Had something happen today that reminded me of something else "Only in Alaska".
I'm the manager of a building materials store. The owner's a pilot (twin rated as well), I'm a pilot and both my assistant manager and recieving clerk are aviation enthusiasts. Anyhow, this customer comes in and is exchanging two kitchen cabinets for a different one. He was in a bit of a hurry as the weather is "iffy" today and he had to fly back to the job site. We get to BSing and he's flying a Piper PA22/20 Pacer on floats. We chat for a bit about the PA22/20 conversion and out he goes.
Now what this put me in mind of is external loads on aircraft (not helicopters, fixed wing
). I have one customer that flew an entire cabin in with a Maule (M-7 I believe). He has an external rack that he puts sheets of plywood on (and large windows since he bought them from me
) I asked him what difference it made and he said when landing with the plywood it liked to float a LOT more
One of the common things flown about Alaska are canoes. Generally you see them under DeHavilland DHC-2 Beavers on floats. Some canoes are square stern. So here's the question to you aerodyamically minded people: What is the correct way to carry a square stern canoe under a Beaver? Stern first or nose first, and why?
