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Test Pilot or Moron, there is a fine line.

Living on a lake has it advantages. I have cut a ramp on my front lawn down to the lake so that I can get my 701 amphib up and down since my hanger is up on the flats off my driveway. The grade of the ramp is about 7% and it is about 80 feet long. As you can see in the picture, to overcome this grade I have set up a winch in the back of my hangar and using a remote control I can activate the winch all the way down to the shoreline.…



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Added by John Ellis on September 22, 2010 at 1:31pm — 9 Comments

Intrested in helping me with a book?



Picture of my first CH701 flight.



Since retiring I have been looking for a worthwhile project to pass the long winter nights here in Canada.

The pictures and stories you have posted have inspired me. With your help I would like to begin writing a book relating the adventures of flying…

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Added by John Ellis on August 21, 2010 at 5:41pm — 2 Comments

Landing Gear indicator proto-type

Hi, I am mocking up a design for a landing gear indicator for my amphib floats which I plan to switch over from pneumatic to electric linear actuators. The indicator will incorporate 3 led bar graphs that will show the current gear position using the feedback resistors incorporated into the linear actuators. This unit will fit into a standard 2.25 inch hole.



I would be interested in feedback and ideas since I am in the early design stage.



Here is a concept diagram of the… Continue

Added by John Ellis on November 4, 2009 at 5:02pm — 7 Comments

Getting Dunked - Egress Training

If you fly floats getting Egress Training is a must!



Earlier this year a local flight school arranged for Bryan Webster from British Columbia, Canada to provide a one day course on submerged emergency egress. Bryan runs his own training company and is also a long-time commercial bush pilot. I found the course well worth the cost. We spent several hours being tossed around in mock cockpit in the pool. Getting wet taught me some very valuable leassons that I though might be… Continue

Added by John Ellis on October 26, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

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