Brad W
Pattern Altitude
Just generally curious...how steep of a ramp or beach can a typical GA amphib climb or descend?
and how "un-improved" can it be... such as a natural shoreline?
I'm wondering mostly about typical SE stuff, such as small cub types on up to 4 or 6-place cessna types or similar... Lake amphibs, or those new little Icon types
but now that I'm typing this I've also long been curious about the larger stuff like the big Grumman birds back in the day. There's a ramp at KSGJ that I've eyeballed from afar by boat, and I like to imagine those big old Catalinas and similar out on the water and going up the ramp. It looks to be roughly a typical boat ramp angle, but I've not been close to it.
like any typical boat ramp, or different?
and does it differ for a flying boat vs something up on floats?and how "un-improved" can it be... such as a natural shoreline?
I'm wondering mostly about typical SE stuff, such as small cub types on up to 4 or 6-place cessna types or similar... Lake amphibs, or those new little Icon types
but now that I'm typing this I've also long been curious about the larger stuff like the big Grumman birds back in the day. There's a ramp at KSGJ that I've eyeballed from afar by boat, and I like to imagine those big old Catalinas and similar out on the water and going up the ramp. It looks to be roughly a typical boat ramp angle, but I've not been close to it.
