Instruction

Grand Seaplanes

Flight Instruction

All flight instruction is administered through our business partner Tulsa Community College (TCC). We will enroll you at TCC with your name, address, social security number, date of birth and proof of citizenship. Seaplane students are exempt from the TSA requirements that we train only U.S. citizens. No payment is needed at enrollment, however a $500 deposit is required to schedule your training dates and TCC policy is to pay for training in advance. To train for a seaplane rating we recommend you access our Buy Now page and pay your $500 deposit or purchase the Seaplane Course and room/board if needed. With your deposit or full payment we will immediately send you a link to our instructional page. Any unused tuition will be refunded and all your personal information will be strictly confidential. If you're interested in a just a few hours training in the Lake, like a biennial flight review, you should buy a Gift Certificate for the hours you want. If you have questions or to schedule your training, contact Steve Robinson at 918-289-3940.

Instructional Material

When we receive your deposit or full course payment we will send you a link to access our training materials online. This information is mostly downloadable .pdf files containing FAA advisory circular FAA-H-8083-23 Seaplane Operations along with Private/Commercial practical test standards. Also included is our training syllabus, Aircraft Flight Manual, Checklists, Weight & Balance, and some photos of our aircraft. Members of the Seaplane Pilots Association may download Steve Reeps book "Go To Hull" at www.Seaplanes.org, a great resource for someone learning to fly a Lake Amphibian!

If you prefer a complete online ground school, we have partnered (and provided pictures & videos of our Lake Aircraft) with Gleim Aviation to provide a comprehensive Seaplane Add-on Rating Course for only $29.95.

Instrument Instruction

With our new WAAS enabled GNS 430W we are now single-source GPS IFR certified ! We can train all instrument approaches including ILS, VOR, & GPS VNAV & LPV approaches. Thinking of buying a GNS 430W for your airplane? Just want to learn GPS VNAV approaches? Learn it all while earning your seaplane rating.

Lake Recurrent Training

We have recently been approved by Airsure Insurance to conduct Initial and
recurrent training in your Lake. Call for details.

Time Management

Normally three days and two nights are needed to complete your training. For example you could arrive Friday for training
starting that afternoon. Training would continue Saturday and Sunday morning with a check ride with a designee Sunday
afternoon. Room & board is available at Steve Robinson's home/Seaplane base at Grand Lake in northeastern Oklahoma.
See our rates page for details. A local Tulsa student could budget a week to complete his/her training at KRVS.