Our office is now located in a new hangar at Lake Hood. This new location provides a great maintenance facility, classroom space, and pilot lounge. ACME Cub Training offers float training, back-country/off-airport training, and ski training. We teach pilots how to identify usable landing areas and make “go, no-go” decisions. We teach pilots to notice the conditions and factors that lead to the dreaded “Moose Stall” and how to avoid these situations. Float instruction season begins in May each year when the ice goes out at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base. We have been giving floatplane instruction at Space 801 since 1991. The curriculum is fine-tuned and teaches pilots to be safe and capable to fly in the conditions they will experience in the Alaska Bush. Our Single-Engine Seaplane course includes a segment to individualize the training to the student’s needs. We focus this time on the areas that the student is having difficulty with, or we add advanced techniques when working with a pilot that progresses ahead of schedule.

31 Years of Seaplane training business with thousands of hours of dual instruction and tour experience offering year round Advanced Seaplane Training & Tours in Alaska, Minnesota, Canada, Bahamas & Florida. If you want to create your own tour destinations for two people and instructor in right seat, contact us for trip planning and cost. Fly into Anchorage and we’ll plan your Alaska flying vacation.

We are on the beautiful Kenai Peninsula, near where the famous Kenai Sockeye Salmon run every summer. Float training is conducted off of a quiet lake and practice lakes are all remote. You will usually see some sort of wildlife while training, to include moose, bears and wolves. We are just minutes in the air from the gorgeous Kenai Mountains. All of our instructors are life long instructors and we all love to teach students how to fly. We conduct float trainings at the Rodelee address. All other wheel trainings are based at PASX, Soldotna Airport.

Offer recurrent, advanced seaplane training, and flight reviews. Floatplane rentals with an instructor available. DPE on site.

Open June 1 – September 20; Ski Course offered February 1 – March 31

We provide instruction year around in the interior of Alaska, including lakes, rivers, and backcountry locations. We are conveniently located at the Fairbanks International Airport and can provide introductory float and off airport experiences, float ratings (DPE available on airport) and flight reviews. We also provide tailwheel training and ski experiences. We operate year around and are happy to introduce you to flying in Alaska.

At APEX Alaska, we don’t just teach seaplane flying—we immerse you in the wild. Our floatplane training delivers more than a rating; it delivers the authentic Alaska Aviation Experience, lived from the pilot’s seat. You’ll fly over glacier-fed lakes, braided rivers, and vast, untouched backcountry—training on the same waters and in the same conditions Alaskan bush pilots face every day. Whether you’re pursuing a private, commercial float rating or chasing the freedom of off-grid flying, our seasoned instructors guide you beyond stick-and-rudder skills, helping you grow as both a pilot and an adventurer. APEX stands for “The Alaska Aviation Experience”, and we live up to the name. You’ll leave with real-world skills, unforgettable memories, and the confidence to operate a floatplane in terrain that demands respect—and rewards it with exhilaration. Come for the rating. Stay for the adventure.

Weekly rates and on-site lodging available. Also offers primary flight instruction and aircraft rentals. Contact us or see our website for more details!

Experience flying in Alaska’s most famous bush plane: the Super Cub! Located in the heart of Alaska’s Matanuska Valley, you will have the opportunity to fly Alaska’s great lakes while maintaining access to the Valley’s best resources. Every spring, as soon as the ice melts, our Super Cubs trade in their bushwheels for floats, giving students from all over the world the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore south central Alaska’s multitude of lakes. Our float rating package includes up to eight hours of flight instruction and four hours of ground training at a discounted rate. Lodging, restaurants, and local culture are all close by! With a DPE on staff, two Super Cubs on floats, and dedicated instructors 7 days a week, floatplane training with Blue River Aviation is made easy!

Lots of lakes to practice on close by. Main focus is dual instruction in your aircraft and flight reviews on floats. One-hour drive north of Anchorage or 15 minutes by air. Local lodging is available at competitive rates.

We offer flight training in a 1944 Grumman Goose. The hourly rate is $1,450 / flight hour (air time), and we also offer a day-session that includes about 3.5 hours for $3,900. All flights are customized to meet your specific training goals and usually include a stop for lunch at a scenic Alaska lake. On a limited basis we are able to offer the MES add-on rating to applicants who have the SES and MEL ratings for a package price of $11,500. The MES rating is a thorough four-day course that covers all aspects of flying hull amphibs in general and the Goose in particular. We also offer a Biennial Flight Review for pilots who are already MES rated. We operate during the ice-free months, which usually begin in May and last through sometime in October. For more details please see the website goosehangar.com.