Flying a jet for a living isn’t always beer and Skittles, and if you doubt me, just turn a few pages and Les Abend and Dick Karl will set you straight. Between maintenance snafus, nasty weather, ATC delays, long days and short nights, sometimes it’s real honest-to-goodness work. This, however, was not one of those days.
Taking Wing: Floatplane Fun in the Florida Sun
Key Takeaways:
- An airline pilot, seeking a break from routine jet flying, spontaneously decided to pursue a long-desired Single-Engine Sea (floatplane) rating add-on at Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base in Florida.
- He underwent an intensive two-hour training session in a J-3 Cub on floats, learning fundamental seaplane operations such as pitch control, step-taxiing, and specialized takeoffs/landings across various lakes.
- The pilot found the experience exceptionally enjoyable and valuable for honing essential "stick-and-rudder" skills, vowing to return to complete his float rating despite other commitments.
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