Lake Amphibian

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Brandon Reisiger· Guest0:22

[gentle music] The water looked good from 500 feet, so I set up, you know, on a left base. I've got an easterly landing at 70 mile an hour glide, and then we just level off about 10 feet above the water. We just let the plane settle down. But what I discovered [chuckles] after touching down was, yeah, there was a one-and-a-half foot chop in front of me that looked familiar, but I started bouncing. And what looks smooth from the air is not always what you get when you're landing.

David O'Leary· Host0:52

Welcome to another edition of There I Was, a podcast where we put you in the cockpit with pilots in demanding situations, and we learn how they flew out of them. For the Air Safety Institute and AOPA, I'm your host, David O'Leary. On today's episode, we'll visit with Brandon Reisiger. Brandon is a GA pilot based in Foley, Alabama. He flies a Lake Amphibian and is here to share the story of a flight off the Florida Keys that was memorable for a number of reasons. Brandon, welcome to There I Was.

Brandon Reisiger· Guest1:25

Hi, David. Thanks for having me.

David O'Leary· Host1:27

You know, in an account of this flight,