Clear Lake Splash-In

[KonoctisWigwam]

I attended the Splash-In today. It was a good chance to meet @NorCal Flyer and his wife. He recently won the Memorial Day Subscription Giveaway, and it's nice to see a deserving gent win.

He mentioned to me that he was coming up to Lakeport for the Splash-In, and I went over there since it's close. I really wanted to get a seaplane at one point, I knew you could fly in/out of the lake when I bought my property. There a few older distressed planes on the beaches around the lake, I've seen them a number of times.

Maybe my next business will be profitable enough to buy one. I suspect I will buy another sailboat before a seaplane though.

 

[NorCal Flyer]

Nice to meet you Alan, and thanks again for lunch. I'll add a few pictures here when I get a chance.

 

[KonoctisWigwam]

Nice to meet you Alan, and thanks again for lunch. I'll add a few pictures here when I get a chance.

Indeed, nice to meet you. I have more pics, but didn't post them yesterday, but this proves that we have women plumbers in Lakeport!

 

[KonoctisWigwam]

This is a new Carbon Cub. Worth about $350,000.

This is a 2018 Petrel LS, worth about $350,000

This is a 1959 Cessna (I think), own said it's worth about $50,000

This is the most expensive seaplane that was at the splash-in. This Cessna seats about 6-8 people, and NorCal Flyer mentioned it's worth about $2,000,000 - $3,000,000 and worth more than all the other seaplanes put together.

 

[NorCal Flyer]

And as a note, the price on the last one, the Cessna Caravan, that doesn't include the amphibious float conversion.

 

[KonoctisWigwam]

And as a note, the price on the last one, the Cessna Caravan, that doesn't include the amphibious float conversion.

beautiful plane, I can only wish...as I said, if my next business does well, it would be nice to be able to buy something like that. Even the newer carbon planes would be very nice to own.

I'm basically in the $50k range of the 1959...

 

[NorCal Flyer]

Here's a couple pictures for you Alan.

 

[KonoctisWigwam]

Here's a couple pictures for you Alan.

Those are great pics!

Is that first one an Ultralight? I missed seeing that there.

Beautiful pics! Thanks for posting!

 

[NorCal Flyer]

Yes, the Green one is an ultralight called a QuickSilver, I believe. He flew it Saturday afternoon and Thursday evening.

 

[KonoctisWigwam]

Yes, the Green one is an ultralight called a QuickSilver, I believe. He flew it Saturday afternoon and Thursday evening.

That's pretty cool, those floats don't cost very much for those, but it's basically only the speed of a hang glider. I watched a YT video that said 40mph. I have a friend that used to fly off the cliffs at Pacifica, on a hang glider. The floats are only about $500-$700 extra. That would be a cool way to fly around the lake.

The Carbon Cub was about 100mph, but of course it's about $350,000 more upfront cost.

That said, that Caravan is definitely the jaw dropper...