Pilots do some Florida Flying and Get a Seaplane rating

Pilots Do Some Florida FLying & Get Your Seaplane Rating in 2 Days

With winter is just around the corner and that’s a great time to take think about heading south and taking the family to Florida for vacation.  Instead of the usual Disney World or MGM theme parks, why don't you  do some Florida Flying and get your Seaplane rating?  It is much easier than you think. In as little as 2 days you can  pass your check ride and get the Seaplane rating added to your pilot’s license. The training and new rating will even qualify as your BFI (Bi-Annual Flight Review). 

Get your Seaplane rating while on vacation  and do some real Florida Flying.  Since 1962, Jack Brown's have trained over 14,000 seaplane pilots from all over the world. Mr. Brown chose the central Florida area as the schools location for his base because of its abundance of freshwater lakes and the superb flying weather.

Central Florida's "Land of 1000 Lakes" allow you to experience all the freedoms in Florida flying. Based in Winter Haven just 25 minutes from Disney World you can escape to a world that is free from noise on the radios and busting airspace minimums. Our Seaplane world is centered on the "Basics of flying" stick and rudder and head out of the cockpit. We know your land plane flying skills will also be improved after flying our seaplanes.

Let one of our professional instructors acquaint you with the most aviation fun you'll ever have flying. Jack Brown Seaplane Base is located at Winter Haven Municipal Airport (GIF) and will help you get your seaplane rating add-on to your current FAA Pilots license.

The single engine sea rating takes two days. We fly about five hours of training in that time frame you will be given instruction in basic water handling, including idle, plow and step taxi procedures. You will also be shown how to properly execute a normal takeoff and landing from the water. Each student pilot will progresses to the more advanced maneuvers including crosswind take-off and landings, rough water and glassy water techniques. Emergency procedures are also covered as well as maximum performance procedure. You'll be surprised how well a plane sails in the water as well.

In the end you will learn how to taxi and maneuver an airplane on the water, read the weather environment and suitability of picking your landing area. You will also learn better plane judgment, such as choice of runway, left or right hand traffic pattern flow and finding the parking spot of your choice.

For information visit Florida Flying and getting on the schedule to get your Seaplane rating call us 863.956.2243.