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This section is dedicated to training information. Below are
Flight Instructors and training aids. We hope these are helpful for the
new Seabee pilots as well as the ol' veteran Bee Bopper. Some of the
files listed below are Adobe Acrobat files.
E-mail us if you have any training stuff you can share that has helped you. If you need Acrobat Reader get it here.  |
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Note: The
Flight Manual listed below is the original flight manual. Some of
the
information is obviously obsolete. Use care and be sure
you use the most accurate information for your airplane!
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Original
Republic Seabee Flight manual (5 parts - Adobe Acrobat®
.pdf files)
Part 1:
Introduction and
Specifications (694 KB)
Part 2:
Operating Your Seabee (649 KB)
Part 3:
Systems (2.50 MB)
Part 4: Care
and Maintenance (1.86 MB)
Part 5:
Inspection (1.09 MB)
Seaplane Operations - Chapter 15 from FAA
Handbook
(Chapter 16 in new FAA-H-8083-3) - (217 KB)
This is from the old FAA Flight Manual. The new manual has the same
information; different chapter as noted above.
Seaplane
Safety for Part 91 Operators - FAA AC 91-69a. A good refresher for
us "salty dogs".
Seabee Training Syllabus
(by Steve Mestler) Use at your own risk! (692
KB)
This is a lesson plan syllabus mainly for instructors but can be used
by students.
Seabee Training Guide
(by Steve Mestler) Use at your own risk!
(2.1 MB)
This is a guide for students and instructors alike. It includes the
syllabus above. Updated 3-20-2016.
Seabee Original Checklist
(Republic Aviation) (61 KB)
Original checklist courtesy of Jim Poel
Original Seabee Pilot's Checklist (Republic Aviation) (2.2 MB)
Buy
other Seabee Manuals here! (Essco Aircraft)
These are photo copies of the original Seabee manuals. Quality is fair
to good. Twin Seabee manual too!
Training Articles
Seaplane Safety (FAA AC 91-69a)
Seabee Seamanship (Anonymous-If you
know who wrote this, let me know!)
Seabee Familiarization
(by Capt.
Richard W. Sanders). Get the PDF version here!
Seabee Beaching and Ramping
(by Don Kyte)
Seabee Water and Land Techniques (author unknown but member Bruce Hinds sent it) if you know who wrote this let me know.
Knots for all Occassions Tying knots for your Seabee (Reprinted from Lehigh Group instructions)
How to make an Eye Loop at the end of a rope (youtube video) Great for tiedowns or making a "Jim Rope". Here's a better video (MP4).
Franklin Engine Operation
(by Jim Poel)
So you have a GO-480?
(by Chris Schuermann) Check his Aero Commander website!
A bit about Bendix-Stromberg
pressure carburetors? (by Chris Schuermann)
NTSB Accident
Reports - Courtesy of AOPA. Find any fixed wing accident
report. 29 reported Seabee accidents in the last 27 years. Not too bad!
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NOTE: The following is far
from a complete list of persons offering dual instruction on the RC-3 and
UC-1 Seabees. If you know of one in your area, would you please forward
the info for publication. We have quite a few inquiries! We invite
CFI,s and flight schools to send us their
addresses and telephone numbers. Thanks!
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ASSOCIATES & OLD TIMERS
NOTE: We welcome the people listed below, while not
Seabee Owners, they are united in their common love for this remarkable
old Amphibian. Some are former owners, Old Timers (OT), and others are
learning to fly, while still others are planning to buy a Seabee in the
future.
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Need a Seaplane Rating? Checkout Jones Brothers in Tavares, Florida. Rob Galloway runs the place and gives first class service! Check their website here. Cessna 185 and Maule. All straight floats. J-3 cub is coming! Tavares is one of the few Seaplane oriented cities in the USA! Very seaplane friendly. Ramps are avaiable for amphibs and plenty of dock facilities. You will love it! |
Your stuff here! |
| SEAPLANE TRAINING
To any RC-3 Owners, I am a CFI/SES/ATP looking to fly an RC-3. Would
prefer someone located in the NV/AZ water regions of Lake Mead, Colorado River,
Havasu, or Parker Dam. I'll buy the gas and the groceries.
Thanks
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Your stuff here! |
| MULTI ENGINE SEAPLANE TRAINING Hello
my name is Tanner Scooter Mainero and I just moved to Kodiak, Alaska.
Over the past dew years I have been teaching in a twin bee in FL for
Jack Browns and Jones Brothers seaplanes. If you know of anyone that
needs help in their plane I am happy to do so! Please call with any
Questions.
Tanner Scooter Mainero 720-244-9543
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Your stuff here! |
| SEABEE TRAINING and INSURANCE letter Just
got my CFI and CFII reissued (after 35 years!) so if you need a few
hours to brush up on the Ol' Seabee or a Flight Review, give me a call.
No primary students.
$250/hr
for 3 flight hours or less. $200/hour for over 3 flight hours. No ground
school charges or additional charges, ever. All materials provided.
Contact Steve Mestler at (803) 446-1224 cell or smestler@pbtcomm.net |
Your stuff here! |
| MULTI ENGINE SEAPLANE TRAINING Need a Multi-Engine Seaplane rating or just some additional training? (In a Twin Seabee) Contact Mr. Eric Weaver at the address below. www.mesrating.com Eric Weaver 1724 S. Highland Park Drive Lake Wales, FL 33898 (863) 241-1442 |
Your stuff here!
