Gregory Perkins
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Back in the 1980s some guy in Fla ![$$ Flying_Fish03 TAXI.jpg $$ Flying_Fish03 TAXI.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/homebuiltairplanes/data/attachments/161/161805-90717ee20ce9d73b57f7f7ae650f6aba.jpg)
built this plane. Seems very well thought out and could be a real inspiration for anyone wishing to do a FAR103 seaplane. I think the best approach would be to take his sketches and translate into a CAD program. He did OK using pencil and paper. I have the sketches he used that were all on graph paper with all the squares if anyone is interested..... Flown with Rotax 447![Flying_Fish09-marsh-close.jpg Flying_Fish09-marsh-close.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/homebuiltairplanes/data/attachments/161/161799-fb1e24f3899e789cd08cd6058814e22b.jpg)
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