Would you like to take three friends and cruise at 147 knots in a piston single burning 12.8 GPH? If so, would you be even more interested if you could do that in an amphibian aircraft? If you're still saying yes, then you'll be happy to hear that the Seawind 300C is back on track toward production!

After sad news of their test aircraft's crash last fall coupled with funding issues, it looked as though the world's fastest seaplane might not make it into production. Thankfully though, I just received notice of a press release announcing that the company has secured manufacturing assets, a facility and half of the $4M it needs to get their aircraft production-ready. In spite of their difficulties, they still have more than 70 orders for aircraft.

The 300C is offers some very nice performance numbers, a roomy 4-place cockpit and the versatility of an amphibian. We offer our congratulations to Seawind on their progress so far and good luck securing the rest of their funding.