Floatplane hours Anyone? MN-FL

[185 Bushbird]

Anyone want a fun fall float flying vacation? It is time to bring the floatplanes back to Florida again for the winter season, we plan to leave sometime after september 25th, weather permitting. I will have 2 seats available, [left seat - dual instruction] in the C172 and C180, costs ate C172-$100/hr and C180-$120/hr, 1 night lodging enroute, meals, return airline ticket back from Orlando - MCO. We have free lodging at our place at the fun & famous Cherry Pocket Bar & Resturant [cherrypocket.com] and a ride back to Orlando airport. I may also need a floatplane CFI for this next year in FL and MN and might be willing to train the right person for doing SES ratings and sightseeing rides, let me know if interested as this could be a good opportunity for someone!

Thanks
Brian
Adventure Seaplanes

[185 Bushbird]

Correction, OCTOBER 25th or later,probably not my last mistake of the day!

[mtv]

You had me going there for a minute, Brian. I was beginning to think you knew something the rest of us didn't.

MTV

[185 Bushbird]

Mike, I know you don't need anymore float time for the airline! If you know of someone with a personality & passion for float & tailwheel flying, send em my way, say hi to Lowell for me!

[andy]

Sounds like fun, Brian. I have a Commercial ASEL/ASES/Instrument with PIC time in a C-180 on amphibs, DHC-2 on amphibs, PJ3 on straight floats and BC-12D on straight floats. I also own a Maule MX-7-180 taildragger on wheels, but float-ready. Too bad I'm in Western North Carolina and not Florida or Minnesota.

Andy

[185 Bushbird]

Airlines. I flew a 180 Maule on Wip amphibs and it did just fine, even had 3 guys in it! Not alot of fuel though!

[Durango Skywagon]

If you had a beaver I'd do it, otherwise I don't like flying in yellow planes.

-Brad

[Alaskabound]

If november 4th isn't too late I would be interested in the 180 time...

Jeremy

[185 Bushbird]

Brad, sorry bud, but the slower blue & white planes are going and the fast yellow will stay and yes there is a Beaver on straight floats going to Florida also!
November 4th is too late, i need to be back for some family deer hunts.

[Alaskabound]

What is the latest you can do? Is the left seat of the beaver available?

[DonC]

If you had a beaver I'd do it, otherwise I don't like flying in yellow planes.

-Brad

Kind of liked yellow planes myself

[185 Bushbird]

I doubt the left seat as the owner is not a CFI and this is his first trip to FL on floats. We can make Brad's 185 look good also if we replaced all that white with yellow and keep the red & blue stripe, heck it may even get off the water better!

[steve]

Brian,

Are you stopping at lake Shelbyville for fuel this year?

Steve

[185 Bushbird]

Steve, i think we will go from Quad city to Kentucky lake, depending on winds we may stop and fill out of jugs at Shelbyville. How far away are you? Get them beans and corn out so you have $$ to buy those hunting liscense! Should be able to hunt lots with prices this year again, maybee have to buy more equipement so the taxman does not get it all.

[steve]

I am about an hour drive away from Shelbyville. With the cool-down, crops are drying slow, I already have my moose permit and can buy the deer tags over the counter. Looks like I will miss opener, we hunted off snowmobiles last year, so I guess I can do it again. Still saving my nickels and dimes to get the lakeside hanger put up when I get back, as I have to wait for freeze up to get the equipment down there. Let me know if I can be of any help.

Steve