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Originally Posted by GG Allin
The one truck could have handled it, but this way it looks much more important.
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Yeah, it's not a shuttle launch, lol. Pretty common in the places where float planes are prevalent, when folks swap over to straight (non-amphib) floats. The amphibs make life a little easier when it comes to land ops, and things like maintenance/service/fuel/etc. However, they can be 2-3x the cost of straight floats, require additional maintenance/attention, and will reduce the payload on any A/C by a significant amount. For many pilots, that alone is a non-starter for going amphib vs. straight.