Floats.MN:RAW

Stick all the way back! Swing your legs into the cockpit of a flapless 160hp PA-18 Super Cub and join us for nearly 12 action-packed minutes of northern Minnesota float flying action. For my 10th biennial flight review, I strapped my GoPro Hero Mini 11 to my head and went out with my CFI @MaineBushPilot to knock the rust off, not having flown floats since I got my rating in summer 2019. It was amazing but a reminder that I still have so much to learn about water flying.
Clearly we didn't put much effort into filming but you can't beat the view in 4K. More "real" films to come after filming with these guys this fall when the colors start to pop.
0:00 - Taxiing out
0:49 - Run-Up
1:45 - Takeoff and climb-out
2:28 - Approach to Eagles' Nest Three Lake and overflight
4:20 - Setup for glassy water landing
6:26 - Step taxi practice
7:50 - MaineBushPilot takes over to show me how more aggressive step-taxi is done
9:15 - MaineBushPilot approaches to Eagles' Nest One from the back seat to demonstrate shorter landing
floats.mn is a thing. Not much of a thing yet, but maybe soon.

[@michaelryan6195]

Beautiful glassy water landing

[@alphasportstv]

Spectacular :)

[@alphasportstv]

...amazed there wasn't any boat traffic...must have been midweek?

[@Dasman5624]

Nice!

[@starfighter1395]

❤

[@joellajacobson]

Gotta be safer w floats in that area right?

[@BackcountryPilot]

Yes mom