An Aviator's Field Guide to the Seaplane Rating : Knowledge and Practical Skills Training to Add a Seaplane Rating to Your Pilot Certificate.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, William O.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seaplanes--Piloting.

Seaplanes.

Seaplanes--Piloting--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Seaplanes--Piloting--Examinations--Study guides.

Genre:

Study guides

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle, Washington : Aviation Supplies & Academics, Incorporated, 2025.

Summary:

"This book is a concise training manual for the Airplane Single-Engine Sea (ASES) rating. Covering all tasks in the Airman Certification Standards (ACS), students can use it before and during their training to earn their ASES rating with confidence. Instructors can use the included syllabus to structure their curriculum. This study guide includes checklists for both straight-float and amphibious seaplanes as well as references for more in-depth reading"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface: For Seaplane Instructors

How to Use This Book

A Seaplane Instructor's Guide to the Airman Certification Standards (ACS)

Pre-Checkride Paperwork

Introduction: For Students

Chapter 1-Arriving Prepared for ASES Training

Chapter 2-ASES Syllabus

Ground Lesson 1: Seaplane Basics

Ground Lesson 2: Getting to Know Your Training Aircraft

Ground Lesson 3: Preflight through Takeoff

Ground Lesson 4: Water Landings

Ground Lesson 5: Beaching, Docking, Emergency Procedures, and Odds and Ends

Flight Lesson 1: Handling the Aircraft in the Air and on the Water

Flight Lesson 2: Water Takeoffs and Landings-Normal

Flight Lesson 3: Water Takeoffs and Landings-the Other Kinds

Flight Lesson 4: Beaching, Docking, Emergency Procedures, and Review

Chapter 3-Seabird 1850/1850A Data

Specifications and Limitations

Performance

Performance Data

Seabird 1850 Takeoff and Landing Data

Seabird 1850A Takeoff and Landing Data-Water

Seabird 1850A Takeoff and Landing Data-Land

Chapter 4-Checklists: Normal and Emergency

Normal Procedures

Preflight

Before Starting Engine

Starting Engine

Before Takeoff

Takeoff

Normal Climb

Cruise

Descent

Before Landing

Landing

After Landing

After Operating in Water

Selected Emergency Procedures

Engine Failure

Power-off Landing

Landing Gear Malfunctions

Electrical System Malfunctions

Chapter 5-Study Guide

The Briefest Seaplane History Lesson Ever

Seaplane Basics

Transitioning to Water Flying: What to Expect

Are We Flying, or Are We Boating?

Reading the Water Surface

Clues to Wind Speed

Clues to Wind Direction

Assessing the Landing Area

Preflight Procedures

Maneuvering on the Water

Taxiing

Turning on the Water.

A Note on Porpoising

Taxiing Downwind

J-Turn for Takeoff in Confined Area

Sailing

Water Takeoffs

Normal Water Takeoff

Crosswind Water Takeoff

Glassy Water Takeoff

Rough Water Takeoff

Confined Area Water Takeoff

After Takeoff

Water Landings

Preparing for Water Landing

Normal Water Landing

Crosswind Water Landing

Glassy Water Landing

Rough Water Landing

Confined Area Water Landing

Power-Off Emergency Landing

Beaching

Docking

Runway Operations in an Amphibious Seaplane

Chapter 6-Oral Exam Preparation Questions

Questions

Answers

Chapter 7-Preparing for the Practical Test

Chapter 8-Congratulations-You Earned Your Seaplane Rating! Now What?

Appendix A: More Than You May Want to Know About the ACS

Appendix B: A Sampling of Seaplane Checklist Mnemonics

Appendix C: More on Winds and Currents

Index

About the Author

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-64425-390-9

OCLC:

1523375652