The Kodiac 100 by SWS flys great but I have not been able to land the amphibean version in water. On approach, with full flaps and a speed a little above stall speed, it still bounces severely after it hits the water. After 2 or 3 bounces it finally crashes into the water. I have landed other amphibeans successfuly- Cessna 172, DC6. Has anyone had success with this plane?.
If you are landing too slowly you will have a very nose high attitude, causing the floats to dip into the water at the back, then you nose crashes down.
I always try to land a little faster so that the floats have a flatter aspect in relation to the water. Keep the power in until just as the floats touch the water.
Thanks for the replies. Searching YouTube I discovered that pulling all the way back on the yoke to maintain a nose up attitude right before landing solves the intense bouncing and I can now land safely in water.
HOWEVER- I have a HUGE gripe with the landing gear warning system. It will say, repeatedly “Gear up for Water landing” or Gear down for runway landing". It never stops once started and is annoying as Hell.. Is their a way to permanently disable this audio? (I know it is there for a safety reason but after 1 message I get the picture!)
Don’t have that particular aircraft, but most amphibs have a “silence” button next to/near the gear selector and indicator lights.
Regards
I don’t think it is specific to the Kodiak but also applies to 1st part seaplane aircraft.
See that report: Unrealistic Water Physics for Float Planes
Another related topic: Water Physics/Depth Change?
Yes, there is an unmarked little square next to the landing gear lever that silences it, but only temporarily. It comes back. This is so annoying that it makes me hesitant to fly what is otherwise a great plane. I would think, by altering somewhere in a config file, there would be a way to disable it, or a wav file to delete.
Hoping someone knows how.
The SWS website/support is no help.
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