Title: Getting a Seaplane Rating - Seaplane Pilots Association
Headings: Seaplane Pilots Association
Seaplane Pilots Association
Why Get a Seaplane Rating?
How Hard is it to Get a Seaplane Rating?
FAA Single Engine Sea Rating Requirements
Sport Pilot Sea Endorsement
Sport Pilot

Content: Getting a Seaplane Rating - Seaplane Pilots Association
Seaplane Pilots Association
Why Get a Seaplane Rating? Its Fun... Most people that earn a seaplane rating will tell you that it was the most fun they have ever had both flying and earning a pilot rating. Expand your horizons... Earning your seaplane rating will open new horizons teaching pilots greater skills flying low and slow close to the ground and water. Each landing and you  takeoff that you do in a seaplane will be different, unlike land flying where most pilots operate on paved surfaces that are smooth, long and obstruction free, landing on water is challenging. The water's surface condition must be read, boat and marine traffic must be accounted for an avoided, water depth must be read, in water and out of water obstructions must be identified, and  boating skills must be mastered to dock ramp and beach a seaplane. Set yourself apart... Less than with less than 3% of pilots are seaplane rated, and those that have earned a seaplane rating and have seaplane flight experience are highly  regarded by not only fellow peer pilots, but also employees of professional pilots. Adventure.... Seaplanes do not require runways and 80% of the earth is covered in water. So while land flying requires humans to build a runway whether it is a dirt runway or a  paved runway. Seaplanes are the truest form of back country flying, and require no surface preparation. This means that they are more remote and even non-remote lakes, rivers, and even oceans  become destinations and accessible to those that have gone the extra mile to earn a seaplane rating.