SEAPLANE OPERATIONS:
Operating techniques for seaplanes, amphibians,
and
flying boats from around the world.
Authors: Dale DeRemer, Ph.D. and Cesare Baj
Print Date: Spring, 1998
First Printing: 2500 copies; over 400 pages, 1272 illustrations and photos.
Second Printing: July, 2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Dedication
Forward-Baj
Forward-DeRemer
About this book- Author's notes to the reader, Symbology
Chapter 1. The Natural Elements in which seaplanes operate.
The air, wind, water, waves, tides, and currents.
Chapter 2. Seamanship.
Ports, craft, mariner's terminology, equipment, ropes-lines-cables,
knots.
Operational areas, construction of ramps,launch
facilities, structures ashore, rescue equipment,
problems, improvised and temporary facilities,
environmental impact, examples of SPB's.
Chapter 4. Seaplanes
and amphibians.
Types, characteristics, hulls, floats, the cockpit,
accessories, equipment, conversion from landplane
into
seaplane.
Chapter 5. Ground operations.
Launching on the ramp, launching without a ramp,
operations on the apron, rules of the road,
transporting aircraft.
Chapter 6. Water operations.
At the dock, departing the dock, onto the ramp,
at the buoy.
Chapter 7. Operations on the water at low speed.
Low speed taxiing, plow taxiing, low speed taxiing
in the wind, sailing, taxiing in the current,
taxiing
with amphibians, taxiing with the reversible
pitch
propeller, stopping offshore.
Chapter 8. High speed (step) taxiing.
On the step, step turns, porpoising, the quick
stop.
Chapter 9. The takeoff.
Choice of the takeoff strip, length of the
takeoff run, duration of the takeoff run,
inspection of the take off area, takeoff from
the water, use of the flaps, 'stalled take off',
the 'flap stroke', takeoff on one float, aborting
the takeoff attempt, the liftoff, the climb after
takeoff, visibility during takeoff.
Chapter 10. Flight and navigation.
Chapter 11. Landing.
Choice of a landing strip, approach, going around,
normal landing, short and rough water landing,
glassy water landing, after touchdown.
Chapter 12. Docking, ramping, buoying.
Docking, ramping, arrival at the buoy, cooling
the engine.
Chapter 13. Operations with amphibians.
Parking, taxiing, lift-off, approach and landing.
Chapter 14. Flying multi-engine seaplanes.
Twin-engine seaplanes, twin-engine seaplane
with
tandem engines, multi-engine seaplane.
Chapter 15. Weight and balance.
Chapter 16. Advanced techniques & special operations I.
Ground operations, operations in cold areas,
on ice
and snow, operations in narrow bodies of water,
operations in small bodies of water, operations
in artificial basins & ports, night operations,
operations near or inside volcanoes, search
and
rescue operations, firefighting, navigation
on the surface.
Chapter 17. Advanced techniques & special operations II.
Forced and precautionary landings, forced sailing,
bush navigation, interactions with boats, interactions
with plants and animals, operations on unknown
bodies
of water and on unprepared shores, special techniques
on
the surface, going ashore & mooring.
Chapter 18. Advanced techniques and special operations III.
Accidents, breakdowns and other problems, wilderness
area problems, landing gear problems, capsizing,
recovery of capsized aircraft, sinking, fuel,
preflight checks, strong winds, loading and
external loads, physiological problems.
Chapter 19. Mechanics of water flying.
Forces on the aircraft, asymmetrical effects
in
taxiing, attitudes and movements of the aircraft,
an overall view, limitations, equilibrium and
stability, stability of the floatplane in flight,
stability of the floatplane on water, stability
of
the hull aircraft.
Chapter 20. Seaplane flight planning.
Feasibility study, obtaining permission, planning
the flight, studying the landing area, logistics,
relations with the local people, materials and
equipment.
Chapter 21. Aircraft choices.
Choose a seaplane with low or high wing? Seaplane
or amphibian? Amphibian with hull or with floats?
Hull amphibian with conventional or tricycle
landing gear?
Chapter 22. Water Flying in the world.
In Europe, in America, on the other continents.
Chapter 23. Learning to fly from water.
For those starting from scratch, for those who
are already landplane pilots, advanced seaplane
pilot training.
Chapter 24. Seaplane art and collectibles.
Chapter 25. Instruments For the Seaplane Pilot: the Seaplane
Pilot's Computer.
Bibliography
Directory
Index
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