A home built two seat sea plane crashed I Tampa bay this morning. Two aboard no injuries. The pilot was doing a pre purchase flight,admitted he forgot the gear was down ,on a water landing.
Experimental sea plane down in Tampa bay
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Did he buy the plane?
He would if I owned the plane!
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the dreaded "gear down" landing! :wink2:
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sea Ray has a couple of owners over the last 20 years, but the current owners seem to have elevated the process and produce a great plane, IMHO.
That said, if you land gear down, In the water, bad things will inevitably follow.
That said, if you land gear down, In the water, bad things will inevitably follow.
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