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The private pilot or commercial pilot single-engine seaplane rating consists of ground training, flight training and a check-ride with an FAA designated examiner. During your ground and flight training you will discuss and master maneuvers unique to seaplanes such as:
• Float construction and regulations
• Aircraft systems
• Determining seaplane accessibility in bodies of waters
• Preflight considerations
• Castoff and taxiing
• Reading wind and water conditions
• Normal take-offs and landings
• Glassy water takeoffs and landings
• Rough water takeoffs and landings
• Crosswind takeoffs and landings
• Confined area takeoffs and landings
• Sailing
• Engine and systems failure
• Docking, beaching, ramping, and mooring
Lessons will begin with a preflight briefing, followed by a flight lesson, and a de-briefing. You will be scheduled for ground sessions at the beginning of your training and again prior to your check-ride. During these sessions, you and your instructor will prepare for the oral exam portion of your check-ride, this will also provide for a time to discuss flight procedures and to answer any questions regarding seaplane operations.
Flight training will be conducted on Lake Washington and other nearby lakes such as Lake Sammamish.
The check-ride consists of an evaluation of all of the above topics and procedures. During your check-ride, an examiner will evaluate you on your control of the aircraft, judgment, and application of aeronautical knowledge according to the Practical Test Standards set by the FAA. Upon satisfactorily completing the check-ride you will be awarded with a temporary certificate with the new qualification of “Single-Engine Sea” permitting you to exercise the coveted privileges of pilot in command in a single-engine seaplane.
• Float construction and regulations
• Aircraft systems
• Determining seaplane accessibility in bodies of waters
• Preflight considerations
• Castoff and taxiing
• Reading wind and water conditions
• Normal take-offs and landings
• Glassy water takeoffs and landings
• Rough water takeoffs and landings
• Crosswind takeoffs and landings
• Confined area takeoffs and landings
• Sailing
• Engine and systems failure
• Docking, beaching, ramping, and mooring
Lessons will begin with a preflight briefing, followed by a flight lesson, and a de-briefing. You will be scheduled for ground sessions at the beginning of your training and again prior to your check-ride. During these sessions, you and your instructor will prepare for the oral exam portion of your check-ride, this will also provide for a time to discuss flight procedures and to answer any questions regarding seaplane operations.
Flight training will be conducted on Lake Washington and other nearby lakes such as Lake Sammamish.
The check-ride consists of an evaluation of all of the above topics and procedures. During your check-ride, an examiner will evaluate you on your control of the aircraft, judgment, and application of aeronautical knowledge according to the Practical Test Standards set by the FAA. Upon satisfactorily completing the check-ride you will be awarded with a temporary certificate with the new qualification of “Single-Engine Sea” permitting you to exercise the coveted privileges of pilot in command in a single-engine seaplane.
