Splash and Dash Searey Seaplane Delights                            Apr 27 6:31 Guest User - Request Membership Layout | Log In | Help | Videos | Site | Emails  Search:   Front Page Calendar Photos Add Photos News Add News File Cabinet Add File Cabinet History Add History * Searey Info * Add * Searey Info * Polls Add Polls Classifieds Add Classifieds Utilities Create a New Site  News View All News | Add News | Emoticons | Mark Unread Search News:      Category: 47,Splash-In Previous Item - CFPTQ's GEORGIAN BAY FLYING This will go to the previous thread in this topic.       Favorite option: If you want this item to be marked as a favorite, click on the black heart.   Lake Murray, SC Splash-In Saturday April 14         Next Item - What fun... This will go to the next thread in this topic.    Jeff Arnold - Apr 08,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Anyone else planning to attend? I plan to be there - Departing Claytor Lake Virginia early and stopping for fuel at Dutchman Creek Marina. Be great to see a bunch of Seareys there. How bout it guys and gals?       Attachments:   Lake Murray          Dennis Scearce - Apr 08,2012   Viewers  | Reply     I'm watching the weather. Only 1.5 hours or so from here.<br />Here's ET's email with more details:<br />We are excited to invited all seaplane pilots to our 1st South Carolina Splash-In. We picked a beautiful beach in Lake Murray, west of Columbia, S.C. This is the same lake that back in WWII Jimmy Doolittle practiced with his pilots for the Tokyo Raid! In fact, just recently they recovered from the depths a B-25! We are planning this fun event for April 14, 9 am- 4 pm. It'll be an easy, relaxed day, just to get to know each other, have some BBQ Dead Birds, Burgers &amp; Hot Dogs, and plan future Splash-Ins. Coordinates are N34.02'07' W81.19'11'. Just look for the Seabees on the beach ( see pictures below). Point of Contacts (POCs) are Edgar ET Tello (794)491-3152, &amp; Steve Mestler (803) 446-1224. More information as we get closer to April 14. But please call/text/email me ASAP so I can plan for food &amp; drinks (sorry, no beer or rum, at least for the pilots).<br /><br />Edgar ET Tello<br />SC, NC &amp; VA SPA Director<br />          Dennis Scearce - Apr 11,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Bump. ET says 6 or 7 seaplanes so far. He needs to know if you are coming so he can plan the food.          Jeff Arnold - Apr 11,2012   Viewers  | Reply     I'm planning to be there. Don't know yet if I will have a passenger. Weather looks good!          Mark Alan MacKinnon - Apr 11,2012   Viewers  | Reply     No kidding. Not too far from me. I'll be driving in.          Jeff Arnold - Apr 12,2012   Viewers  | Reply     That's great Mark. Look forward to meeting you. Too bad you aren't bringing your airplane. I'd enjoy checking out your Stingrey (or is that Stingray?)          Mark Alan MacKinnon - Apr 12,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Stingray.          Mark Alan MacKinnon - Apr 12,2012   Viewers  | Reply     I've found out it's not exactly a drive-to spot. I can park near the Ranger station and walk a ways to the beach (the answer I got from the guys running it). The beach is on a partial island. So it's not clear to me how difficult the access is if you're not flying in.<br /><br />Sooo.....anyone flying north to it, who wouldn't mind picking up a gas-sharing passenger? If there is and you're planning on fuel, there's Ridgeland (3J1), but their 100LL price is always high, now $5.89. A better choice is Allendale (88J) at $5.30, which is also a little closer to me. (According to 100LL.com).          Jeff Arnold - Apr 12,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Mark, Columbia Metropolitan (CAE) is the nearest airport. If you want to drive there, I could run over and pick you up and then take you back in the afternoon.          Mark Alan MacKinnon - Apr 12,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Thanks Jeff....Steve's house is on another lake; I'm going there, and flying in with him in his Seabee after they drop stuff off at the beach. First time for me in a Seabee, I'm looking forward to it.          Jeff Arnold - Apr 12,2012   Viewers  | Reply     That's great, Mark. I'm sure you will enjoy the Seabee. I've flown in ET's and it was a cool experience. Feels like a VERY BIG plane. See you Saturday.          Dennis Scearce - Apr 12,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Looks like I'll be there - late morning.          Jeff Arnold - Apr 12,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Great Dennis, see you there. I should be in around 10:30 to 11.          Dennis Scearce - Apr 14,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Fun splash in at Lake Murray today. Two Seareys, three SeaBees and a Skylane. I'll try to post the pictures here.       Attachments:   2 CBs and a Searey beach2 beach3 beach4         Attachments:   beach looking south boaters1 boaters2 hammock1         Attachments:   hammock2 Searey and boaters SeaBee1          Don Maxwell - Apr 14,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Looks like you all had a great time, Dennis!          Dennis Scearce - Apr 15,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Yep. Although, seems like ET was having the most fun. Here's a picture of his SeaBee.       Attachments:   ET and friends          Jeff Arnold - Apr 16,2012   Viewers  | Reply     And here are some pictures I took. This was a great event - splash in / beach party!       Attachments:   Tail Shot         Attachments:   4 Seater          Mark Alan MacKinnon - Apr 16,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Well done, Jeff! The second one may be the overall best pic of the day. <br />See, the Florida gang can't have all the fun.<br />          Mark Alan MacKinnon - Apr 16,2012   Viewers  | Reply     When I hopped into Steve's Seabee, he had it angled out so that I had to wade out waist deep to get in. I forgot I had my new digital camera in my pocket. It got soaked. Fortunately, the memory card wasn't affected, and I have a slot for it in my laptop, so the pics were ok. But my camera is still in a ziploc baggy filled with rice. This is a trick I read about some time ago; the rice acts like a desiccant and can dry out electronics dropped in the water. Steve also soaked his cellphone, so he had his in a rice baggy too when I left his place.          Dennis Scearce - Apr 23,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Just to be fair to the ladies on this site, I thought I'd post a picture of Mellisa (Seabee driver's wife) and some dude she found wondering on the beach. I don't see it but she thought he was picture worthy. Kind of looks like Don Maxwell to me.       Attachments:   Melissa and some dude          Don Maxwell - Apr 23,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Oh, right.          Paulo Constantino - Jun 17,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Dennis,<br /> Looks like you made you made an impression at the fly-in.<br />This months SPA water flying edition.       Attachments:   IMAG1998          Dennis Scearce - Jun 18,2012   Viewers  | Reply     Yep. Me and Sammie finally made it into a magazine. So what if they got my point of origin wrong (NC nor VA). I'm originally from VA so I guess that is what they meant.

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