This photograph was taken by my Grandfather Tom Rawlings in Pisa, Italy in 1924 when he was employed by Rolls Royce. He was working on Engines for the UK Schneider Trophy entries at the time. I believe that the image shows Antonio Locatelli before his round the world attempt. Locatelli would have been interested in any advice given by the Rolls Royce team, as I believe Dornier Wal had two Rolls Royce Eagle engines.

Some information on the round the world attempt below taken from https://www.wingnet.org/rtw/RTW001Y.HTM:

"ITALY: When the United States World Flight was nearing completion, an Italian aviator, Lieutenant Antonio Locatelli with his crew of three decided to continue their round-the-world flight attempt by accompanying the American flyers across the North Atlantic. Locatelli had left Pisa, Italy on July 25, 1924 flying a German Dornier Wal powered with two Rolls-Royce British engines. He caught up with the American World Flight in Reykjavik, Iceland and joined Nelson and Smith in their transatlantic crossing. Unfortunately he ran out of fuel 120 miles short of Greenland and had to make a forced sea landing. Locatelli and his flight crew drifted for three days before being picked up on August 24, 1924 by the USS Richmond. "

I have some other images taken at the same time if anyone is interested.

https://preview.redd.it/43xg45omihz91.jpg?width=3810&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b66c4122d5811f53e8edeca811eba0f18a1049e0

I’ve been looking at SUU and UAA’s flight degrees but neither offer a float plane rating. Is there a potential career in adding a float rating and hours? Or do most just do it as a hobby? To me, not a pilot just an avionics maintainer at the moment, it seems like a more fun form of flying than just shuttling a 737 from LAX to Atlanta back and forth for 30 years.

Hi everyone, I thought you might be interested in this.

I'm the narrator in this video.

This charity is rebuilding an icon of Flight- a Schneider Trophy Winner and Speed Record setter- the Supermarine S.5.

Not only was this aircraft revolutionary in its day, but it was also the forebear of the Famous Spitfire. Without this aircraft, the Spitfire would NOT have been built.

If you have any questions, or would like to help return this beauty to the skies, feel free to ask.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzDWpvKJbk&t=2s

could anyone point me in the right direction of getting in contact with someone at tropic ocean airways in Fort Lauderdale? I'm looking to work there as a pilot soon.

can a trained seaplane pilot fly a normal aircraft?

vancouver and seattle are the only 2 i can think of. any where else?

I have never seen a seaplane in my life and I am very sorry for asking this but I’m curious and this was the only place where I thought I’d get serious answers and not trolls. Do landings and takeoffs feel rough and if so, are they easy to get used to? Again, sorry for the dumb question..

How would you handle docking in case the wind is blowing at 90 degrees to towards the dock? Let's say the dock is on the west side of a lake, facing north/south and the wind is from the east @ 10-15kts. It's the least favorable scenario, how would you do it, or would you just not go? I'm assuming a single engine plane with no reverse.

Edit:

Attached an image now. (blue arrow is the wind)

Sorry my question was unclear, there are many types of docks. I was talking about a wooden/concrete dock like the one you would find in a harbor or marina for boats. They can be quite high and have fenders; old car tires.. etc.

In my experience you can approach them head on if the wind is pushing you away (from the left in the image), by shutting down the engine early enough. Or from the north/south and jumping on the dock, but if the wind is from the east like in the in the picture, it becomes interesting.

https://preview.redd.it/fe3e3tojcuj71.png?width=2644&format=png&auto=webp&s=372d6150435ef06251403eb2ad040af15ba0277a

Vancouver Pier

https://reddit.com/link/owqqhk/video/12qzp0cz41f71/player