Aviation photographer Brian Neidhardt sent in this photo of a Piaggo Royal Gull on Lake Agnes in Florida. It was also included in a photo series in the April 21 print issue of General Aviation News.
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Seaplane stories: Howard Whaley
In response to our call for readers’ seaplane stories, Howard J. Whaley sent in his: “I was born and raised next door to the Philadelphia Seaplane base in Essington, Pa. — the oldest seaplane base in United States. “When I was old enough to walk, I was at the seaplane base. Bob Mills, the owner, […]
Picture of the day: Quest on floats
Ace photographer Brian Neidhardt sent in this photo taken in Greenville, Maine, of a Quest Kodiak on floats. Look for more of Brian’s photos in our April 21 print issue.
Seaplane stories: Eric Ziegler
In response to our call for seaplane stories, Eric Ziegler sent us this one: “When I was a pre-pilot with about eight hours of land time, my wife and I visited her brother, who lived in Thibadoux, La. He worked for the gas pipeline company there, and frequently inspected small concrete data islands in the swamp. […]
Pictures of the day: Floatplane flying
In response to our call for seaplane stories, Ed Heinen sent in these two photo with an explanation: “In June 2002 I got my floatplane endorsement when I was over from Holland visiting my parents on Vancouver Island. The pictures were taken while getting the floatplane ready on a deserted pebble beach at Cowichan Lake […]
Seaplane stories: Doug Robertson
We put out a call for seaplane stories to our readers. Here’s one from Doug Robertson: I chartered this de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver N4444Z on straight floats from Rust’s Aviation at Lake Hood Seaplane Base in August 2007. The photo (below) taken from copilot seat shows us rolling out on final for landing at LHD. […]
America’s Seaplane City
By AMELIA REIHELD. And just where, you might ask, is America’s Seaplane City? Anchorage? Honolulu? Somewhere near Seattle? Nope. You’re way off course. America’s self-proclaimed Seaplane City lies nestled on lovely Lake Dora in Florida, amid a charming chain of other lakes, not very far from Orlando. Tavares, county seat of Lake County, Florida, is a former […]
Seabirds flock to SUN ‘n FUN
The Seabird Organization at SUN ‘n FUN reports it is prepared for a gathering of seaplane pilots, seaplanes and enthusiasts at the 2016 Annual SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In and Expo, held at Lakeland Linder Airport (KLAL) in Florida, April 5-10. However, there will not be a Splash-In again this year. The Seabird hospitality tent will be located […]
Clique me
This past Friday I enjoyed the company of nearly a hundred close friends, most of whom I’d never met before. The event that brought us together at Gilbert Field (KGIF) in Winter Haven, Florida, was the annual meeting of the Seaplane Pilots Association. Members gather for this once-a-year event, arriving by land, sea, and air. […]