Club Cub on Floats

By Nick Poucher

The Lakeland Aero Club, in conjunction with Kash Floats, will be rigging and placing our Patriot Recruit Cub on a new set of carbon fiber floats. For SUN ‘n FUN attendees that visited the Lakeland Aero Club in 2021, this is the same aircraft that was built by our high school students during that week. This project will demonstrate the entire process of converting a conventional gear aircraft to an aircraft with straight floats, opening up a new type of flying experience to our students as there are no options to rent a seaplane. Furthermore, the Lakeland Aero Club is excited to invite all SUN ‘n FUN attendees into our hangar to learn about this process, starting with lifting the aircraft off the ground, assembling the floats, and getting it ready to place in the water. In addition to the assembly being open for observation, we also encourage visitors to join us on Friday during the fly-in as the aircraft parades its way from the Aero Club hangar to the Island where it will be on display the rest of the week.