ATP ME LAND to ATP SE SEA

[Pistlpetet]

Guys, Thanks for all the input. I just wanted to get my Seaplane rating, and thought that I might as well go for the top dog. I have seen some jobs requiring an ATP SEA, so I thought that it might be a good idea if I decide to go that route in my retirement years.

I got an unexpected quick response from the place I intend to do my training with. They have confirmed that I will have to do the entire ATP ride. Actually not something I feel like repeating again at the moment. I think I will just settle for the Com Sea.

Thanks again for the speedy help. Fly Safe.

 

[AD SUPT Hopeful]

Didn't work that way for me either, but, that was 7 years ago. Was the change (PP-SES to COM-SES) automatic or did you have to fill out more paperwork for the FSDO?

 

[RoughAir]

When I got my ATP SE sea in a Maule with floats, I had to do a complete checkride which included an ILS, an VOR approach, holding, missed approach and the water work. Most of the checkride was conducted under the hood in the Gainesville, FL area. The water work was accomplished after the instrument approaches.

Most of the oral consisted of water operations, etc. Very little oral on the instrument stuff. The ride was conducted by an ATP DE.

I came into the ride with a ATP SE and ME land.

The Maule was fully IFR equipped.

A couple of years later I took the ATP ME sea ride in a fully eqipped Twin Bee from the Flagler Beach airport (FL).

Again mostly instrument work and then the water ops.

 

[Huggyu2]

I, too, wanted to get my ASES just for grins. La Placa Flying Service in Lake Havasu, AZ used to do one for about $1000. I'll re-attack this summer.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

I rented a C-172, called up a Fed and did a ATP SE (land checkride). It's worthless on my ticket and nobody notices..... : )