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Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association Seminar A Success!

Photos by Brad Thornberg Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association Seminar A Success! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue BRAINERD, MINN. – “The 2021 Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association (MSPA) Safety Seminar, September 17-19, 2021, is in the … Continue reading

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Indiana Seaplane Splash-In Nails Goal of Advocacy

by Mike Marturello Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2019/January 2020 issue The weather was supposed to be stormy, but it turned out to be sunny and warm, and a bit windy for the 17th Annual Indiana Seaplane Pilots Association … Continue reading

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Wipaire To Provide New Customers With Lifetime Membership In Seaplane Pilots Association

Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2019 Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Wipaire, Inc. has announced a partnership with the Seaplane Pilots Association (SPA) to increase support of pro-seaplane initiatives by sponsoring lifetime memberships for its customers. “Beginning July 22, 2019, … Continue reading

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Oh, The Places You’ll Go… In A Seaplane!

by Chris Hinote Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue Who hasn’t been enamored with the romance of seaplanes, or imagined splashing down on a remote mountain lake, far away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, or … Continue reading

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Take The Bet & Get Your Seaplane Rating

by Curt Drumm Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 Issue It all started with a bet. My friend, Steve, bet me I couldn’t fly a taildragger. “Of course I can,” I said. The bet was on. I tracked down … Continue reading

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Asphalt? Grass? Water?

by Woody Minar Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2017 issue Yes, I’ll take water with my Cessna 172 on floats. Stirred, not shaken, please! In the beginning, we learned to fly on asphalt and sometime afterwards, we made that … Continue reading

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The Seaplane Pilots Association… Promoting, Protecting, Informing & Educating

Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2017 Seaplanes are the ultimate off-road vehicle…they will take your passion for flight to a whole new level. Only three percent of pilots have taken advantage of this form of flying that requires a … Continue reading

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Why Get A Seaplane Rating?

by Randy Schoephoerster Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2017 There are four primary reasons why pilots get a Seaplane Rating: 1) Counts as a biennial flight review. 2) Opens up unique travel destinations not possible by any other mode … Continue reading

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