Parked behind my hangar at Springbank airport

August 29 2021.  This is a AN2 Antonov aircraft on floats, very rare to see.  The plane was built in Poland and is in Canada under a  Special CofA it appears.  I say that because on the door it is marked EXPERIMENTAL, a little reading and that seems is the only way it can be registered in Canada.  I also read on the internet that Canada doesn't want planes in Canada that would compete against Canada's  homebuilt bush planes.  The floats and attachment hardware all appear to be brand new as they are all pristine.  The floats are made out of  fiberglass and much cost a pretty penny.  There are no water rudders on the floats so that may be an item yet to be installed or i don't know how they would steer it.  What a huge beast this plane is!

Update:  I found out the floats were custom designed by the owner with plans to market them.  They have installed inside the floats a water jet system for steering.

August 13 2021 Flight to Camrose AB

 Aug 13 2021 Trip to Camrose AB 110 nm each way.  I put out a email to see if anyone wanted to meet in Camrose for a bag lunch.  We had seven friends attend and 6 aircraft.  We all had a good discussion on  what folks were doing and where they had been flying.  Not much flying had been going on over the past 2 months as we had severe smoke in Alberta.  Smoke was  so thick at times from the BC wildfires that visibility would be down to 2 miles and occasionally 3/4 mile.

August 9 2021 Flight to Three Hills AB

 Aug 9/21. Trip to Three Hills AB only 65 miles each way.  I made a flight to see my friend Dennis who has a flying RV8 that he built.  I had a great visit and lunch in  his hangar and he showed me his homebuilt Cubby aircraft under construction.  It is in bare metal frame fuselage stage and the wood rib wings are built and hanging on the hangar walls.  Sorry no pictures.