Floatplane

Amphibious and rugged, this taildragger is ready for backcountry—and backwater—adventures.

Flying on floats is a bucket-list item for many pilots.

A Cessna 172 on floats is less intimidating than other amphibs because so many pilots learned to fly in them.

A versatile hauler of people and cargo, this turboprop can reach remote fields.

If you are looking for a late-model amphib airplane with low total time, this 2022 two-seat Aviat Husky with 182 hours is an intriguing choice.

The new four-bladed carbon composite propeller reduces take-off distance by 26 percent from land and up to 31 percent from water, according to Hartzell.

Names of floatplane accident victims released, search for wreckage called off.

Frenchman Henri Fabre’s name might not ring a bell to most people. But it just might to pilots operating aircraft that use lakes and rivers as their runways. In 1910, Fabre was credited with the first flight of a powered seaplane at Martigues near Marseille, France. Oddly, Fabre was not even a pilot when he […]