I'm neither a helicopter tester, nor an amphib guy, but this comes across to me as one of those "ground" tests that could be more risky than most flight tests. Like max performance braking or Vmcg, I suspect that this one can turn to dirt in a New York nanosecond. How would you like to be on the water, in weather conditions where few can come to your aid, trying out an unproven set of floats, pitching and rolling in all axes, with the rotor still turning?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/10/idUS94014+10-Jul-2012+PRN20120710
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