Good morning everyone.........TGIF

[HB Vic]

Would a 172 pull itself out of the water with floats?

My CFI & I are both big boys, his 172 needed 2/3 of Chino to get off the ground on a hot summer day LOL

[Paul65K]

Would a 172 pull itself out of the water with floats?

My CFI & I are both big boys, his 172 needed 2/3 of Chino to get off the ground on a hot summer day LOL

Well...........that's a good question......a 182 would certainly be much better. You should see these guys having to rock off one float to reduce drag to get that thing out of the water....but they haven't crashed yet