Tailwheel and Seaplane rental in FL

[Traumahawk]

Anyone know any good(meaning affordable to broke flight instructors, reasonable minimums I.E. not '1000 tailwheel') places out there? I know seaplane insurance doesn't help much..........

T-hawk

 

[Timebuilder]

Here's an idea:

Jack Brown's Seaplane Base

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[i'mbatman]

I know a place.....down at thundabeeeeerd

 

[LXApilot]

TBird

"... that's the way we do things down at Thundabeeeerd."

This sounds like you might need some help from an old flying buddy (ie. myself) if you ever need somebody to talk your ear off in the cockpit and heave in a few dollars for expenses, let me know.

 

[Traumahawk]

I didn't see any tailwheels for rent down @ Thhhhhhhhhundabeeeeeeerd.
Haha...
T-hawk

 

[Jeff G]

Here's an idea:

Jack Brown's Seaplane Base

Article

I went to Jack Brown's last fall and did my ASES in a couple of days. What a blast! Well worth the time. I just wish you could rent a seaplane for solo flight afterwards.

 

[LearLove]

www.seaplanes.org

http://www.seaplanes.org/

Go here click on training, then flight schools and then the state of FL.

Next month I'm heading out to Kenmore in SEA Wash to do my Comm SES in a super cub (tax return burning a hole in my pocket). If I have some extra $$ when finished I think I'll try and rent one of the Beavers for an hour just to say I flew one. I have 2 good friends that went thru Kenmore and both had a great time one is now a real live Bush pilot in Canada/Alaska. kenmore is at www.kenmore.com.

here's a rundown of what FL have in ref. to seaplanes.org

Adventure Air, Inc.
337 SE Lakeview Drive
Sebring, FL 33870
Contact: Arthur Stifel, Chief Instructor; 863/382-7411 (tel), 863/471-0595 (tel), 863/381-0674 (cell/pgr)
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: www.adventureairinc.com

Hourly Rates Dual Solo
Lake LA-4-200 $200 N/A
Seawind 3000 N/A N/A

Comments:
Authorized initial Lake training and recurrency training. Ferrying.
Last Updated 11/11/2002


Aerocrafters
P.O. Box 591
Panacea, FL 32346
Contact: Al Fitzgerald; 850/984-5190 (tel)
Email: [email protected]

Hourly Rates Dual Solo
Piper Pacer $95 N/A

Course Rates Hours Cost
PVT, COM SES 6 $750

Comments:
Training done in a Piper Pacer PA-20S on EDO 1650's. Flying done over the beautiful Florida panhandle with emphasis on river currents, tides, and seaswells. Tailwheel training also available using a 1940 Piper J-3. Area motels and restaurants. The private and commercial is a 4 hour ground course all materials included. The $750 includes checkride.
Last Updated 12/27/2001


Boca Grande Seaplane Air Taxi
P.O. Box 21
Boca Grande, FL 33921
Contact: Mark L. Futch; 941/964-0234 (tel), 941/964-9044 (fax)
Email: [email protected]

Hourly Rates Dual Solo
Maule M7-235 $300 N/A
Maule M7-260 Amphib $350 N/A

Course Rates Hours Cost
SES 5 $1400

Comments:
Course rate includes checkride. Maule on Aqua 2400 floats and Amphib Maule on Wip 3000. Limited docking. Can arrange reasonable accommodations. Salt or fresh water, reading tides, and docking in currents a speciality. Based in beautiful Boca Grande.
Last Updated 11/26/2002


Brown's Seaplane Base, Inc.
2704 Highway 92 West
Winter Haven, FL 33881
Contact: Jon Brown, Owner; 863/956-2243 (tel), 863/956-3242 (fax)
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: www.gate.net/~seaplane

Hourly Rates Dual Solo
Piper J-3 $120 N/A
Piper Aztec $400 N/A

Course Rates Hours Cost
MES Piper Aztec Pilot prof
SES/J-3 5 $850

Comments:
SES package includes checkride. Examiner on staff for both SES checkrides. Open year-round. Motels, restaurants, Cypress Gardens, Disney World and Epcot nearby. Please call for quote on MES course. Piper Aztec available for dual rate of $400.
Last Updated 11/11/2002


Chester Lawson
1802 Chandelle Court
Daytona Beach, FL 32128
Contact: 386/761-1528 (tel)
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: members.aol.com/h2oflight

Hourly Rates Dual Solo
Grumman Widgeon $420 N/A

Comments:
Private, commercial, and ATP MES ratings. Located at Spruce Creek airport, 4000' paved runway.
Last Updated 12/27/2001


Florida Seaplanes
259 Robin Court
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
Contact: Rich Hensch, Owner; 407/331-5655 (tel)
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: www.geocities.com/Flseaplanes

Hourly Rates Dual Solo
Maule M7-235 $225 N/A
Grumman Widgeon $420 N/A
Your Aircraft $45 N/A

Course Rates Hours Cost
SES 5 $1195
MES 6 $2695

Comments:
Offering single and multi-engine land and sea, PVT, COM, and ATP. Flight training for a safer tomorrow. Utilizing high performance seaplanes and offering a wide variety of takeoff & landing situations, including large & small lakes and rivers. Central Florida/Orlando/Daytona Beach area.
Last Updated 10/30/2002


