Seaplane Pilot Training for the Seaplane Pilot Certificate and Beyond

by De Remer, Ph.D, Dale

• ISBN13: 9781560275022
• ISBN10: 1560275022
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Aviation Supplies & Academics

Summary

Written for pilots who want to fly airplanes that can take off and land from water, this resource provides tips for experienced seaplane pilots as well as requirements for getting certified as a seaplane pilot. All the tasks a pilot must demonstrate during the checkride to receive a seaplane certificate are covered in detail, including preflight preparations, taxiing, sailing, seaplane base and airport operations, takeoffs and landings, and emergency operations. The FAA practical test standards are included as an appendix.

Table of Contents

About the Author	ix
Acknowledgements	x
Foreword	xi
Introduction	xiii
Section I Getting Started
1 Qualifying for the Seaplane Rating	3	(4)
How is the Seaplane Rating Obtained?
Private or Commercial Sea Rating?
What Standards Will You be Held To?
How Much Flying is Required?
2 Resources and Information	7	(8)
Books
Other Books by this Author
Practical Test Standards
3 Choosing a Flight Instructor or flight School	15	(6)
Ask the Prospective Instructor Some Questions
Check Other Resources
Evaluate Your Flight Instructor After Every Lesson
Your Responsibility as Part of the Crew
Seaplane Flight Schools
Section II Preflight Procedures
4 Preflight Inspection	21	(8)
Sumping
Fuel Quantity
Propeller
Airframe
Tail Section
Floats (Operational and Overnight Water, Water Rudders, Paddles)
Checklist
Review
5 Cockpit Management and Passenger Safety	29	(12)
Human Resources
Loose Items in the Cockpit/Cabin
Organization
Use of Checklists
Passenger Briefing (Underwater Egress, Hypothermia, Emergency Equipment)
It's Not Over Until It's Over!
Review
6 Engine Starting	41	(18)
Before Starting (Passenger Security, Departure from Dock/Beach, Brief the Dock Handler)
Hand Propping
Review
7 Taxiing	59	(16)
Displacement Taxi or Idle Taxi
Turns
Turning in Wind (Inertia Turn)
Hump or Plow Taxi (Plowing Turn, Taxi without Rudders)
Step Taxi (Step Turn)
Review
8 Sailing	75	(10)
Power-Off Sailing
Power Sailing or Tacking (Parking the Seaplane)
Review
9 The Pretakeoff Check	85	(10)
Checklist Differences
Checklist Timing
The Pretakeoff Check in Detail
Review
10 Seaplane Base and Airport Operations	95	(8)
Communications Procedures
Seaplane Base (Alphabet Airspace)
Review
Section III Flight Operations
11 Takeoff and Climb	103	(28)
Takeoffs in the PTS
V Speeds for Climb
Seaplane Takeoffs: An Overview Seaplane Takeoff Performance
Takeoff Area Assessment
The Normal Takeoff
The Crosswind Takeoff
The Rough Water Takeoff
The Glassy Water Takeoff The Confined Area Takeoff
The Aborted Takeoff
Some Advanced Takeoff Techniques
High Altitude Takeoff
Review
12 Landing Area Assessment	131	(14)
A Vital Part of Every Landing
The Procedure
Landing Area Assessment Configuration
Assessment Hints (Gusts, Catspaws, Microbursts, Terrain and Wind Currents)
Review
13 Approaches, Landings, and Go-Arounds	145	(22)
The Normal Approach
Normal Landing
Crosswind Landing
Rough Water Landing
Confined Area Landing
Glassy Water Approach and Landing Go-Around
Review
14 Slow Flight, Steep Turns, and Stalls	167	(12)
Slow Flight
Steep Turns
Stalls
Spin Awareness
Review
15 Emergency Operations	179	(19)
Emergency Descents
Emergency Approach
Forced Landings in Floatplanes Systems and Equipment Malfunctions
Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear
Review
16 Postflight Procedures	198	(41)
After Landing
Anchoring
Docking and Mooring
Buoying
Beaching Ramping
Lines and a Few Important Knots
Review
17 Multi-Engine Operations	239	(22)
V Speeds and Definitions Table
Preflight Preparation
Preflight Procedures Airport and Seaplane Base Operations
Takeoffs, Landings, and Go-Arounds
Performance Maneuver
Ground Reference Maneuvers and Navigation Emergency Operations
Operation of Multi-Engine Systems
Night Operations
Postflight Procedures
Review
Section IV Preflight and Checkride Preparation
18 Performance and Limitations	261	(12)
Performance and Limitations
Weight and Balance (Overloading, Ballest, CG)
Effect of Atmospheric Conditions (Wind, Temperature, Humidity)
Performance Limitations
Review
19 Operation of Systems	273	(8)
Water Rudders
Landing Gear-Amphibious Systems
Fuel Systems
Review
20 Minimum Equipment List	281	(8)
Dealing with Failed Instruments and Systems
The Pilot's Problem
Required Instruments for Day and Night VFR
Obtaining a Special Flight Permit
Review
21 Water and Seaplane Characteristics	289	(18)
Terms and Definitions (Float components)
Characteristics of Water Characteristics of Seaplanes (Float Design, Porpoising and Skipping)
Review
22 Seaplane Bases, Maritime Rules, Aids to Marine Navigation	307	(12)
Identifying and Locating Seaplane Bases on Charts and in Directories
Seaplane Bases/Landing Areas and Operating Restrictions
Safety Rules for Seaplanes (Maritime Rules)
Navigation Aids
Review
23 Certificates, Documents and Checkride Preparation	319	(14)
Pilot Documents
Aircraft Documents
Checkride Preparation Checklist for the Checkride
24 What Now?	333	(4)
Maintain Proficiency
Recurrent Training
Advanced Training
Advanced Learning
Appendix 1 Private PTS for Airplane Single Engine Sea	337	(18)
Appendix 2 Seaplane Safety and Proficiency: SEAWINGS; AIM Excerpt; Advisory Circular 91-69A	355	(14)
Bibliography	369	(2)
Index	371