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Kim,
I’m pretty sure you’d only be
allowed the 1430 lb. amphibious/water-operation LSA limit at times the plane
was *capable* of those
operations. No floats, no extra weight allowance.
Similarly, if you go through the process
of mounting floats and getting their installation approved, I’d feel
confident that you’d be allowed the 1430 lb. gross weight or the
conversion did not allow a gross weight higher than 1430 lb.
You’d have a really hard time
convincing the FAA judge that you *intended*
water operations with just your wheels.
Unfortunately, the FAA testing of an
Ercoupe modified for floats resulted in a failed spin test, the FAA pilot
bailing out and float operation being denied, if I remember the details right.
So, unless the guy in
As a side note, rudder action was required
to do float operation (though that could be managed with a hand control, if you
could overcome the other obstacles).
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