Lake
Amphibian
Flyers
Club

Technical Resources

• Disclaimer (please read first)

• Aircraft performance

  • From Team Lake:
    (manufacturer)

    • LA-4-250 Renegade and
      LA-4-270 Turbo Renegade
    • Lake family (historical)
    • Aircraft dimensions
       

  • From www.landings.com

• Aircraft certification

  • FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet
     (rev. 27, 12/1/2004, current revision as of 3/2007)

  • Obsolete revisions:

    • FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet (obsolete, rev. 26, 12/9/2002)
    • FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet (obsolete, rev. 25, 11/8/1999)
    • FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet (obsolete, rev. 24, 3/15/1989)

• Repairs and maintenance

  • Listing of Lake Service Facilities (Updated 2/2007)

    • These facilities have been recommended by members of the Lake Amphibian Flyers Club.

    • They each have extensive experience in servicing Lake airplanes.

    • Note: Inclusion on this list is not an endorsement of any shop’s business practices, but is an indication of the shop’s familiarity and expertise on Lake service and maintenance.  This listing is not intended to be all-inclusive. There are other Lake-qualified shops.  If you would like to recommend your shop or mechanic for inclusion on this list, please contact the Lake Amphibian Flyers Club.
       

  • From Aircraft Innovation

    • Periodic inspection checklist
      (annual or 100 hour)
    • Adjusting the nose gear
    • Bleeding the brakes
    • Hydraulic maintenance
    • Rigging the aircraft
    • S/B 79 (wing doubler) installation
       

  • Lycoming Engines

    • Publications, including recent service bulletins.

  • Hartzell Propellers

    • Resource Library, including recent service bulletins.

    • Hartzell Service Bulletin HC-SB-61-269
      Rev. 2, 9/28/06, Propeller -- Hub Inspection. 
      (See highlights, pp. 7-8 for inspection frequency.)

• Flight characteristics, operations and training

  • From member John Staber

    • Helpful hints for new and old Lake pilots (or Common mistakes) 
       

  • From LAFC Executive Director, Marc Rodstein

    • The importance of training in Lakes

  • From Aircraft Innovation

    • Frequently asked questions
    • Training
      • Initial and requalification training
      • Useful instructional maneuvers
    • Recurrent training questionnaire
    • Rajay turbo operations on LA-4-200
       

  • From Lake Central Air Services

    • Docking the Lake:
      Instructions & mooring diagrams
      Scan courtesy of Myron Mitchell, used with permission of Lake Central Air
       

  • From member Norman Fill

    • Numbered diagram for step-by-step docking

  • From Airsure Insurance

    • List of Airsure-approved Lake instructors (updated 2/2008)
      (Note:  Check directly with Airsure for current list)
       

• Wilderness flight checklists

  • From member Ed McNeil
    (In Adobe .pdf format, and Microsoft Excel .xls format):

    • Lake Amphibian "minimum tool list" by Harry Shannon, (Excel format)
    • Wilderness flight -- tools, spares & operations kit list, (Excel format)
    • Wilderness flight -- camping & survival kit list, (Excel format)
    • Wilderness flight -- planning checklist, (Excel format)
    • Alaska flight -- contacts list (from 2005 trip), (Excel format)
       

• FAA sites

  • Aircraft Registration
    • N-number aircraft registration lookup
    • Make/model aircraft registration lookup
      • Lake manufacturer names to search for:
        • Colonial (Skimmers)
        • Lake
        • Consolidated
        • Aerofab
        • Revo Inc.
    • Other aircraft registration database searches
    • Download entire aircraft registration database
  • Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR's)
  • Type Certificate Data Sheets (TCDS)
  • Supplemental Type Certificates (STC's)
  • Airworthiness Directives (AD's)
    • AD's by Make -- letter R
      (includes Revo, all Lake aircraft)
       

• Miscellaneous

  • Maps handy for seaplane operations
    • Topozone topographical maps:  www.topozone.com

Disclaimer:

All technical information is provided on an as-found basis, as obtained from online and other sources noted.  The Lake Amphibian Flyers Club (LAFC) makes no claims, recommendations or warranties as to accuracy, safety, advisability, or applicability of any of this information.  The LAFC has made reasonable efforts to accurately transcribe information here, but does not take responsibility for any typographical or other errors that may appear.  The reader is advised to take adequate precautions and consult appropriate experts when flying in, repairing, or training in Lake aircraft.