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Lake Amphibian Flyers Club Website. www.lakeflyers.com By Steve Whitney. About Me. ~1,000 hour private pilot, SEL, SES, Inst Renter Some experience as volunteer webmaster for an aviation non-profit Seaplane rating in ’94 Nowhere to rent a seaplane 2005 bought a lake home in WI
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Lake Amphibian Flyers ClubWebsite www.lakeflyers.com By Steve Whitney
About Me • ~1,000 hour private pilot, SEL, SES, Inst • Renter • Some experience as volunteer webmaster for an aviation non-profit • Seaplane rating in ’94 • Nowhere to rent a seaplane • 2005 bought a lake home in WI • 2006 started to look for a seaplane
Seaplane Need • (Relatively) limited budget (~$90k) • 2 missions: • To/from lake home (~200 nm) in most weather • Landing on water
Options: • (Relatively) inexpensive IFR land plane plus inexpensive floatplane (LSA?) • IFR-capable amphibian • Looked at Cessna on amphibs • Most too expensive • No carrying capacity
Lake Amphibian • Good load capacity • Decent speed • Decent IFR platform • MUCH less expensive • What’s wrong with this picture?
Looking for info – little to be had • No factory website • A few maintenance shop and sales sites • Few resources found in search engines • Stumbled across LAFC • Application form hidden • $90 to join LAFC, simply for access to the forum • JUST TO SEE IF THE AIRPLANE IS FOR ME!?
LAFC Forum – Pro & Con • Pro: Incredible source of information and wisdom • Con: Focused on: • Problems
Goals for the Site • Web presence for LAFC • Ability to be “found” on the web • Information about Lake Amphibians • Club members • Other Lake owners and pilots • Potential Lake owners and pilots • Others in aviation
Goals for the Site, cont. • Preserve and share the history • Promote the brand • Provide technical resources • Owning & operating • Maintenance • Training • Enhance the feeling of community
Overall sections • Home • Welcome • Join LAFC • Lakeathon • About Lakes • Gallery • History • Articles • Technical • Links • Forum • About Us