The Water Flying podcast goes on location as we sit down with Steve Guetter and his fellow board members of the Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association for a recap of the 2021 Seaplane Safety Seminar at Maddens on Gull Lake in Brainerd, MN.

Over 40 seaplanes and 150 pilots attended this year's MSPA three day seaplane safety seminar - find out more in this episode.

Ben Shipps from Brown's Seaplane Base joins Steve & Abbie to discuss the things that challenge new seaplane pilots in their training and check rides.

Additionally, we discuss the transition of ownership of Brown's Seaplane base to the next generation and the addition of an Icon A5 to the training fleet of Piper J-3 Cubs and Super Cubs.

Top ten episodes from the first 25,000 listens to the Water Flying podcast. Abbie and Steve review and reflect on the most popular seaplane episodes from our first year and 25,000 listens.

You will be provided the episode number, topic and a description of each. Safety, insurance and training all rank among the most popular topics.

Zane Jacobson founder of BackcountryPilot.org joins Steve & Abbie for a discussion on intersection of seaplanes and backcountry flying.

Backcountrypilot.org is a great looking website with a growing collection of resources for backcountry land and seaplane pilots.

For more info visit: backcountrupilot.org & seaplanes.org

In this episode we talk with Seaplane Pilots Association Chairman of the Board Phil Lockwood. Phil's passion for innovation and his tireless advocacy for the aviation community are truly inspirational. Best known for creating and manufacturing the amazing multiengine AirCam, he also is an accomplished photographer and video producer. Somehow he is able to find time to lead SPA; his Sebring, Florida, EAA chaper; and numerous other organizations. Take time to tune in to this insightful episode featuring SPA's talented Chairman of the Board.

Seaplane Nirvana, attending Greenville Maine's International Seaplane Fly-In should be on every seaplane pilot and seaplane fan's bucket list.

Gary Norris president of the Greenville International Seaplane Fly-In joins Steve & Abbie to discuss the history, the setting and what to expect when attending the world's largest seaplane fly-in.

Website: seaplanefly-in.org

In this episode of Water Flying, we express our deep gratitude for the time, energy and passion that both the SPA and EAA volunteers gave to make Airventure 2021 such an amazing success.

We also share some of the incredible statistics of SPA's membership results and activities at the show, as well as, the impressive stats from EAA regarding Airventure 2021.

Steve Guetter Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association President joins Steve & Abbie during Airventure 2021 to provide us not only an update on seaplane flying in Minnesota, but also discusses a new training and leasing program from Wipaire.

wipaire.com

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Flying Boat Director Dirk Braun, joins Steve & Abbie to discuss the amazing Grumman Albatross and his new film that follows the life of the skilled mechanics that bring these giant seaplanes back to life and the adventures that those own them enjoy.

"Flying Boat" the movie tells the history of flying boats and brilliantly explores the deep connections of the men and women that fly and restore Grumman Albatrosses. This film features brilliant cinematography, as it captures a unique perspective that few have experienced.

Kevin Oaks joins Steve & Abbie to discuss a very special Aviat Husky on the 500th set of Wipaire 2100 Amphibious floats. This airplane is featured in a cover story of the July/August 2021 issue of Water Flying magazine and we just got to fly her.