Instruction

Flight Instruction

To secure your training dates we require a $500 deposit. Call Steve at 918-289-3940 to pick training time. Then go to our book now page and pay deposit using Paypal or your credit card. Once we receive your payment we will send you a link to access our online training materials.

Our online training materials are mostly downloadable .pdf files to study offline.

Included are the FAA's Seaplane Handbook along with our training syllabus, aircraft flight manual, checklists, weight & balance, FAA Airmen Certification Standards and some photos.

Instrument Instruction

Our WAAS enabled GNS 430 is IFR certified. We can teach all instrument approaches including ILS, VOR & GPS VNAV and LPV's. Thinking of buying a GNS 430 for your airplane? Just want to learn GPS VNAV approaches? Learn it all while earning your seaplane rating.

Lake Instruction

We are approved by Falcon & AOPA Insurance ( they insure a large part of the fleet) to conduct initial and recurrent training in your Renegade or Buc (or my Buc). We can even certify CFI's to join the approved Lake Instructor team!

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Call us or email us with your questions. We're always glad to help.

Byron Hernandez

01:01 30 Oct 17

What an amazing weekend up at the lake with Steve and his wife Kathy. They were warm, welcoming, and the view from their house is absolutely stunning! You feel like part of the family! Steve in an excellent instructor with attention to detail, and makes sure you are ready for your check-ride. If there was another rating to get I would definitely go back! Thanks Steve and Kathy!

Michael Beck

20:30 18 Jul 17

I spent last weekend training for my seaplane rating with Steve at Grand Seaplanes. It was an awesome experience! Steve is a great instructor, the Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer is super fun to fly, and the setup he has on Grand Lake provides a fantastic learning environment. I learned everything needed to pass the rating in two days, all within a few miles of Steve's cabin. The DPE met us at Grove airport on Sunday morning, and by 10am I had my new rating. I also took advantage of the room and board option at Steve's cabin. He and his wife Kathy were great to spend time with, and Kathy's cooking was excellent! I am so glad I chose Grand Seaplanes for this training, and recommend it very highly. YOLO, so get that seaplane rating before it's too late!

Widd Lewis

22:14 01 Jun 17

I had a great time earning my SES at Grand Seaplanes. Professional flight instruction in a fun environment. I stayed at the lake house and felt like part of the family. After flight training it was nice being able to unwind at the lake. I would stop by again just for the food. Thank you!

Doug

19:32 27 Nov 16

Excellent experience, training, flight instructor, accommodations, scenery!!! I highly recommend getting your Seaplane Rating through Steve Robinson at Grand Seaplanes. The Seaplane Rating was the funnest, easiest, and least stressful checkride I have ever taken. There is NO written knowledge test, months of studying, or significant amounts of systems knowledge, like all of the other ratings. It was great to just show up to Grand Lake and be able to learn a new fun way of flying. I really enjoyed the scenic training environment. With a small amount of ground school and a few days of perfecting my newly learned skill I took a checkride with with an examiner in the same area I had been practicing and finished the weekend with a new Rating. If you have ever wanted to get your Seaplane Rating this is the place to go. William "Doug" Sandridge ASEL, ASES, AMEL, CFI, CFII, MEI, Instrument, Commercial

Gregory Strzelecki

20:40 29 Sep 15

I recently took my seaplane rating training at Grand seaplane. It was by far the most fun while learning I have ever done. I am currently working as a helicopter utility pilot and I thought that I enjoyed flying helicopters, but flying a seaplane is by far the way to go. Steve is not only professional, patient and courteous he and his wife are extremely hospitable. They allowed me to stay with them while I was preparing for my check ride. I can’t wait until I get the opportunity to fly a seaplane again. I would highly advise any and every pilot to get their training at Grand Seaplane. Gregory James Strzelecki