Comments on: How to land on a lake – with wheels!

By: Grampy

Grampy — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:37:17 +0000

I’m Bob’s dad. Alton Bay has a webcam facing the runway. Although the cam was zoomed out and the refresh rate/reception was not perfect, his mom and I watched his taxi in, park… other movements around and ultimately his take off. We called him on his cell and told him his parents were watching. He later gave us a call before taking off. Neat.

I am recovering from some surgery so it was really fun to share Bob’s adventure, realtime, from the comfort of our warm home.

Bill: I’m glad you’re a regular ‘commenter’. I enjoy reading what you say and look forward to meeting you.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:58:31 +0000

Wow. Nice video, Bob. That is something I would like to try one day (next February?) in the Ercoupe. I thought to myself, “That ice is a lot rougher that I thought it would be,” just before your title saying just that came on the screen. I wonder if the “Coupe’s heavy duty gear would smooth it out a bit.

Besides being a unique place and “way” to land a plane, Alton Bay sounds like a great place to visit. Shops, places to eat, friendly folks, other planes and pilots – what more could one want?

You keep doing these neat missions. Maybe next year (oops, it’s already next year – 2009) I’ll be doing some of the same.