Flying boats are fixed-wing aircraft with hulls like boats, allowing them to land on water instsead of runways. Lakes, seas, reflecting pools, you name it.
In the early history of flight this kind of thing was popular because there were a lot of places without runways and airstrips, and a lot of those that did exist were too small to accomodate larger, long-distance airplanes. There were other advantages too - because their size wasn't limited by the length of runways, they could be built to an impressive size, and had longer range than land-based airplanes. I imagine it was also comforting to be able to land safely on the water in case of mechanical problems.
I think my favorite flying boat is the Dornier Do X (pictured in the thumbnail) which was made in the 1920's. In addition to seats for about a hundred passengers, its three decks contained an onboard kitchen, a dining room, multiple bathrooms, and a bar. Each nacelle on the top has two engines, for a total of twelve. There's just something magnificent about it.
In the 21st century flying boats are quite rare, although there are a few models used for fighting wildfires. The CL-415 Super Scooper for example, can skim the surface of a lake or reservoir for a few seconds and take in more than six thousand liters of water without stopping!
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You know I had this thought a while ago that some of the worst perspectives on a topic are the people who are superficially close to but not in the group being talked about.
Sincere desisters/detransitioners feel a proximity to trans-ness through lived experience, but as you say, they are cis, their experience is fundamentally different.
I saw a similar thing where a feminine twink insisted he understood what trans women go through, because of the discrimination a feminine mans goes through, and no he doesn't.
Personally for me I thought I was non-binary for a long time, but I wasn't, I am a binary trans woman. I don't go around using this to tell people what being non-binary is about. Because I wasn't non-binary.
Also yes I was like "Oh baby-girl, is there maybe a deeper reason you might think you understand what a trans woman goes through?" just incase that helped crack anything.