Aircam Multi Engine Sea Ratings

Multi Engine Sea Rating in the AirCam

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Steps To A Multi Engine Sea Rating

Required

Valid US Government Photo Id (Drivers License, Military Id, or Passport)
Valid FAA 3rd Class Medical or Higher or BasicMed Qualification
Valid FAA Multi Engine Airplane Land and Single Engine Sea Private or Higher Certificate
Current Logbook for sign-offs and showing a current BFR

Cost

The Private or Commercial MES Rating in the AirCam runs $4700 and includes instructor, fuel, checkride, and all that view.

Special rates and conditions apply for instruction at sites other than Shelby Co Airport (KEET) .

Recurrency and extraneous flying @ $ 495/hr. Minimum time 1 hour

1. Get your ground school done.

We highly recommend the Gleim Aviation Seaplane Add-on Rating Course for only $35.99.GLEIM SARC. Your other option is to Buy & Read Notes of a Seaplane Instructor by Burke Mees:Order from ASA, Aircraft Spruce, or Lake & Air.

2. Print & Read all of the The AirCam Training Guide (click here)

3. Become familiar with the appropriate FAA Airman Certification Standards for either the Commercial rating being sought.

3. Contact WaterWings to arrange an appointment.
Phone 205-651-7000 or Toll-Free 1-888-I-FLY-WET (435-9938) or e-mail iflywet@gmail.com

4. Paperwork: It is a good idea to have your 8710 Pilot Application (click here) completed either preferably through IACRA (click here) or the paper form (click here) For the aircraft type use EXHIB-EXPER-DOM

5. Arrive & Fly on day one with comfortable clothes, an open mind and a desire for adventure.

6. Go to www.CWDPE.com and schedule a checkride. This is primarily to get all of your information for the checkride

7. Bring Pilot License, Driver License, Logbook, Medical, W/B, 32G-64G Sd Card or Memory Stick for Videos.

Course Description

Day 1: Flight Lesson #1

First, a thorough pre-flight and discussion of differences in land vs. float planes. The flight will last 2 to 3 hours, focusing on:

Getting to know the airplane on water & in the air
Studying different types of water, landing opportunities, & characteristics of each
Lots of take-offs & landings
Bush Pilot techniques

Next, it’s time to take a breather for a few hours, or the evening—and get some food! You’ll have ground school over a meal if the timing works out; otherwise it will be done somewhere that’s convenient.

Day 2: Flight Lesson #2

Get answers to any questions from ground school
Polish the last lesson’s maneuvers
Add more complicated water maneuvers, plus crosswind and glassy water take-offs & landings.

Checkride
If everything is in order you’ll take the checkride, which includes about an hour of oral and an hour of flight time with the flight examiner.

Videos

We highly recommend the GLEIM Seaplane Add-on Rating Course for only $35.99 .GLEIM SARC

Or if you prefer to read a book: Buy & Read Notes of a Seaplane Instructor by Burke Mees:
Order from ASA, Aircraft Spruce, Amazon, or Lake & Air

The AirCam

The AirCam is an open cockpit multi engine experimental amateur-built aircraft that flies low and slow with the safety of multiple engines and plenty of horsepower. Flying the AirCam is a remarkable open air experience. You sit out if front of and on top of most of the airframe yielding unencumbered views of the world around you. The motorcycle like windshield blocks the majority of the wind giving you a ride that even allows you to wear a ball cap while flying. Lockwood Aircraft sells the kits to build an AirCam.

The WaterWings AirCams

Our AirCams were built in 2018 and 2007. They are equipped with Garmin G3x Touch displays front and rear. The aircraft is specifically setup for training. Both cockpits have full flight controls and instruments. The planes are primarily operated from the front cockpit where the view is phenomenal. Both seats are heated for cooler months. Our planes are equipped with 2 Rotax 912uls engines producing 100hp each. The 2007 AirCam has a full canopy for winter operations

The History from Wikipedia

The first prototype AirCam was built in 1995. Designed by Phil Lockwood, founder of Lockwood Aircraft, it was built for the National Geographic Society for research and photography in the Ndoki Rain Forest in the northern Congo Basin. It was built to fly low and slow and to provide a wide, unobstructed view, with the additional security of a second engine. The design has since been improved while retaining the same layout.

The initial version, produced by Leza-Lockwood Corporation, was powered by twin Rotax 582 powerplants of 64 hp (48 kW) each. Twin 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912 and 115 hp (86 kW) 914 engines were optional. Later the 582 was eliminated, the 912 engine became standard and Leza-Lockwood's name was changed to Lockwood.

The Aircam was designed to be able to take-off on one engine if needed and the positioning of the engines close to the centerline contributes to this capability as well as its benign single engine handling.

The Rules

The FAA is very strict on the rules about how you can get or give instruction in an experimental aircraft. If you own the aircraft you can pay an instructor to give you instruction in THAT aircraft. If you own an aircraft then you have to have a "Letter of Deviation Authority" from the FAA to give instruction in your aircraft if you are going to charge a fee for it. WaterWings does have a LODA (Letter of Deviation Authority) for our AirCam. This allows us to provide MES ratings as well as make and model specific and recurrent training. If you have questions on this refer to FARs 61.319

The Floats

Our AirCam is equipped with Clamar 2180 Electric Amphibious floats. These floats are composite and all electric except for the brakes.

Videos'

AirCam Land Take off and Water Landing

AirCam Taxi and Water Take off

AirCam Water Take off

AirCam Water Landing

Specificatons

Aircraft

Fuel Capacity 28 gallons

Auxiliary Fuel Capacity 20 gallons

Fuel Burn 7 gallons / hour