HOW TO PASS YOUR SEAPLANE CHECK RIDE - Every maneuver you need to know. (FLIGHT VLOG #20)

Everything you need to know about passing your SES check ride. I made this video just so anyone who is interested in getting there seaplane rating will have a good idea of what to expect.

Normal take off and landings
Crosswind take off and landing
Rough water take off and landings
Glassy water Take off and Landings
Engine off landing
idle taxi
flow taxi
step taxi
Plow turns

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0:00 Introduction
0:36 Normal Take Off
1:35 Normal Landing
2:45 Idle Taxi (Displacement Taxi)
3:08 Step Taxi
4:34 X-Wind Landing
6:00 Plow Taxi
7:03 X-Wind Take Off
8:37 Glassy Water Landing
11:41 Glassy Water Take Off
13:21 Engine Off Landing
14:39 Confined Area Take Off
16:16 Confined Area Landing
17:59 Rough Water Take Off
19:22 Rough Water Landing
20:46 Plow Turns