Let me fly the seaplane!

The author, a former Air Force Instructor Pilot, trained pilots on conventional aircraft, jet engines and seaplanes. He became interested in floatplanes on which he instructed and qualified air and water enthusiasts. Landing on a liquid surface, in a rural landscape, far from the intense traffic of controlled aerodromes, what a new sensation, what a pleasure! Seaplane flying schools are rare because maintenance in flight condition of the aircraft is expensive, special maintenance and "anti-corrosion" treatment against sea water aggression on the entire airframe and flight controls are necessary. This book will give its readers the first indispensable theoretical flying lessons before "boarding" the seaplane and thus enable them to experience a new adventure. A complete and precise course. "Let me fly the seaplane! "covers all the instruction given to pilots using comic strips, a teaching method that is particularly appreciated by all. One chapter deals with maritime rules, what you need to know about the duties of a sailor at sea, a place where solidarity and courtesy are de rigueur. Biscarosse (moors), birthplace of the Latécoère, has a seaplane museum unique in Europe and a flying school.