Been cruising this thread for a few days......dont have one float plane....I see many in my future...cuz in three weeks this is my new place to call home.

Fishy ? (0 min 46 sec)

Thanks to everyone for sharing your planes... some very impressive stuff...cant decide whats first...?
Any suggestions on a nice handling ...not to hard to build ....electric....intro to water type plane?

Jupiter Duck?
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...ck-Flying-boat

PBY Coronado from plans by Jetset 44
Maiden flight today

Hobbyking TL2000 its only a 46" foam model but looks well on the floats and comes of the water fine despite the step being to far forward

rockyboy,

Thinking about that site, the first question is how typical is that wind? If it goes to calm with any regularity during the morning and evening, you can have a lot of fun with a lightly loaded model. If that is as calm as it gets, it will be tougher to find an option.

Do you prefer building with balsa or foam? Does it matter?

For calm weather, I'm quite partial to the Fred Reese Electric Kitten these days, a 50-inch high wing monoplane that weighs about a pound on floats. Yes, I've got a vested interest, as I sell plans and short kits. Here is a video, with links in the description if you are tempted. It may be a little big for your site as a first water flyer, but it is very slow, as you will see.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4av1mtKGkps

Bill Stevens has some nice options, both with and without wings. His SkyBuggy 300 is a ball with floats. While you are looking, the WaterBoard airboat is essentially a drift car for small ponds, and also a ton of fun.
www.stevensaeromodel.com

Zeke Brubaker's Park Scale Models Gannet is a good beginner flying boat, with great handling in the air and in the water. The mini Drake is fun too, but is a little more challenging.
http://www.parkscalemodels.com/shop/....aspx?catid=30

The Jupiter Duck seems to be a great foam flying boat, though I haven't built one yet. For your apparent site and conditions I would be tempted to scale it up a little. Maybe to 150 percent.
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...ck-Flying-boat

The Puddle Twin is another option, and has been quite popular in the past.
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...on-Puddle-Twin
There are a couple of variants on the shape of the nose, and it also responds well to enlarging.

Let us know if you have any other questions.

Originally Posted by Mark 2

PBY Coronado from plans by Jetset 44
Maiden flight today

Nice! How did it go ?

Thanks for the input folks !

Originally Posted by Thayer

rockyboy,

Thinking about that site, the first question is how typical is that wind? If it goes to calm with any regularity during the morning and evening, you can have a lot of fun with a lightly loaded model. If that is as calm as it gets, it will be tougher to find an option.

Do you prefer building with balsa or foam? Does it matter?

For calm weather, I'm quite partial to the Fred Reese Electric Kitten these days, a 50-inch high wing monoplane that weighs about a pound on floats. Yes, I've got a vested interest, as I sell plans and short kits. Here is a video, with links in the description if you are tempted. It may be a little big for your site as a first water flyer, but it is very slow, as you will see.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4av1mtKGkps

Bill Stevens has some nice options, both with and without wings. His SkyBuggy 300 is a ball with floats. While you are looking, the WaterBoard airboat is essentially a drift car for small ponds, and also a ton of fun.
www.stevensaeromodel.com

Zeke Brubaker's Park Scale Models Gannet is a good beginner flying boat, with great handling in the air and in the water. The mini Drake is fun too, but is a little more challenging.
http://www.parkscalemodels.com/shop/....aspx?catid=30

The Jupiter Duck seems to be a great foam flying boat, though I haven't built one yet. For your apparent site and conditions I would be tempted to scale it up a little. Maybe to 150 percent.
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...ck-Flying-boat

The Puddle Twin is another option, and has been quite popular in the past.
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...on-Puddle-Twin
There are a couple of variants on the shape of the nose, and it also responds well to enlarging.

Let us know if you have any other questions.

Hey Thayer...our new place is in southern Illinois and I don't think the wind gets up much there. Been living on a lake for the past 15 years and got used to the wind...then I started using receivers with stabilization and now I embrace the breeze..

Been flying foam mostly....looking forward to building some scale floatplanes...balsa doesn't scare me much anymore as my flying skills have improved.
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Thanks for all the suggestions!

Ps..Digging that electric kitten...and a well done video to you sir...I will have to have one...

Originally Posted by rockyboy2

Nice! How did it go ?

Thanks yeah it flew great, does nice touch and goes off the water.

Originally Posted by rockyboy2

Been cruising this thread for a few days......dont have one float plane....I see many in my future...cuz in three weeks this is my new place to call home.


https://youtu.be/RM5WLeD2fls


Thanks to everyone for sharing your planes... some very impressive stuff...cant decide whats first...?
Any suggestions on a nice handling ...not to hard to build ....electric....intro to water type plane?

Eflite UMX Timber with UMX float set?

Originally Posted by Mark 2

Eflite UMX Timber with UMX float set?

I have one with no floats...ordering them now.

Originally Posted by rockyboy2

I have one with no floats...ordering them now.

Enjoy !

Night flying in the wildfire smoke blown in for Oregon last week with the Flex RV-8. Created an eerie glow in the thick sky and lots of fun.

It is great to see that Mark 2's Coronado is flying.

Here is a recent video of mine flying on its second session since the repair. Thanks to Tim for this wonderful video.

RC PB2Y Consolidated Coronado flying boat (4 min 30 sec)

Beautiful! Thank you.
PeteM