Water dog Taking a Husky to the lake BY DAVE HIRSCHMAN he small attach points on the side of the AOPA 2012 Sweepstakes Tougher Than a Tornado Husky are easy to overlook and have no real bearing on the way the airplane flies day to day. But those fittings are part of a floatplane kit that gives the Tornado Husky the potential to open up a whole new world of water flying for its winner. The factory fittings simplify the installation of straight or amphibious floats for flying on and off the water. And the Tornado Husky, with its excellent power-to-weight ratio; hard-pulling, constant-speed prop; long endurance; and stable, low-speed handling has all the attributes of a world-class seaplane. To find out more about the Husky’s water capabilities—and what it takes for a land pilot to gain a seaplane rating—I PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKE FIZER T Plus— View the video. AOPA PILOT • 76 • FEBRUARY 2012