Float rating and check outs
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Float rating and check outs
Can any one direct me to any flight schools or club that offer check outs on Cessna 185 or 206 in the Eastern Ontario area? If these places have these aircrafts on floats, that information would be equally valuable.
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My advice is to call Thompson Air Services and see if they have any openings. They have excellent instructors and a fantastic aircraft. You can PM SPAFLOATS on this website and he can give you all the info you need. Be warned, 180 time is not cheap!
My advice is to call Thompson Air Services and see if they have any openings. They have excellent instructors and a fantastic aircraft. You can PM SPAFLOATS on this website and he can give you all the info you need. Be warned, 180 time is not cheap!
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you!
True dat!Ronner wrote:that 180 ia runnin 3 bills an hour wet dual or solo. Its a nice 180 with a jacked up engine tho.
The rate was roughly the same when I flew there but, not only were they just about the only people in Ontario who would let me solo in their 180, but the airplane is maintained to an extremely high standard and the instruction is top notch. The instructors have tons of experience on a wide variety of aircraft.
As Cat Driver is fond of pointing out, quality instruction in a well maintained aircraft is the best investment you can make in your flying career. The only problem I see here is that the aircraft has so much power and works so well that you could easily get a false sense of what a normal 180 will do. This is compensated for during training with all up weight operations.
They're also great guys there so drop them a line and tell them what you want; they will give you good advice for free and can even help you deal with your insurance company as regards hour minimums which are normal when insuring a 180 driver for the first time. A 180 on floats is not the same as a 172!
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you!
Blakey and Ronner, thanks for the advice. I'm looking to see if I can acquire a check out for a job in the area. It's not on floats, but I figured that it would be an added bonus if it were. This low Timer is looking to catch a break getting into something, other than instructing, in the Montreal- Toronto corridor.
