Seaplanes as a Business – Your Business.
The Navy uses Ship Readiness to assess their ability to operate in the world’s oceans. You cannot find the definition of Sea Readiness in a dictionary. The Navy has an equivalent process called Ship Readiness, which involves assessing whether ships and crew are ready to operate in the waters of the world’s oceans. I...
A Guide to Operating Seaplanes in the Seas. In Flying Boats, Amphibians, and Seaworthiness, I defined the terms needed to understand the technical aspects of seaplanes. Now, I will discuss the definitions required to understand the essential technical aspects of operating in the sea. This means understanding sea states and how they relate to...
Richard Quest, a CNN business commentator and aviation analyst, asked me, “What is the difference between a floatplane and a seaplane?” Richard explained that on a newscast, he called an airplane on floats a seaplane, and the know-it-alls bombarded him with comments saying he got it wrong. My answer is an attempt to explain...
