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Seaplane Pilot
by Dr. Dale De Remer, Ph.D.
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398 pages, softcover
Aviation Academics and Supply (ASA), 2003
Available from SPA
$39.95 plus shipping & handling |
A comprehensive guide to flying seaplanes appropriate for initial training and
experts alike.
Contents:
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Forward
Introduction
- Chapter 1: Qualifying for the Seaplane Rating
- How is the Seaplane Rating Obtained? - Private or Commercial Sea Rating? - What Standards Will You be Held To? - How Much Flying is Required?
- Chapter 2: Resources and Information
- Books - Other Books by this Author - Practical Test Standards
- Chapter 3: Choosing a Flight Instructor of Flight School
- 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
- Chapter 4: Preflight Inspection
- Sumping - Fuel Quantity - Propeller - Airframe - Tail Section - Floats (Operational and Overnight Water, Water Rudders, Paddles) - Checklist - Review
- Chapter 5: Cockpit Management and Passenger Safety
- 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
- Chapter 6: Engine Starting
- Before Starting (Passenger Security, Departure from Dock/Beach, Brief the Dock Handler) - Hand Propping - Review
- Chapter 7: Taxiing
- 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
- Chapter 8: Sailing
- Power-Off Sailing - Power Sailing or Tacking - Review
- Chapter 9: The Pretakeoff Check
- Checklist Differences - Checklist Timing - The Pretakeoff Check in Detail - Review
- Chapter 10: Seaplane Base and Airport Operations
- Communications Procedures - Seaplane Base (Alphabet Airspace) - Review
- Chapter 11: Takeoff and Climb
- 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
- Chapter 12: Landing Area Assessment
- A Vital Part of Every Landing - The Procedure - Landing Area Assessment - Configuration - Assessment Hints (Gusts, Catspaws, Microbursts, Terrain and Wind Currents) - Review
- Chapter 13: Approaches, Landings and Go-Arounds
- The Normal Approach - Normal Landing - Crosswind Landing - Rough Water Landing - Confined Area Landing - Glassy Water Approach and Landing - Go-Around - Review
- Chapter 14: Slow Flight, Steep Turns, and Stalls
- Slow Flight - Steep Turns - Stalls - Spin Awareness - Review
- Chapter 15: Emergency Operations
- Emergency Descents - Emergency Approach - Forced Landings in Floatplanes - Systems and Equipment Malfunctions - Emergency Equipment and Survival Gear - Review
- Chapter 16: Postflight Procedures
- After Landing - Anchoring - Docking and Mooring - Buoying - Beaching - Ramping - Lines and a Few Important Knots - Review
- Chapter 17: Multi-Engine Operations
- 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
- Chapter 18: Performance and Limitations
- Performance and Limitations - Weight and Balance (Overloading, Ballest, CG) - Effect of Atmospheric Conditions (Wind, Temperature, Humidity) - Performance Limitations - Review
- Chapter 19: Operation of Systems
- Water Rudders - Landing Gear-Amphibious Systems - Fuel Systems - Review
- Chapter 20: Minimum Equipment List
- Dealing with Failed Instruments and Systems - The Pilot's Problem - Required Instruments for Day and Night VFR - Obtaining a Special Flight Permit - Review
- Chapter 21: Water and Seaplane Characteristics
- Terms and Definitions (Float Components) - Characteristics of Water - Characteristics of Seaplanes (Float Design, Porpoising and Skipping) - Review
- Chapter 22: Seaplane Bases, Maritime Rules, Aids to Marine Navigation
- 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
- Chapter 23: Certificates, Documents and Checkride Preparation
- Pilot Documents - Aircraft Documents - Checkride Preparation - Checklist for the Checkride
- Chapter 24: What Now?
- Maintain Proficiency - Recurrent Training - Advanced Training - Advanced Learning
Appendix 1 - Private PTS for Airplane Single-Engine Sea
Appendix 2 - Seaplane Safety and Proficiency: SEAWINGS; AIM Excerpt; Advisory Circular 91-69A
Bibliography
Index
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