Dan_Thomas_nospam{at}yahoo.com wrote in news:68caed63-52d4-41c7-87cb-
a0f4869cc004{at}e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com:

> On Jan 19, 3:35 pm, Bertie the Bunyip  wrote:
> 
>> Well, those are to compensate for the extra area out front. I wonder if
>> land 172 had them. I haven;t got a whole lot of 172 time but I've never
>> heard of those in any case..
>>
>> Bertie
> 
>  Nope. The land-only 172s don't have them.
> 


Hmm, Not a seaplane guy myself. Someone must know! 

Bertie
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