It seems like this is impossible to find online these days and I was able to borrow a copy from a friend to read. So, I decided to scan it and make it a PDF, much like many of the POH's you can find online these days. Thought I'd let you guys know. PM if you are interested and I'll share a link to my Google Drive with it.

I just bought it. Paid $29 on eBay, which is a little steep but it's kinda cool because it's an actual vintage 1974 copy.

Supposedly the Seaplane Pilots Assoc sells them for cheaper?

If it's actually out of print we can host it here if you like.

Zzz wrote:I just bought it. Paid $29 on eBay, which is a little steep but it's kinda cool because it's an actual vintage 1974 copy.

Supposedly the Seaplane Pilots Assoc sells them for cheaper?

Yep... I just received my copy from the SPA.. $12 for members plus $6 to ship it. It is a current reprint though, not a vintage copy.

That's not a bad price from SPA. It goes for 50+ on Amazon right now!


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If I recall, there was a stack of them at their booth at Oshkosh, but it may have been another "Float Flying" book.

I feel like an idiot. Rifling through my flight bag while prepping for my AK trip I found this.



2011 edition that I got from Kenmore (for free.)

HAH! my copy cost $7.50

I am not able to purchase that book.
Please send me your PDF copy.
Pierre Malo
[email protected]

Merci
Pierre

[email protected] wrote:I am not able to purchase that book.
Please send me your PDF copy.
Pierre Malo
[email protected]

Merci
Pierre

https://seaplanepilotsassociation.org/product/how-to-fly-floats/

Looks like they will ship to the UK.

This reminds me, what was that seaplane book written by that Italian PHD guy, had tons of good photos and history and also some deep level knowledge on everything from normal ops to seaplane recovery, ice landing, etc??


*found it

Water Flying Concepts / Seaplane Operations

Think it’s this one

https://www.amazon.com/Seaplane-Operati ... e+De+Remer

I do have a photo of one page

You are probably thinking about SEAPLANE OPERATIONS by Dale DeReamer and Cesar Baj.
This is a really great book by two guys that have given a lot to the Seaplane community. Dale was at U of North Dakota forever. I haven't seen or heard from him in quite a while. Cesar is in Italy at the Aero Club Como Seaplane Base.

Skywagon ADV wrote:You are probably thinking about SEAPLANE OPERATIONS by Dale DeReamer and Cesar Baj.
This is a really great book by two guys that have given a lot to the Seaplane community. Dale was at U of North Dakota forever. I haven't seen or heard from him in quite a while. Cesar is in Italy at the Aero Club Como Seaplane Base.

That’s it!

Just was googling too




Phenomenal book

Ii will go against the grain, I found seaplane operations was difficult to understand, frankly a lot of theoretical stuff.

However, "notes of a seaplane instructor" is great, easy to read and understand, chapters 8 and 9 alone are worth the price of the book.

I fly floats for a living and still go back once a year or so and peruse it.