Crosswind General Aviation Ground Effect 
Photographic Logbook
JANUARY 25, 2025
Thaws, rain, snow, and strong crosswinds can temporarily close the airport. The entire morning was a parade of general aviation airplanes swooping low (some lower than others) over the parking area before touching down on the ice. Despite its acclaim, the ephemeral airport leads a finicky existence. I went airplane spotting.
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Combining the Gweduck’s advanced hull with its counter-rotating propellers means differential power allows crosswind water taxiing impossible in floatplanes along with higher hull-in-water taxiing speeds. “We Resist pulling back, instead letting it accelerate in ground effect (or should we say water effect) for a few seconds.
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