Sailing
Notes about sailing In very high wind, you may try sailing with the engine at idle (if you don’t make backward progress like you want,…
Beaching, Docking, and Ramping
Beaching Beaching can be easy, you are basically just coasting in and cutting power 20-50′ from the beach depending on wind and speed to simply…
Anchoring and Mooring
Anchoring If you’ve ever anchored a boat, you can likely anchor a seaplane. Some things to think about when anchoring your plane is where to…
Forced Landings in Open Water
The video above may look like rough water and it sort of is. It is choppy, but small choppy waves may not be the end…
Forced Landings on Land and Lakes
Power Off Landings (water) Power Off Glassy Water Landing Forced Landing on Land This isn’t quite as bad as you might expect. Picking a “soft”…
Crosswind Landing
Crosswind Landing Notes Use the shoreline for visual cue if you are drifting. Ensure you touch down without sideways drift. Do not rely on the…
Crosswind Takeoff
Controlled Weathervaning Crosswind Takeoff Flying Boat
Confined Area Takeoff
Maximizing your space This is a great time to make a curved takeoff. Whether you are simply making a big arc, or step taxiing with…
Glassy Water Landing
The setup Choose a LVR as low as possible to the shoreline (crossing a high LVR like a tall tree means you will use much…
Glassy Water Takeoff
A few tips on glassy water takeoffs and decreasing your takeoff distance: Step taxi around the lake and rough up the surface Use aileron to…