Alaska Floatplane Flying: Seaplane Rating/Backcountry Adventures

Flying a floatplane in the Alaska backcountry is a one of a kind adventure. We traveled to the tiny town of Moose Pass, on the Kenai peninsula, to get our seaplane rating and explore the wild backcountry of Alaska.

The adventure begins by flying into Anchorage, Alaska and visiting Lake Hood, the world's largest seaplane airport. After that, we travel down the Seward Highway, stopping at the Alyeska ski resort along the way to watch paragliders. We train for our seaplane rating in the small town of Moose Pass at Alaska Float Ratings, run by Vern Kingsford. We train on 150 horsepower Piper Super Cub floatplanes. After a few days of breathtaking flying in the Alaska backcountry, we earn our seaplane rating and become seaplane pilots.

After that we explore the Kenai peninsula. There we find glaciers, rivers and spectacular ocean vistas.

If you are a pilot looking for a new rating and new adventure, I highly recommend you look up Alaska Float Ratings in Moose Pass. It's a memory that will last a lifetime.

This was filmed by both Bryan Keith and Shane McLafferty using Sony A7S mirrorless DSLR, DJI phantom drone and GoPro cameras.