a Cessna 172 like this one seems like a more practical approach. The aircraft for sale here is equipped with Baumann 2550 floats, which are known for light weight. Its engine was upgraded to 180 ...

But the most distinctive -- and probably the most fun to fly -- has got to be Cessna's 208 Caravan on amphibious floats. Minneapolis-based Wipaire has the STC for CE-208 float... This content ...

Textron Aviation's line of special mission aircraft range from the Cessna 172 to its largest jets ... hard points to TKS ice protection and amphibious floats. Photo: Mark Wagner ...