Norseman Take off on floats

Norseman take off.  Weather conditions: hot, humid, no wind and glassy water. The Norseman was loaded to the max, but not over loaded, with cement. The weight is distributed perfectly.

There is an old saying with the old timer Bush pilots that says “‘no one has ever seen a Norseman take off because it takes the curvature of the earth to get off the water”. That should put this video and the long takeoff run into perspective.

The P&WC 1340 had a 5 min time limit at max power.

Flaps are set for take off...its hard to see in video.  We used a certain flap setting to get onto step and then adjusted for take off.

There might be many guys who have float experience watching this but there are not many pilots who have flown the Norseman so keep the comments professional and positive.

If you think this is a long take off you are correct...could it have been done better? Of course. This was my first solo flight loaded to the max in this aircraft. People who are saying there is something wrong just have no experience in the Norseman.

I have to say I am honored to have flown this machine. The last time I heard there were only 19 of these still flying in the world. I had the privilege to fly 3 of the 19.

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