Rough Water Landing
Pitch Some say during rough water landings, it is better to land in a “flatter” pitch to allow the floats to “slice” through the waves…
Rough Water Takeoff
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Normal Seaplane Landing
A few tips to remember about good landings: Set your landing attitude early, and know what a proper landing attitude looks like (your instructor will…
Normal Seaplane Takeoff
A few notes to recap the video above: Do use carb heat prior to takeoff to ensure you do not have carburetor ice. Do use…
Traffic Pattern
Setting up your traffic pattern in a seaplane may be a bit different than the aircraft you are used to. As with any aircraft, we’d…
Launching
When launching from a dock or a beach you should be aware that this is a very vulnerable time. The seaplane is slow, has limited…
Water Taxiing
There are three types of water taxiing in a seaplane: Displacement (Idle taxi) Plow Taxi Step Taxi (Planing Taxi) The video above explains these three…