SUPER SEAWIND FLIGHT TO FABULOUS MAINE,  Super Seawind Flight to Fabulous Maine By Steve Wightman, Builder and Owner of a Turbine Seawind AmphibianMaine Outdoors SUPER SEAWIND FLIGHT TO FABULOUS MAINE SUPER SEAWIND FLIGHT TO FABULOUS MAINE The lakes there are full of fish and the water is warm enough to play in. In September I flew […]

Seawind Amphibian Development First Seawind Splash-in, Dare County AP Sep. 2000 ALSO VISIT SUPER SEAWIND FLIGHT TO FABULOUS MAINE Enjoy a quick video on Seawind Amphibian Development one of the most intriguing kitplanes ever developed…the Seawind! Amphibious aircraft allow pilots and passengers the ability to land or take off ..virtually anywhere. However, that ability comes […]

The Spirit of Aviation Crow Island Airpark Adventure Crow Island Airpark Adventure Leonardo DaVinci was so obsessed with flight that he devoted much time and thought during his life to getting his feet off the ground. So too do millions of Americans who each year flock to aviation events coast to coast to see for […]

What happens when 550 horses pull you up? Answer: You get an enormous kick in acceleration and climb rate. what’s NOT to like about my Seawind? A Seawind with that much power reminds me of a 4-year-old gelding I nicknamed “Thunderbolt”. He was more fun to ride than my swift motorcycle. This Appaloosa breathed and […]

Arriving at the Greenville airport (3B1), I landed my Super Seawind on the 1401’ elevation runway 32 and I pulled up next to a Lake Renegade and parked it on the grass near the intersection of the 3001’ runway 3/21. As my turbine engine wound down pilots soon began to assemble to ask…

As the nose levels airspeed climbs rapidly from 100 Kts to maneuvering speed, 148 knots IAS. I settle at 181 knots (208 MPH) groundspeed. I activate the Trutrak autopilot for GPS navigation and altitude hold.

Rounding a bend along the winding Pemigewasset River like a mature eagle on the hunt in central New Hampshire on this final landing leg I reduced the power of the Lake Renegade and called out “Gear up!” to my instructor. Just over the trees

Landing Airplane By Steve Wightman  Do you know when and how your airplane will fall from the sky? Slow flight will answer that question AND elevate your safety for Landing Airplane with tactile and auditory warnings.  Definition? Slow flight is that speed in which a further increase in angle of attack or load factor, or […]

Safer Flight By Steve Wightman, EAA 627933 OLD VS. NEW FLYING. Like the Internet, flat-screen technology has found its way into every part of our lives. From smart kitchen appliances to automobiles, to smartphones and watches. Digital technology provides fast answers to questions like “What’s the weather like?” “When will dinner be ready?” “What is […]

Flight Safety By Steve Wightman, Airplane Pilot and Repairman. U.S. Army Ret.  Japan Airlines Airbus A350 Collision at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on January 3, 2024, with a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft is reminiscent of the 1977 Tenerife plane-to-plane collision in at least two ways; loss of life and communication failures. What was different this time […]