LazyBee with floats
The LazyBee on floats — Andrew Newton's iconic slow-flying park flyer fitted for water operations, captured in the simulator's standard form.
About
The LazyBee is Andrew Newton's slow-flying park flyer plans design, introduced around 2003 — a high-aspect-ratio parasol-wing airframe optimized for the slowest possible flight in the smallest practical airspace. This variant adds floats to the basic LazyBee airframe, turning the ultra-slow park flyer into a water-flying capable model that can operate from calm ponds, swimming pools, and small lakes.
The combination of a slow-flying airframe and water flying creates a distinctive flight experience. The LazyBee on floats can take off from a pool of water using a few feet of run, hover into the wind a few feet above the water, and land at speeds where the airframe is essentially gliding onto the surface rather than touching down at flying-boat speed. For pilots learning floatplane technique, the LazyBee on floats provides one of the gentlest possible introductions.
The bigger picture is the slow-flying floatplane category itself. Whether the LazyBee, the Aviastar, or any of dozens of similar slow-fly designs from competing modelers, slow-flying floatplanes occupy a small but enthusiastic niche in RC water flying.
In the simulator
A peaceful slow-flying floatplane. Same gentle handling as the wheeled LazyBee in this same pack, with the addition of float-flying technique. Use it for relaxed water-flying practice in calm conditions.
