USCGA USCGA-FLYING TO SUPPORT THE U.S. COAST GUARD – MAYBE Have you ever had a really good idea, but when you looked around you saw
Let’s Fly a Super Seawind Now! Let’s Fly a Super Seawind Now! Lawrence MA is only about 24 miles north of Bedford as the crow
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
World’s Fastest Single Engine Plane-Making the World’s Fastest Single-Engine Amphibious Airplane didn’t happen overnight. It took twelve years of planning, designing, fabricating, testing, installing, sanding,
For the very first time, I’m sharing my amazing story with a wide audience of never before seen photos and videos of building and flying my Super Seawind. For me, it’s been a time of reflection and research. Reflections of the many great people, builders, owners and non-owners I have met flying my turbine-powered airplane, the wonderful experiences I’ve enjoyed and the treasured friendships I hold to this day.
Fall migration Maine style: Why would fuel price sensitive pilots fly from states afar, risk being marooned by weather or mechanical problems at their own not small expense merely to be among this winged flotilla?
My Super Seawind What’s great about flying my Super Seawind, N71RJ? There are so many things, but I’ll give you two. Starting with the obvious;
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.
Sun n Fun Airshow: What not to miss: First, the presentations by experts in just about anything you can think of related to flying aircraft. Avionics, new ratings, engines, new and older aircraft for sale, adventure planning and assistance, and group projects just to name a few.
Night flying is astoundingly beautiful over a collage of city lights and airports. It’s like Christmas city scale. Blue, red, white and flashing lights are everywhere. Night flying is peaceful because nearly all the VFR traffic is gone. There’s just us IFR pilots doing their thing, flying solely by reference to instruments. Instrument flying is all about being on heading and altitude and being where you are supposed to be at any given time.
