Technical Resources

• Disclaimer

• 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

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

  • Hartzell Propellers

    • 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, Training

  • From member John Staber

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

  • From Marc Rodstein

    • The importance of training in lakes

  • From Lake Central Air Services

    • Docking the Lake: Instructions and 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 AOPA Insurance

    • List of Insurance-approved Lake instructors
      (Note:  Check directly with AOPAIA for current list)
      http://insurance.aopa.org/aviation/owners-insurance/lake-aircraft-insurance

• Wilderness Flight Checklists

  • From member Ed McNeil

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

• 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