This gives me an idea for the upcoming release - and it won't take long to do.
I will give all the Pete squadrons a special upgrade option to a "standard" old floatplane Pete for those that want to use them as regular floatplane squadrons (or a mixture of both).
Done - final release coming very soon (days).
By the way, for the first time I am breaking tradition with the new release of B-Mod 1.4, it is going to have an aircraft art package (which is completely compatible with all stock scenarios, and some other minor graphic changes - also completely compatible with stock). The install will be(should be) one-click unzip for everything.
I can't imagine anyone objecting to the improvement, but when it is out in a few days - there will be a disclaimer to back-up your stock art if you want to keep it, before you unzip this mod.
Brian