Alton Bay Ice Runway

Seaplane Pilot · 02-18-2019, 07:24 PM

Descant · 02-19-2019, 12:26 AM

All these planes seem to have wheels. Does anybody fly in-out with skis? I'll always remember my first flight with skis, out of Merrymeeting field, landing on the un-marked bay on the coast of Bowdoinham, Maine. J-3 Cub, 1974.

Cindido · 02-19-2019, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Descant

All these planes seem to have wheels. Does anybody fly in-out with skis? I'll always remember my first flight with skis, out of Merrymeeting field, landing on the un-marked bay on the coast of Bowdoinham, Maine. J-3 Cub, 1974.

Yes, I saw at least one plane with skis

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