Books about bush flying, sea planes and more.....


Below you will find a range of products we endorse, aimed at anything to do with bush flying, seaplanes and other associated areas of interest. Whether you are a real world pilot, just wanting to become one, or a flightsimmer or plane spotter, you'll find something to your liking here... guaranteed !!
 

Seaplane Pilot: Training for the Seaplane Pilot Certificate and Beyond
by Robert Grant (Foreword), Dale De Remer

Product Description:
Written for pilots who want to fly airplanes that can take off and land from water, this resource provides tips for experienced seaplane pilots as well as requirements for getting certified as a seaplane pilot. All the tasks a pilot must demonstrate during the checkride to receive a seaplane certificate are covered in detail, including preflight preparations, taxiing, sailing, seaplane base and airport operations, takeoffs and landings, and emergency operations. The FAA practical test standards are included as an appendix.
  Notes of a Seaplane Instructor: An Instructional Guide to Seaplane Flying (Focus)
by Burke Mees

Product Description:
Written for pilots who want to transition from land-based aircraft to seaplanes, this guide is designed to teach the special maneuvers that are required for the FAA's seaplane rating and also gives insight into the important practical differences between flying landplanes and seaplanes. Each step of flying a seaplane is presented in logical order, starting with preflight and proceeding through taxiing, takeoff, landing, and postflight procedures. Special attention is given to the issues involved in handling an aircraft on the water, such as conditions for takeoff and landing, and docking, beaching, or ramping a seaplane.
Guide to Bush Flying: Concepts and Techniques for the Pro (Paperback)
by F.E. Potts

Product Description:
F.E. Potts is a living legend as it comes to bush flying and the likes. He has written numerous books and stories about his life in the wilderness and is a 'must read' for (would-be) bush pilots.

A reader comments: Bought this book before learning to fly and most of the technical references went right over my head. Then after getting my license, and with some backcountry experience I read it again. This guy really IS a pro. If my skill and judgement can begin to approach his I will be doing very well. Many of the techniques are also applicable in the desert backcountry, and some have served me well already. Highly recommended.
Flying the Mountains
by Fletcher Anderson

This is an eBook, NOT a paper print product, you'll need the (free) Acrobat Reader

Download Description
This training guide diminishes the dangers and doubles the thrill--and safety--of flying single-engine aircraft at high altitudes in mountainous regions. Logically organized by phases of flight--from preflight preparation to landings--the author combines statistics, techniques, and examples of actions (correct and incorrect) that real pilots have taken in actual flight scenarios.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Last updated August 17th, 2005