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  1. K

    dual mechanical brake lever?

    The brake levers are forward of the throttle. Mine are split hand brakes but that does not fit easily inside the center console.
  2. K

    Carbon Fiber Tube Fuselage

    So we had a gentleman in our Searey owners group who was always modifying structural stuff. All TLAR, zero engineering. Several folks expressed increasing concern that he was looking to hurt himself. I went so far as to email him personally and tell him bluntly he was going to die if he kept...
  3. K

    Anyone here living in an Airpark Community?

    We looked at two communities North of Tampa area a couple of years ago. OK, maybe 10 years ago... we were a bit concerned with the first as many of the homes appeared to not be maintained. We looked at a second, smaller fly in community and it was in far worse shape. Not an elitist...don’t...
  4. K

    Pusher verses tractor propeller

    Your comment re: low pressure zone causing props to be damaged may be true in high power applications but has not proven so in the Searey fleet - admittedly, 115 hp max. The pusher Searey prop is composite and damage is limited to water ingestion. 90%+ of Seareys don’t have a cowling and the...
  5. K

    Not so complicated but proven conversion?

    Visiting my A&P a month ago, he had a plane with the Viking 130 in the hangar. I asked him about it. This mechanic is super talented, decades of experience in the experimental field and honest. He said he reluctantly installed it at his customers insistence after Jan convinced the guy it was...
  6. K

    What aviation news, blogs or e-mail newsletters do you actively read?

    Searey owners site, Searey public site (splash and dash), Paul Bertorelli, some YouTube
  7. K

    Why do amphibians nose dive on occassions ?? whats the major cause ??

    I built and have flown a Searey Amphib for 8 years. The original 'A' hull, was relatively flat bottomed and had a tendency to nose dive if you let the nose get low or if you were on the step and went from rippled water to glassy water and weren't paying attention. The coefficient of friction...
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