Float

One of the items on my "to do list" has been to get a seaplane or "float" rating. I started to learn in a floatplane when I was a kid, and have always been intrigued by them.
This Spring I started picking up a few pointers here and there, and by the end of June I was able to take a checkride and received my rating.

The plane I used was a highly modified Cessna 180 with Aerocet 3500L's. The engine has been upgraded from a O-470 at 230hp to an IO-520 at 300hp, which really makes the plane perform well on the water. Since getting my rating, I have flown the company's other Cessna 206's as well as continuing to fly the "180". Floats, like Skiis, open up many more opportunities, as now the lakes and rivers become fair game.


Me and the Cessna 180 on Aerocets


Landing


One of the 206's


Step Taxi