Happy New Year, everyone!
I realize I’m sending you these greetings several days after 2013 got off to a start. Hey, it’s never too late to send friendly good wishes!
We’ve been busy around Lake Union. We recently had two fellows finish up their airplane single-engine sea ratings, and I’m really happy for them!
Here’s Franz, who is also a helicopter pilot here in the Seattle area. He can now call himself a seaplane pilot, too!
Franz and “mini-Toby”
And my new friend Nat, who traveled here all the way from New York City, just to learn how to fly a seaplane.
My friend Nat and his CFI, James. Tall Guys!!
Pilots: here’s an idea for a New Year’s Resolution – a seaplane rating! Or, if you’re already ASES-rated, how about a refresher? You could come fly with us and earn your SeaWings, which is the FAA’s Wings program tailored for seaplanes. It takes the place of your Biennial Flight Review (BFR) and is super-cool besides. (and don’t be distracted by the “this notice expired in Dec 2010” on the FAA website – that notice expired, not the SeaWings program. Â Government-speak, sigh…
I congratulate Franz and Nat, and I hope to see YOU in 2013!!
Cheers,
Toby James