Many other activities close by and only one-hour drive north of Anchorage or 15 minutes by air. My rates depend on the type of aircraft and length of training. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. If youre looking for a truly fun flying experience and want to check off one more item on the bucket list, give us a call or visit our website for more information. We are just a one hour drive north of Anchorage, located in the scenic Matanuska-Susitna Valley. I fully recommend both of these pilots to cover any of your training needs! The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. Ask the office about tri-pacer rental and private pilot lessons. It is surrounded by the bays of Lake Michigan, inland lakes, the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park, the rolling hills of vineyards, fruit trees, and farm lands, making this a relaxing and wonderful place to come. Course rates include examiners fee and can be completed in two days. All the above courses require the student to pass a test at the end. We offer professional instruction in a friendly environment with our students consistently achieving a first-time pass. On-site accommodations available. We have an examiner on staff. Trained with Tammy for my Private Pilot Tailwheel license and I could not be happier with my time. Block-time rates available; fuel surcharge may apply.Training in your aircraft, insurance checkouts, and BFRs also available. Most single-engine floats and amphibian floats (initial Insurance issuance and/or renewal) Our specialty is training airline pilots for their ASES add-on rating and recurrent training. Cubs Floats and Fun is based in Cajun country at Pine-ville, LA (2L0), with year-round float flying. We offer seaplane training out of North Las Vegas Airport (KVGT) and Needles, CA (KEED). Yes, that's an Alaska brown bear traversing the AFR dock in search of salmon. Prices in Canadian dollars. The Panhandle of North Idaho, with its numerous mountain lakes and rivers, offers a real back-country seaplane flying experience. This new location provides a great maintenance facility, classroom space, and pilot lounge. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. Soar above the blue face of a 3,000 ft. thick glacier and view some of Alaska's most rugged mountain peaks on this 3-hour Prince William Sound seaplane tour from Anchorage. "Best float school in the world" The Republic Seabee is the newest addition to the fleet, which provides a complex, high performance, tailwheel, and amphibious flying boat experience. Learn to fly floats in our Super Cub or C172, landing on beautiful remote lakes in Alaska. Darlene always dreamed of Alaska and knew that she wanted to get a float-plane rating in Alaska one day. Conveniently located on-site at Alaska Float Ratings, only feet from the float plane dock. *Rates are all dual, wet. At Alaska Float and Tailwheel Training, we have the right training program for you whether you are a local pilot or want to pick up a new skill while here on vacation. A5 transition training includes ground school, dual instruction, and course materials for ICONs Transition Landplane (TX-L) or Transition Seaplane (TX-S) course. Youll love float plane training in Alaska. Training is done in a 180-hp Piper Super Cub equipped with Wipline amphib floats. Train on the remote and beatiful lakes of Talkeetna. Private primary training is available by special arrangement. From here your flight will depart, and within minutes you will be flying over spectacular sights, such as the Knik and Colony Glacier. Ask us for more details. Advanced float training and training in your own aircraft is available as well. Optional Gleim SARC Seaplane add-on rating ground-school course available onlineplease see our website. Our Super Cub has all the gear you need to expand your aviation experience. Whichever tour you choose, youll be amazed with your experience. Reasonably priced accommodations available nearby. This is just for you! There are Alaska flight schools that provide flight training in tail wheel airplanes and ski planes for a simple tail wheel or ski plane endorsement, private through commercial, up through advanced Alaska bush flying techniques. Cubs Floats and Fun is based in Cajun country at Pineville, LA (2L0), with year-round float flying. We have a staff of seaplane instructors with decades of flight instruction experience and a local FAA-designated examiner who can complete your practical test using the plane you trained in. We are surrounded by a variety of bays and lakes, large and small, all near the airport, providing a diverse training environment to compliment your experience. The Searey is an amphib that lands on the hull in water. Have you already done our courses? Northwoods Aviation also offers recurrent, advanced seaplane, amphibious training, flight reviews, tailwheel, and skiplane training. Check out the Visitors Bureau for things to do in our area. Seaplane Scenics dba Adventures in Flight, a new land-based flight school, is now