Originally Posted by
INTERNET PILOT
What the hell is the point of doing an instrument approach in a seaplane? How many lakes out there that you know of have an ILS approach?
Coincidentally, this month's
AOPA Pilot magazine has an article about world's largest seaplane fly-in at Moosehead Lake in Greenville, Maine:
AOPA Online: Splash-in
Not only is Greenville one of the few towns in America with a seaplane base right in the heart of downtown (the town literally wraps around two intersecting water runways), it is one of a handful that can boast an instrument approach to a lake.