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Originally Posted by TheTimeTraveler
To my knowledge no one does it anymore, but I could be wrong.
I seem to remember that the cost of insurance liability was quite high and that may have made the service stop.
By the way, I tries to take the plane tour out of Paugus Bay about 30 years ago on a very hot, and extremely humid day with my elderly father and my young daughter. Wouldn't you know it; the pilot was unable to get the plane off the surface due to the humidity (or so he claimed), took us back to the dock, I got off, and the plane then took off just fine! He said if we were on salt water then he wouldn't have had an issue with me riding on the plane that day. Go figure!
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Actually what I know about aircraft, that makes some sense. High heat and humidity impact engine power and when you are near you maximum weight limit it impacts takeoff. So shedding just a few pounds can make the difference between taking off or not,,,
I think they were probably being honest with you. Its just unfortunate it didnt work out as expected, but I think you also were very generous to get off and let your daughter and father take the trip, thats exactly what I would do, and with no regrets if it worked and they had a good time. I'll bet they enjoyed it and it created a lasting memory!