Fort Myers Seaplanes
2044 West First Street
Fort Myers, FL 33901
Contact: Bent Kaaber, Chief Pilot; (239) 332-4746 (tel), (239) 948-0921 (fax)
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: www.fortmyersseaplanes.com

Hourly Rates Dual Solo
Cessna 180 $225 N/A

Course Rates Hours Cost
SES PVT 5 $1145
SES COMM 5 $1195

Comments:
Course rate includes examiner fee. Cessna 180 H on EDO 2870 floats. Downtown Fort Myers on Caloosahatchee River. Discount Waterfront Hotel accomodations.
Last Updated 11/8/2002


Panama Aviation
3525 Airport Road
Panama City, FL 32405
Contact: Jon McMinis; 850/785-1234 (tel), 850/265-6296 (tel), 850/832-9287 (cell/pgr), 850/784-3930 (fax)
Email: [email protected]

Hourly Rates Dual Solo
Lake LA250 (PVT/COM) $225 N/A
Lake LA250 (ATP) $225 N/A
Your Aircraft (PVT/COM) $50 N/A
Your Aircraft (ATP) $50 N/A

Course Rates Hours Cost
PVT, COM SES 10 $2450
SES ATP 6 $1750
PVT, COM SES 6 $1650

Comments:
Course rates include ground school, pre- and post-flight instruction, and flight check. Proficiency training available. Examiner on staff with special FAA authorization to train and examine in Lake aircraft. Year-round operation. ATP add-on available on proficiency basis. Docking.
Last Updated 12/27/2001


Ryan Aviation Seaplane Base, Inc.
201 Airport Road
Suite 4
Bunnell, FL 32110
Contact: Tripp Wacker; 800/338-3044 (tel), 386/437-0620 (tel)
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: www.ryanseaplanes.com

Hourly Rates Dual Solo
Cessna 180 amphib $200 N/A

Course Rates Hours Cost
PVT, COM SES/C-180 6 $1500
SES ATP/C-180 6 $1850

Comments:
Examiner on staff. Located at Flagler County Airport (X47). Docking, beaching, ramping. Course rates include examiner's fee and can be completed in 2 days. ATP course is land and sea. Minutes from Daytona Beach, FL.
Last Updated 10/31/2002


Seaplane Safaris
12463 Dogleg Drive
Boynton Beach, FL 33437
Contact: Ed Amato, President; 561/732-8359 (tel), 954/849-3432 (tel), 954/849-3432 (fax)
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: seaplane-safaris.com

Hourly Rates Dual Solo
Lake LA-4-200 $200 N/A
Cessna 180 $200 N/A

Course Rates Hours Cost
SES/LA-4-200 6 $1299
Cessna 180 Amphibian 6 $1299

Comments:
Courses include 6 hours of flight training, 2 hours of ground school, and checkride. Operations out of Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE). Several FBO's, lodging, & food within wallking distance. The finest seaplane flying in the world, Lake Okeechobee, the Intercoastal waterway, canals in the everglades and various gravel pits.
Last Updated 11/18/2002


SPS Palm Coast, Inc.
P.O. Box 521
Flagler Beach, FL 32136
Contact: Skip Neidhardt; 800/541-6923 (tel), 386/437-7238 (tel)
Email: [email protected]

Hourly Rates Dual Solo
UC-1 Twin Bee amphib $295 N/A
Cessna 172 $150 N/A

Comments:
Rating revalidation. Tailwheel training. Located on Gore Lake on the Flagler County Airport. Examiner on premises. Specializes in SES & MES ATP's. All other ratings available. Docking, mooring and beaching available.
Last Updated 11/26/2002


Turner Flying Service
11813 Baseleg Avenue
Fort Myers, FL 33917
Contact: Mike Turner; 941/567-4701 (tel), 941/671-2436 (cell/pgr), 941/567-0341 (fax)
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: www.retzer-land.co.at/shutupnfly


Course Rates Hours Cost
SES/Maule M-7-260 $1395

Comments:
Rivers, lakes & harbors. Taste of old Florida. Fun Fun & More Fun!! Training in private, commercial and A.T.P. single-engine sea ratings.
Last Updated 12/27/2001


West Bay Creek Seaplane Base
14856 Bayview Circle
Panama City Beach, FL 32413
Contact: Richard P. Gregg; 800/232-8129 (tel), 850/234-1532 (tel), 850/234-5627 (fax)
Web Site: www.bayseaplanes.com

Hourly Rates Dual Solo
Cessna 180 $225 N/A

Comments:
This facility is 8 miles from Bay Seaplanes, Inc. Owned by same owner.
Last Updated 11/18/2002

For TW in NJ if it helps try the link below:

http://www.andoverflight.com/html/home.htm

As far as tailwheel in FL I don't know of any being that I live in Ice Stasion Zebra aka Syracuse. If anyone out there knows where in the US I can rent a Super Decathalon can you please foward the info to me? Thanks .

Hope this info helps, Now it back to drinkin in sunny (well it dark right now) Key West.

 

[jsoceanlord]

a couple years ago a guy rented a tailwheel cub or citabria at lantana, south of west palm beach