open at KCLS in Chehalis, WA. We offer Multiengine Land in our Piper Twin Aztec. The home base at Pineville 2L0 on Lake Buhlow is next to the Red River and has numerous oxbows and everything available for your personalized training. Learn the ebbs and flows of river flying, or check out some of the large lakes in the area. Lots of lakes to practice on very close by. You may qualify for a $2,000 credit from the VA for your checkride. Estimates are in Canadian dollars and do not include GST. Float Plane Training. Do you need extra flight hours? Both Tom and Gayle are SeaRey Flight Instructor Association certified instructors. Available airplanes: Cessna 172-180HP and Cessna 182-300HP. Saltwater surcharge may apply depending on sea conditions. Checkride Included. Excursions available during your training to almost any of the 10,000 pristine Minnesota lakes or a hop over to Wisconsin for some prime rib on Cedar Lake. Learn to fly into some of the most spectacular lakes and rivers in the Northwest. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. With fluctuating fuel prices, there may be a fuel surcharge. If additional training is required, its based on dual instruction rates. Free seaplane ground school: online or on-site. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. Lake, asphalt, and gravel runways. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. Alaska Flying Adventures, LLC offers floatplane training and ASES Ratings from T66 Seaplane Base, Visnaw Lake, near beautiful Wasilla, Alaska. Floatplane Heaven Trail Lake, Alaska's ultimate backcountry training location, is centrally located on the Kenai Peninsula offering convenient proximity to popular fishing, hiking and tourist attractions while providing a spectacular environment for Floatplane and Mountain Flying. My check ride, as well as one pre-check ride review flight, was completed with Darlene. We teach pilots to notice the conditions and factors that lead to the dreaded Moose Stall and how to avoid these situations. 2022, Alaska Float Training. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. Land operations are conducted from our homebase airport, KHII. We have developed a course guide that makes it fun and enjoyable yet comprehensive, making you a safe and competent seaplane pilot. Will provide certificate for insurance. 10 hours here is like more than 200 hours at home because you have to fly the airplane in so many different ways: around terrain, low, on water. * Per flight hour, including tax and safety pilot. Training takes 2 1/2 days to complete, and all study materials are sent to you in advance so your downtime can be spent fishing or just relaxing on our dock. Seaplane solo rentals approved, provided you meet our insurance minimums. Tom is also an A&P/IA and has completed the RFSC Rotax service and maintenance courses. Less than one hour from Spokane International Airport. We tailor all courses individually to your experience and needs for you to become a safe seaplane pilot. Dual only. SES package includes ground school and flight instruction. Get your SES rating, tailwheel endorsement, or join one of our guided adventures. All Lake LA-4 models Our 210HP FR172 is appropriately registered G-DRAM (a dram is a shot of whisky)as with the best things in life, just add a little bit of water! Price shown is all inclusive with no fuel surcharge. COURSES Fun Courses We have designed our courses, so the student has the time to enjoy the experience of flight training in Alaska. EASA SEP(Sea) theoretical and practical training Convenient North Seattle base with accommodations nearby. This course is for you! We want to ensure that you become a safe and courteous seaplane pilot. Allow at least two days for course completion. If you are seaplane rated, you may fly alone with passengers after a check ride with an English-speaking flight examiner. Float Ratings and Advanced Floatplane Training. It has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life..like a good movie that you never want to end. All our water courses are designed to get your feet wet in beautiful Northern Michigan. This allows plenty of practical experience flying the seaplane and on-the-water maneuvering. Minimum 1 hr flightMinimum 1 hr groundCall for pricing, Call for pricing and availability.You must provide proof of insurance or liability release.Schedule now and reserve your dates with a non-refundable deposit of $500, There is a processing fee of 3.5% for all credit cards. Renter insurance or deductible $5000 coverage required. Attractive seaplane training/rating packages. Float flying May through Sept. This is the real thing. Examiner on site, fee $500. SES package includes ground school and flight instruction. Accommodations available upon request. Training is available at Maddens Resort on Gull Lake in Brainerd and Fleming Field (SGS) in South St. Paul. If applicable, all courses include high-performance and complex endorsements. Waiver required for all flights (10% off for SPA, WSPA, or RAF members). Instrument