Armed with this essential guide to supplement your floatplane instruction, you can speed up the time it takes to get your seaplane rating and start enjoying this unique form of flying adventure. Covering basic and advanced flying and handling techniques, C. Marin Faure offers indispensable information and expert advice on all of the challenges of floatplanes.

Now this richly illustrated guide is updated and expanded to reflect new developments, including the growing popularity of turbines and kitplanes. You'll especially appreciate the new chapter on maintaining your seaplane to keep it flying trouble-free.

You'll learn how to prepare for all the conditions unique to taking off and landing on water-- waves, currents, tides, rocks, boats, even fish! You'll also find important details on:

Preflight inspections; Docking; Cross-country flights; Seaplane components; Mooring; Dry storage; Tiedown and securing; Sailing; Emergency and survival equipment; Water taxing; Amphibious operations; Fuel facilities

...applicable U.S. and Canadian regulations, and more.