Basic and advanced techniques for floatplanes, amphibians and flying boats from around the world
Availability
- out of print; look for it in used book stores
Summary
Beautifully illustrated with historic photos and original drawings, covering all aspects of water flying to open up new destinations and bring more exotic places within a pilot's reach! Seaplane Operations is a comprehensive text on basic and advanced techniques for floatplanes, amphibians and flying boats from around the world, featuring museum-quality photographs and illustrations. It is co-authored by Dale DeRemer and Cesare Baj. Mr. Baj is a science writer, editorial consultant, and dedicated seaplane pilot with worldwide water flying experience. Dr. DeRemer is professor emeritus of aviation, gold seal flight instructor and ATP-qualified pilot, has logged nearly 20,000 hours of flight time in all types of general aviation aircraft, and is a field director for the Seaplane Pilots Association. He was named Seaplane Pilot of the Year in 1998 and inducted into the CFI Hall of Fame in 1999. This book covers natural elements, seamanship, water aerodromes and seaplane bases, ground and water operations, high speed (step) taxiing, takeoff, seaplane flight and navigation, landing, docking, ramping and buoying, operations with amphibians, flying multi-engine seaplanes, weight and balance, advanced techniques and a variety of special operations, mechanics of water flying, seaplane flight planning, aircraft choices, and water flying in the world. There are historical and contemporary photographs and explanatory illustrations on every page of the main text, and a rich mixture of watercolor and black-and-white drawing illustrations, maps, line drawings, tables and graphs decorate and explain the concepts throughout this elaborately illustrated volume. No other seaplane book is like it in its extensive record of many types of seaplanes and flying boats. It is the only source of information for many of the floatplanes, amphibians, and flying boats in use throughout the world today, as well as historical information on little-known seaplane types throughout aviation history. Softcover 6-1/2 x 9-1/2" format, indexed, 404 pages.
Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Forward (Baj)
- Forward (DeRemer)
- About this book
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1. The Natural Elements in which seaplanes operate
The air, wind, water, waves, tides, and currents
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2. Seamanship
Ports, craft, mariner's terminology, equipment, ropes-lines-cables, knots
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3. Seaplane bases
Operational areas, construction of ramps, launch facilities, structures ashore, rescue equipment, problems, improvised and temporary facilities, environmental impact, examples of SPB's
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4. Seaplanes and amphibians
Types, characteristics, hulls, floats, the cockpit, accessories, equipment, conversion from landplane into seaplane
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5. Ground operations
Launching on the ramp, launching without a ramp, operations on the apron, rules of the road, transporting aircraft
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6. Water operations
At the dock, departing the dock, onto the ramp, at the buoy
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7. Operations on the water at low speed
Low speed taxiing, plow taxiing, low speed taxiing in the wind, sailing, taxiing in the current, taxiing with amphibians, taxiing with the reversible pitch propeller, stopping offshore
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8. High speed (step) taxiing
On the step, step turns, porpoising, the quick stop
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9. The takeoff
Choice of the takeoff strip, length of the takeoff run, duration of the takeoff run, inspection of the take off area, takeoff from the water, use of the flaps, "stalled take off," the "flap stroke," takeoff on one float, aborting the takeoff attempt, the liftoff, the climb after takeoff, visibility during takeoff
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10. Flight and navigation
Flight, navigation
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11. Landing
Choice of a landing strip, approach, going around, normal landing, short and rough water landing, glassy water landing, after touchdown
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12. Docking, ramping, buoying
Docking, ramping, arrival at the buoy, cooling the engine
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13. Operations with amphibians
Parking, taxiing, lift-off, approach and landing
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14. Flying multi-engine seaplanes
Twin-engine seaplanes, twin-engine seaplane with tandem engines, multi-engine seaplane
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15. Weight and balance
Weight, balance
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16. Advanced techniques & special operations I
Ground operations, operations in cold areas, on ice and snow, operations in narrow bodies of water, operations in small bodies of water, operations in artificial basins & ports, night operations, operations near or inside volcanoes, search and rescue operations, firefighting, navigation on the surface
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17. Advanced techniques & special operations II
Forced and precautionary landings, forced sailing, bush navigation, interactions with boats, interactions with plants and animals, operations on unknown bodies of water and on unprepared shores, special techniques on the surface, going ashore & mooring
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18. Advanced techniques & special operations III
Accidents, breakdowns and other problems, wilderness area problems, landing gear problems, capsizing, recovery of capsized aircraft, sinking, fuel, preflight checks, strong winds, loading and external loads, physiological problems
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19. Mechanics of water flying
Forces on the aircraft, asymmetrical effects in taxiing, attitudes and movements of the aircraft, an overall view, limitations, equilibrium and stability, stability of the floatplane in flight, stability of the floatplane on water, stability of the hull aircraft
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20. Seaplane flight planning
Feasibility study, obtaining permission, planning the flight, studying the landing area, logistics, relations with the local people, materials and equipment
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21. Aircraft choices
Choose a seaplane with low or high wing? Seaplane or amphibian? Amphibian with hull or with floats? Hull amphibian with conventional or tricycle landing gear?
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22. Water Flying in the world
In Europe, in America, on the other continents
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23. Learning to fly from water
For those starting from scratch, for those who are already landplane pilots, advanced seaplane pilot training
- 24. Seaplane art and collectibles
- 25. Instruments For the Seaplane Pilot: the Seaplane Pilot's Computer
- Bibliography
- Directory
- Index