hours dual $236/hrGround instruction $60/hrSchedule now and reserve your dates with a non-refundable deposit of $500. Enjoy a relaxed informative training environment, with overnight facilities available at Georgetown Airport in the scenic Southern Ohio Valley, KGEO. *with qualified flight examiner, excluding flight hour costs. You will learn canals, rivers, lakes, beaching, docking, ramping, securing aircraft, refueling, etc., with many restaurants to fly to for a very fun and advanced training program, along with happy hour at the end of the day at the Cherry Pocket. We are located in Poland seaplane friendly country, where you can land on many different water reservoirs. Our Single-Engine Seaplane course includes a segment to individualize the training to the student's needs. Minnesota Canada fishing and Alaska group tours are available in the summer months. Located about 1 hour 30 minutes southeast of Washington, D.C., St. Marys County airport is surrounded by the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Bring someone else along to enjoy your advanced training vacation. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Seaplane ratings include Ground School CD training at your location or in Ohio and/or central Florida. Traverse Air Inc. is located in the middle of 3320 square miles of lakes and bays. Our Instructors are high time and experienced with thousands of hours in many types of aircraft. Bottom line: I cant imagine learning to fly float planes anywhere in the world that would surpass the experience of Alaska Float Ratings in Moose pass.. The ICON Flight Center (IFC) in Vacaville, CA is located on Nut Tree Airport (KVCB) adjacent to ICONs Corporate Headquarters and Aircraft Completion Center. Allow at least two days for course completion. Please give us a call or visit our website for more information. Why not do it in the most beautiful place in the world? Training area nearby. Rick and Heidi Reuss, owners and instuctors both with over 32,000 hours. Call early to schedule the best dates. Located just one hour north of Anchorage, Alaska, by car, or a mere 15-minute flight from Lake Hood Seaplane Base, we offer the most convenient, time-saving floatplane courses in the most beautiful place in North America: ALASKA! Wings Air Charter LLC offers a Lake Buccaneer for Seaplane Ratings. Alaska Alaska is a meca for seaplane pilots and home to one of the largest populations of both seaplane pilots and seaplanes in the world. Finally, she just made it happen. Copyright 2022 - Alaska Floats and Skis @Ak8, LLC. There is a nice selection of accommodations available in Jackman from lakeside cabins to motels. All prices in U.S. dollars. I am also an FAA Designate Pilot Examiner for single engine seaplanes. Cash discounts available on all aircraft. This course is for you if you want a little less time pressure and a little more time to fine-tune your float skills. The Cadillac, Michigan, area is surrounded by numerous lakes of various sizes providing a diverse training environment. To the east of us are the Kenai and Chugach Mountains. Hone your skills by landing a tripacer on mountain strips with an experienced Talkeetna Bush Pilot, take off from beautiful, or remote lakes. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. Block rates are available for hours/experience building in the Super Cub. Our Specialty Canadian tours offer fishing opportunities, viewing beluga whales, polar bears, moose, caribou, muskox, and Arctic wolves, flying north to Churchill and above the Arctic Circle in Nunavut. We provide instruction year around in the interior of Alaska, including lakes, rivers, and backcountry locations. Our FBO is based at the Cadillac Airport, so you are welcome to fly-in. Two Taylorcraft F-19 floatplanes, BC-12D and F-19 and a Cessna 172 on PK 2300 floats. It is a fact that our instructor graduates are keenly sought after by all the top class flight schools in the UK and Europe. Come rent a floatplane with an instructor; go where you like, fish, hike, and explore. Inquire early for this trip. One-stop shoppingcheckride included! The Rochester Air Center is located in western New York, in the heart of the Finger Lakes region. See our website for details. Utilizing their Cessna 172 on Pee Kay 2300 floats, you will enjoy the splendor and variety of lakes to use while training for your float rating. Cubs Floats and Fun also offers recurrent, advanced seaplane, amphibious training, flight reviews, and tailwheel training. *includes academic training and 1 hr waterflying with splash-and gos etc. World-class museums and attractions close by: Seaworld, San Diego Zoo & Safari Park, Balboa Park, museums, some of the best beaches in California, and 80 miles away: Disneyland, Universal Studios, and Knotts Berry Farm.PLEASE SEE OUR FULL PAGE ADs ON pages 4 & 5 of this Water Flying Guide AND see our ad for ELECTRIC Seaplanes in the FEB / MARCH Seaplane Pilots Association Water Flying Magazine. We offer SES and MES advanced training; please call for