tied to the engine mount is kind of a knock against their workmanship. Quote
carusoam Posted March 5, 2017 Report Posted March 5, 2017 Priced perfectly for the two airplane MSer... What is the spare tank for? Best regards, -a- Quote
Guest Posted March 5, 2017 Report Posted March 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Yetti said: I like the cdn to USD conversion rate. I have a question about older epoxy since there has been so many advancements. The lawnmower gas tank zip tied to the engine mount is kind of a knock against their workmanship. I would guess that the lawnmower tanks was used at some point to get it going?? In the picture of it actually running that tank is not there. Clarence Quote
jrwilson Posted March 5, 2017 Report Posted March 5, 2017 4 hours ago, Yetti said: And I bought a tig welder from Harbor freight yesterday..... Vomer VJ22 If I had the money, I would buy a PBY in a heart beat I saw a pby about 20 years ago w turbines and an exec interior. It was sooo cool looking...bubble windows, couch lounge, a glass bubble in front with chairs... Recently saw a Grumman of some kind a while ago with an exec interior; not as cool as the pby, but still good. both way outside my price range Quote
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