What is this?
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 9:03 am
Spotted at Brits
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What is this?
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Re: What is this?
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 11:05 am
Looks like a sea/water plane but type I dunno.
Re: What is this?
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 11:23 am
we do not have amphibous aeries in za
Re: What is this?
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 1:57 pm
Actually we do. We have a Catalina based at Rand, and the Seagle (the one you spotted in your original post), although not licensed to land on water in S.A.:DarkHelmet wrote:we do not have amphibous aeries in za
http://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 45#p955589
and:
http://youtu.be/GJ8gusCUm64
I believe it's ZU - SEA, and lives at the Coves near Harties.
Only one in the country I believe. Want one!
Re: What is this?
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:04 pm
Thanks D20, bad choice of words, meant to say it is illegal to make water landings here!
Re: What is this?
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 8:00 pm
It belongs to the guys that makes the samba and flamingo!D2O wrote:Actually we do. We have a Catalina based at Rand, and the Seagle (the one you spotted in your original post), although not licensed to land on water in S.A.:DarkHelmet wrote:we do not have amphibous aeries in za
http://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 45#p955589
and:
http://youtu.be/GJ8gusCUm64
I believe it's ZU - SEA, and lives at the Coves near Harties.
Only one in the country I believe. Want one!
Re: What is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:19 am
They build it in Brits.I think they call it a Sea Eagle.
Re: What is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 8:10 am
Reiners Seagle I believe (Not sea eagle, but Seagle).
Re: What is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:58 am
Indeed a Seagle... saw it fly at the recent RV day at Kitty Hawk.
Pretty cool aerie, the cockpit resembles a small warehouse, you could almost fit a double bed in there! Climbs at a decent rate, and looks quite majestic once the gear is retracted.
It is indeed the only 1 in SA, and if Im not mistaken, one of only 3 in the world! The owner has really got something quite unique there. I wonder why they are not permitted to land on water if the aircraft has been designed to do it?
Pretty cool aerie, the cockpit resembles a small warehouse, you could almost fit a double bed in there! Climbs at a decent rate, and looks quite majestic once the gear is retracted.
It is indeed the only 1 in SA, and if Im not mistaken, one of only 3 in the world! The owner has really got something quite unique there. I wonder why they are not permitted to land on water if the aircraft has been designed to do it?
Re: What is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:17 am
Water hyacinths Bundy... Watercraft can spread them between dams
Re: What is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:25 am
Are you serious???? Is that the only reason?
Ummm... what about the speed boats, yaghts, fisherman. Im sure they spread more hyacinth than any aircraft would?
The mind boggles sometimes
Ummm... what about the speed boats, yaghts, fisherman. Im sure they spread more hyacinth than any aircraft would?
The mind boggles sometimes
What is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 12:30 pm
Birds tranfer fish roe and seeds more than anything else (yachts, boats etc.)Bundy wrote:Are you serious???? Is that the only reason?
Ummm... what about the speed boats, yaghts, fisherman. Im sure they spread more hyacinth than any aircraft would?
The mind boggles sometimes
Re: What is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:21 pm
Toe reg geraai 
Must admit would love to have a plane like this and live next to a dam
Must admit would love to have a plane like this and live next to a dam
Re: What is this?
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:48 pm
Sorry for late comment, but everything said so far is true. Rainer Friebose has assembled this Tsjeck design (spelling ? due to 40 degree in the sun for the whole day) at our club. Runs with a 914. Cruise not much morethan 100 kts.
Hangared at FABS, not Coves. Did land on the Dam when, on its proofing flight to Lanseria, the wheels did not come out and did a forced landing on the Dam.
Latest news is that he is chopping away at an old (not law) directive and will soon be getting water based operation legal in SA. Flew it yesterday at the airshow we had at the World Champs at Brits.
Hangared at FABS, not Coves. Did land on the Dam when, on its proofing flight to Lanseria, the wheels did not come out and did a forced landing on the Dam.
Latest news is that he is chopping away at an old (not law) directive and will soon be getting water based operation legal in SA. Flew it yesterday at the airshow we had at the World Champs at Brits.