pricing. Baudette: Training is offered on the Rainy River at our FBO, located at the Baudette International Airport (KBDE). FAA Pilots can train here and get FAA ME/SEA check-ride within USA when borders open. Designated pilot examiner on staff. We specialize in flight instruction, seaplane tours, and Charters. Training can be at either our location along the shores of Lake Michigan or at our northern Wisconsin seaplane base, surrounded by thousands of lakes. Allow a minimum of 3-4 days for course completion, if proficient and current on single-engine piston aircraft. Kellogg airport (KBTL) in Southwest Michigan. Our year-round, local training grounds provide some of the most challenging seaplane and amphibious conditions in the world: mountains, lakes, oceans and rivers, currents, coastal harbours, canyons, and winds. Wings credit provided for flights. Training from June-September. Flights on fresh and saltwater. Orientation and sightseeing rides available over Southern Ohio and the Ohio River. My Cessna 172XP Wipaire 2350 Amphib 210 hp is located at the Pickens Co SC Airport ( KLQK). He has more than 30 years of experience. Please see our website for further prerequisite licensing and training details. If you could imagine flying in one of the most beautiful places on the planet, surrounded by majestic mountains, deep blue lakes around every ridge, seeing the big Alaskan brown bears, moose, bald eagles and big horn sheep on almost every flight, combined with the best float plane instruction you can get..then you might be getting close to what its like to get your float plane rating at Alaska Float Ratings. The student is responsible for the FAA examiners fee at the completion of the checkride. Intro flight is $125. Get your SES rating, tailwheel endorsement, or join in on one of our guided adventures. In addition we provide tailwheel, seaplane and ski instruction. Seaplane, skiplane, tailwheel, and wheeled aircraft training. Training is available seasonally, based on WI weather. Seaplane rating in new Aero Adventure LSAs starting in 2020. See http://befa.org/about/how-to-join/. Alaska's #1 Backcountry Flight School 907-416-1959 Email Us Google Maps Rates FLOAT AND/OR MOUNTAIN REFRESHER COURSE Pilots with an SES or pilots who simply want float plane instruction and mountain flying experience. Our comfortable lakefront cabin sleeps up to six people and is discounted for pilots-in-training (bring the family). Alaska Float Rating and Seaplane Training offers seaplane flight training in Moose Pass Alaska United States. Show your SPA Membership Card and get $100 off initial training. Float flying is one of the most awesome ways to fly in Alaska. Your instructor has not hundreds of hours of seaplane experience, but thousands of hours, and instructs in a manner to ensure you thoroughly enjoy your introduction to flying floatplanes. Being here, Ive become an exponentially better pilot. Premiered May 13, 2021 1K Dislike Share Save Angle of Attack 117K subscribers Flying in Alaska in the summertime is the best. Located at KSET, a half mile from the confluence of the mighty Mississippi and Illinois rivers, we have lots of water to choose from. Our location, KEET, just south of Birmingham, provides great service and easy access to area lakes, which offer a mix of river and lake environments, with varied and stunning views of the Alabama wilderness. We operate year-round with the opportunity for advanced summer flying in Alaska. Seaplane ratings, BFRs, refresher training, and demo flights offered. . Train with experienced instructors in a Cessna 172L on Aqua floats. ME Sea Rates exclude fuel. Seasonal in NH, also based in Kissimmee and Sarasota, Florida. Add-on SES Private and Commercial; Tailwheel Endorsements; SES Light Sport Endorsement; Biannual Flight Reviews; Introductory Flights. Each course includes ground instruction, training material, and three nights of lodging. Examiner on staff. Our expertise is second to none and we have a reputation within the aviation industry for delivering first-class training. attention, veterans! I keep it in a heated hangar so I can fly year-round when the temperatures are above 36 degrees. Training in clients aircraft at $100 per hour. Land and take-off from snow-covered frozen lakes, fly the Alaska Range, and land on the glaciers of the Talkeetna Mountains. Block rates are available for hours/experience building in the Super Cub. Rick was a ground and flight instructor at the University of Minnesota Crookston and served as the Chief flight instructor at the University of North Dakota. Docking, beaching, ramping. Tom Brady owns, operates, and does all training for Traverse Air Inc. Examiners charge $700. Cost varies per aircraft. Call or email any time. The MES rating is a thorough four-day course that covers all aspects of flying hull amphibs in general and the Goose in particular. We operate during the ice-free months, which usually begin in May and last through sometime in October. