Seaplane Adventure – Part #10 – The checkride.
Its still Monday night. The checkride is scheduled for tomorrow, and I just taxiied up to the dock with Dave. Brian and Chuck where there and helped me secure the…
Seaplane Adventure – Part #9 – My new best VFR experience
The flying has been getting more challenging with each place we visit. My face is literally sore from smiling. I belong here and find this experience as simply pure joy.…
Seaplane Adventure – Part #8 – Monday’s ramping it up in increments
As George Potts would say – the flying today was a real juicer. With lunch behind us, Dave and I launched for a series of pond-hopping; gator-spotting; airboat formation flying;…
Seaplane Adventure – Part #7 – Monday’s Slow Start
So now its about 11 am or so, and Dave and I spend a few minutes getting to know each other. He asks how I’d like to approach my training…
Seaplane Adventure – Part #6 – Monday Morning’s Slow Start
As requested – I arrived at the camp on Monday at 8:30 sharp to begin the clean-up for my checkride. I’d planned to fly until I got tired that day,…
Seaplane Adventure – Part #5 – Sunday Flight training begins
Tristan starts teaching me how to take care of the airplane right away. We removed the tie-downs; discussed what the wind was doing; and then started out from shore. We…
Seaplane Adventure – Part #4 – Sunday Ground training begins
The fog was hanging in there, so we walked across the street Vinnies for breakfast. I had some coffee while Brian walked Charlie(a 206 owner/pilot getting training) and I through…
Seaplane Adventure – Part #3 – Fog rolls in
I woke up around 5:30 or so, ready to go. Laying in bed, I caught the weather, and saw improvements from the day before. Less rain. I’m pumped. I didn’t…
Seaplane Adventure – Part #2 – Arriving Lake Wales
seaplane adventure – segment 2 Direct clock time from take off to touch down – 5 hours. Hobbs time based on 1.1 * tach time – 5.6 hours Actual Hobbs…
Seaplane Adventure – Part #1 – The flight south
The flight down yesterday was wonderful. I planned it non-stop, since I talk about the ability to do that so much, and have the equipment to pull it off. It…