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March/APrIL 2025
Water Flying
How Seaplane Pilots Can Be Part of the AIS Solution
From the beginning of their training all pilots are grounded in aviation abbreviations—airport identifiers, AGL, MSL, VFR, UTC, SES, GPS and on and on—but there is one non-aviation abbreviation that, unfortunately, is becoming distressingly familiar to those of us who operate aircraft on the water. It’s AIS, shorthand for Aquatic Invasive Species, and it represents a threat to normal seaplane operations on a level equal to draconian regulatory restrictions.
Ropes and Lines - A Seaplane Pilot's Bestfriends
Maneuvering the airplane to or from docks is greatly facilitated by a set of handling ropes permanently attached to various parts of the airplane. In flight they trail freely in the wind, and on the water they are readily available for handling and securing the airplane. These lines can be attached to different parts of the airplane depending on the type of place the airplane operates.
Minimum Safe Altitudes and ADS-B
The use of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) and 14 CFR 91.119 to initiate enforcement actions against seaplane pilots is becoming an issue. Two recent examples illustrate the concern. In the first, the FAA proposed the suspension of a seaplane pilot’s certificate because of allegedly flying too low over a bridge while practicing landings on the Connecticut River in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Seaplane pilots and non-pilots that are fans of seaplanes, if you are not getting Water Flying magazine you are missing out on the only full color magazine dedicated to covering the entire seaplane community from Alaska to Florida from Australia to Lake Como, Italy and all points in between.
While most of the readers of Water Flying are seaplane rated pilots, an ever increasing number of non-pilot fans of seaplanes are receiving the magazine by joining the Seaplane Pilots Association.
Inside you will find:
- The latest news and events going on in the Water Flying community
- The latest challenges to seaplane access, and the Seaplane Pilots Associations latest advocacy efforts to protect and promote Water Flying
- Highly informative instructional articles on seaplane techniques, tips & tricks
- Lifestyle articles on travel and adventures that our members are taking in their seaplanes.
- And so much more.