Richard & Susan Kleva |
| SAM RICHARDSON I live in
Portland, Oregon. I just attended the Columbia Seaplane Pilots annual
meeting out in Sandee River Oregon in my Seabee and I had several
inquiries about flight instruction? Could you fellows please place my
name on the IRSOC websight as a flight instructor for the Seabee. I'm
an ATP,CFI with 24,000 hours, 4000 instructing, and around 250 in the
Bee. I have owned 3 Seabees and hold A@P/IA ratings and instruct in all
types high performance aircraft including warbirds, current on the
B-25. Over the past several years I have heard from Bruce Hinds and
others that a good Seabee check out guy was needed here in the
Northwest. I'm retired from the airlines
and am available from April through September
most years. More people seem to be turning up with a Bee that have no
idea whats in store for them, some with no tail dragger endorsement or
training. I'd like to help keep them safe. Thanks for your consideration. G.P. Sam Richardson czechride@canby.com |
LARRY MULALLY 1203 Birch Pond Trail White Bear Lake, MN 5110-4147 TEL (612) 426-5654 Email lmull@skypoint.com |
| TIM
BASTIAN My
situation has changed a bit but I am still available for instruction in
the RC-3. If you have anyone who needs a checkout or instruction please
have them contact me at N714X@yahoo.com
or by phone at (423) 618-0664. My work schedule varies quite a bit but
I
can usually make time to work with students with a little advanced
planning. E-Mail is by far the easiest way to contact me because I'm am
out of the country allot and don't check the phone messages as often as
I should.
I have a
little over 14000 hours total time more than 7000 hours
of flight instruction given with over 300 in the RC-3 most of
which has
been instruction given.
Updated 4/1/2007 |
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| BROWN'S SEAPLANE BASE Lake Jessie Winter Haven, FL Twin Seabee Instructon UC-1 See Brown's Website. Tel: (941) 956-2243 |
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| DEAN SCOTT, CFI New Orleans, LA PH (504) 464-1972 Email scottypotty16@hotmail Single & Twin Seabee Instruction Also Cessnas; Widgeons; Goose |
KENNETH BUTTI 201 Bassett Street Petaluma, CA 94952 TEL 707 763-0276 Email kbutti@fssd.com ( 8 to5 ) Email kbutti@mediamessage.com (Home) |
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SKIP NEIDHART, CFI S.P.S. OF PALM COAST INC. P.O.BOX 521 Flagler Beach, FL 32136 TEL: 1 (800) 541-6923 OR (904) 437-7238 REPUBLIC SEABEE UC-1 TWIN $295.00 per hr. Email spsflag@pcfl.net |
JACK E. THOMAS (OT) |
| PAUL FURNEE, CFI Winter Haven Airport Winter.Haven, FL Tel: (941) 299-4655 |
HERBERT S. NORRIS (OT) 236 NW Wildwood Lane Bremerton, WA 98311 1925 Commercial pilot C#1247949 Single-Eng.Land&Sea. Flight instructor. Retired 1977. Favorite plane was Republic Seabee Ret. US Civil Service Dept. of Navy Email herbsn@tscnet.com |
| GENE LETTER, CFI 47 Aspen Street Daytona Beach, FL 32124 Tel: (386) 255-5044 |
KENNETH R. HARBISON
and MICHAEL HARBISON Want to buy Seabee (Lycoming preferred) or Seabee Project. Any and all considered. P.O. Box 2376 Corona, CA 92878-2376 TEL: (909) 279-9971 Email: None |
| BARRY LAWRENCE, CFI Petaluma, CA Note! Will travel Tel: (707) 795-2376 |
DAVID HOFFMEISTER South Coppell Road Coppell, TX 75019 Hopes to buy Seabee! E-mail: david.hoffmeister@verizon.net |
| ARTHUR STIFEL, CFI Adventure Air, Inc. Sebring, Florida Instructs on Seabees, Lakes, Widgeons Arthur will travel Phone: 1 (863) 273-0910 EMAIL ARTHUR at stifela@gmail.com or adventureairinc@gmail.com |
DAN KRUETZFELDT 2 Hillside Drive Taylors, SC 29687 Dan is an ATP and Executive Jet Pilot Wants to buy Franklin Seabee. Wants info on five seat conversion and Franklin Modifications. Email [currently NG] |
| TURNER FLYING SERVICE Fort Myers, Florida See Mike Turner CFI Experienced Seabee Instruction, Plus Seaplane ratings in Maule-7 260B Check our website! CONTACT MIKE: flyamphibs@aol.com |
WOODY CANNON 7012 North Ridge Drive Raleigh, NC 27615 TEL: (919) 872-4875 SPA #1116 EMAIL wcannon@nc.rr.com |
| LOUIS MANYAK Gallipolis, Ohio 45634 CFI, A/P, ATP, IA Louis provides Instruction and Service on Seabees. CONTACT LOUIS: maniakl@zoomnet.net Tel:(740) 441-4139 |
DR. PETER COWLEY CMS PROJECT 1001 G. Street Suite 400W Washington, DC DR. Cowley is on assignment in Kampala, Uganda. Tel# 256-41-348-330 He is currently studying the Seabee with an eye to buying one in the future EMAIL pcowley@cmsproject.co.ug |
| JON C. WHIDBY JCW Aviation 1631 Leonard Pruitt Road Dahlonega, GA 30533 Phone: (706) 344-8897 Fax: (706) 864-3624 email: jwhidby@alltel.net |
BOB ACKERSON 15 East Street Shenevus, NY 12155 TEL: (607) 638-9344 EMAIL rackerson@stny.rr.com Bob is a historian and compiling info on Seabees and owners experiences. Please write him at above address, if you have an unusual Seabee story. |
| Your stuff here! | BILL SCHUTZLER 5825 Rogers Tecumseh, Mi 49286 TEL: (517) 423-8911 EMAIL bschutz@tc3.net.com Bill recently owned twin-bonanza and now likes to think, Seabee. |