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. One-stop shoppingcheckride included! CFI proficiency training attention, veterans! We operate a Cessna floatplane: a 160-hp N model that sits on EDO 2130 straight floats out of our dock on Fort Loudoun Lake ( Tennessee River) in the heart of Knoxville. We focus this time on the areas that the student is having difficulty with, or we add advanced techniques when working with a pilot that progresses ahead of schedule. This course is for you. We offer Private, Commercial SES , advanced mountain seaplane training as well as amphibious transition training. Bring your suntan lotion because its sunny that time of year! Our on-staff Designated Pilot Examiner is available 7 days a week. Free $1900 mountain flying course with your SES rating. Float instruction season begins in May each year when the ice goes out at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base. Seaplane endorsements and foreign-license conversions. We provide dual flight training year around for Alaska flying. We utilize a local DPE ensuring you the most efficient path to earning your rating. You'll love float plane training in Alaska. Alaska Float Ratings has cabins with kitchenettes and private baths, just steps from the dock. Basic Course prices quoted include 6 hours of flight training, aircraft rental for checkride, study materials, and all ground instruction required to pass the checkride. With the California Delta providing 1,200 miles of waterways and mountain lakes nearby, he is able to train pilots in a variety of beautiful and fun places. of Aviation is only requirement to use the waters. We enjoy 10 months of gorgeous weather here in the desert. We have been giving floatplane instruction at Space 801 since 1991. Qualifies for BFR and/or FAA Wings Programs. You can also change some of your preferences. Sightseeing flights are available in the PA-12 and Seabee. Accommodations: hotel and private apartments near the seaplane base. All of our work will emphasize safety considerations that will help you in all your aviation adventures. Minimum requirement is PPL. We hope you will join us! Beaver Dam Lake and Blake Lakeboth primary docking. *Rates are all dual, wet. Fly your own plane to 12D and we have accommodations onsite for you and your plane or many other lodging places without being in the big city. Flight instruction provided by two experienced flight instructors, each with more than 32,000 hours flight time, working out of Lake Hood since 1967. James Young is the owner and chief pilot. Located in Alaska's gorgeous backcountry, the heart of the Chugach Mountains, every flight provides an immersive interaction with Alaska's mountains. Location Cumberland, WI, KUBE. The aviation community of Talkeetna, Alaska has long been known for its range of mountain expeditions, rescue operations and wilderness adventures. Schedule your float-plane and/or tailwheel training course with us today. If you currently have benefits under any one of the following chapters and you submit VA Form 22-0803, you can be reimbursed the $2,000 cost of the test under the REIMBURSEMENT OF LICENSING OR CERTIFICATION TEST FEES program.Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty Educational Assistance Program (MGIB) (Chapter 30); Post-Vietnam Era Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP) (Chapter 32); Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33); Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance Program (DEA) (Chapter 35); Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP) (Chapter 1607); Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve Program (MGIB-SR) (Chapter 1606). Box 139ITalkeetna, AK 99676I907.733.4500. She still has a passion for sharing her love of flying and a strong desire to help others to be safe, competent pilots. Our main focus is dual instruction in your LSA aircraft and flight reviews on floats, which many insurance companies require. Most proficient and current pilots can complete the Cessna training package in two to three days. Moose Pass, Alaska Contact Schedule with us! Tailwheel training is available throughout the entire year. Photo by Crista Worthy. ICON A5 IAFI (Factory Authorized Instructor) on staff for training operations in Canada. Traverse City has wonderful accommodations on the bay, so plan to bring the family. Summer average 78 degrees, winter 68 degrees. Explore the Pacific Northwest via mountain/canyon flying, wilderness training, fishing, wildlife viewing, beach picnics, volcanoes, dining, and more. Our PA23 Nomad Seaplane roll out in 2021 available for ME Seaplane training in addition to Beechcraft and DeHavilland Twin Otter. We fly building materials, food supplies, camping equipment, cargo, and of course you and your friends to destinations of your choosing. Its how training should be and can be. Offering single engine land and sea, PVT, COM, and ATP. The training manuals will be sent prior to arrival so youre ready to get flying. The plane used is a 1947 Piper Super Cruiser, 150 hp.
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