"There I was..." An Aviation Podcast
May 12, 2026 · 44 min · 22 segments
During a trip to Dry Tortugas National Park with his wife and two friends, Brandon Reissiger faces a challenging and nerve-wracking water takeoff in his Lake Amphibian.
David O'LearyHost
... landing, or attempt to land, was where things started to change, uh, in the trip just a little bit.
And, and the, uh, we picked up the, the pilots in the Turbine Otters, beautiful amphibs that they fly out there with passengers.
And one of them said, "Hey, Brandon, are you up?" 'Cause, uh, we told them about the time that we would be arriving, and they happened to be taxiing to take off.
Well, there's a black sailboat in the middle of the harbor, so you'll be good to land south of that sailboat.
And we're, we fly around the Dry Tortugas and kinda get the lay of the land.
And, and I'm, you know, doing my, my cross tracks and, you know, my gumps and all of that, getting ready to land on water-
... landing, or attempt to land, was where things started to change, uh, in the trip just a little bit.
And, and the, uh, we picked up the, the pilots in the Turbine Otters, beautiful amphibs that they fly out there with passengers.
And one of them said, "Hey, Brandon, are you up?" 'Cause, uh, we told them about the time that we would be arriving, and they happened to be taxiing to take off.
Well, there's a black sailboat in the middle of the harbor, so you'll be good to land south of that sailboat.
And we're, we fly around the Dry Tortugas and kinda get the lay of the land.
And, and I'm, you know, doing my, my cross tracks and, you know, my gumps and all of that, getting ready to land on water-
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