Proper Setup of Skis and Floats

Written by Dean Pappas If it flies... Column As seen in the April 2011 issue of Model Aviation. As a youngster I flew at the Hackensack Valley Club flying field in the swamp within sight of the Manhattan, New York, skyline. That field flooded each spring. The ankle-to-knee-deep water persisted for only two or three weekends a year, and the decomposing carp left behind as the water receded helped the grass to grow lush and green. It also meant that many of us in the club had a set of floats handy in the workshop, and maybe even an airplane that was specially set up for water…