Category Archives: Toby

Way to go, Daniel!!!!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by toby

Here’s Daniel, our newest private pilot!   We’re celebrating around here, because we had another successful checkride!  My friend Daniel joined the ranks of pilots, having learned how to fly in a seaplane.  Most pilots learn in landplanes, but around … Continue reading →

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Cleaning up for the new year!

Posted on January 3, 2012 by toby

Hey, everybody, Happy New Year! I hope you all had good holidays.  I know I did!  Among other things, I got a stylin’ new collar – I’ll show you a picture in a minute.  Meanwhile, I have to tell you … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 22, 2011 by toby

I think I see Santa Claus!! From all of us here at Seattle Seaplanes, we wish you a Merry Christmas……   Happy Hanukah….   Happy Hogmanay!!   “Should auld acquaintence be forgot…?” And Happy New Year!!   Cheers, Toby James   … Continue reading →

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Way to go, Jennie!

Posted on December 16, 2011 by toby

The newest certified Airframe mechanic! I’m just so proud of our staff – they keep doing incredible things!  Our Jennie is now an FAA-certified Airframe mechanic!   Jennie has been studying and working really hard down at South Seattle Community … Continue reading →

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My “brother from another mother”

Posted on November 15, 2011 by toby

Hey, gang, The leaves are falling, the air is crisp and cool, and my nemeses the geese have taken wing for warmer climes. Must be autumn. I thought I’d take this time to tell you a little bit about my … Continue reading →

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Congratulations, Cap’n Princess Suzanne!

Posted on October 27, 2011 by toby

We have another pilot in the house! My fabulous friend Suzanne recently passed her Private Pilot checkride!! Suzanne’s just the best – she was our customer, but now she’s helping run the show around here. I’m very proud of her … Continue reading →

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New Pilot!

Posted on October 11, 2011 by toby

  It’s been a really exciting week here at Seattle Seaplanes.  We have a brand-new private pilot in our “family” now! Carl started taking lessons here last year.  He walked in one day, announced he wanted to learn to fly, … Continue reading →

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The vacationing student

Posted on October 7, 2011 by toby

    Hey, everybody! Long time, no blog, I know.  Believe it or not, it’s still been busy around here, even though it’s now officially fall. Activity on the lake is slowing down, but we’re still flying lots. I made … Continue reading →

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On top of the world! (Africa, at least)

Posted on September 7, 2011 by toby

I want to tell you about something really cool that one of our pilots did recently. My friend Becky, who flies for us here, recently climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro!  Wow! Mount Kilimanjaro is  the highest point on the African continent, soaring up … Continue reading →

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Congrats to Alex and Jeff!

Posted on August 30, 2011 by toby

My friend Alex, all smiles after his checkride! Jeff and I share a laugh on the dock! So, we had a couple of checkrides this week!  My friends Alex and Jeff recently became ASES-rated pilots, and I couldn’t be happier … Continue reading →

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