Seaplane Destinations and Other Links

Destinations

• Seaplane events:

  • Clear Lake Splash In Lakeport, California
    http://www.clearlakesplashin.com/

  • EAA AirVenture Convention (Oshkosh, WI)

    • EAA AirVenture Vette Seaplane Base

  • Glenn Hammond Curtiss annual "Seaplane Homecoming"
    Hammondsport, NY ("The birthplace of seaplane aviation")
    For details: http://www.seaplanehomecoming.org/

  • Grand Marais Splash-In, Grand Marais (Upper Peninsula), Michigan
    http://www.grandmaraismichigan.com/ChamberPages/SplashIn/splashin.htm

  • Indiana Seaplane Pilots Association Fly-In, Lake James
    Pokagon State Park, Angola, Indiana
    For details: http://www.seaplanepilots.org/inspa

  • Lake Amphibian Flyers Club
    Annual Convention
    Bartow, FL
    April
    Lakeathon Fly-In

  • Lake Guntersville Splash-In Lake Guntersville, Alabama
    http://www.alabamaaviator.com/
    (Click on Destinations, then Aviation Events)

  • Midnight Sun Float Plane Fly-In Yellowknife, NWT, Canada
    http://floatplaneflyin.com

  • Midwest Seaplane Pilots Association Fly-In, Otsego Lake, Gaylord, Michigan
    http://seaplanepilots.org/mwspa

  • Minnesota Seaplane Conference Brainerd, Minnesota
    http://www.mnseaplanes.org/ConferenceInformation.htm

  • Moosehead Lake International Seaplane Fly-In, Moosehead Lake, Maine
    http://www.seaplanefly-in.org/

  • Northern Lake Amphibian Pilots' Fly-In & Safety Seminar
    Killarney Mountain Lodge, Georgian Bay, Ontario
    September
    www.northernlakeamphibianpilots.com

  • Pineville EAA Chapter 614 Fly-In Pineville, Louisiana
    (Seaplanes can use lake adjacent)
    http://www.eaa614.com/

  • Speculator Seaplane Fly-In and Safety Seminar Speculator, NY
    http://adrkmts.com/seaplane/

  • Sun 'n Fun Fly-In (Lakeland, FL)

    • Click here for more info on seaplanes at Sun 'n Fun

  • Wisconsin Seaplane Pilots Fly-In Eagle River, WI
    http://www.seaplaneflying.com/

Clubs and Associations

• National organizations

  • Seaplane Pilots Association

  • Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association

  • Experimental Aircraft Association

  • National Business Aviation Association

  • National Air Transportation Association

  • General Aviation Manufacturers Association

• Regional organizations

  • Columbia Seaplane Pilots Association (OR)

  • Indiana Seaplane Pilots Association/Indiana Seaplane Fly-In (IN)

  • Midwest Seaplane Pilots Association/Otsego Lake Fly-In (MI)

  • Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association (MN)

  • Montana Seaplane Pilots Association (MT)

  • Washington Seaplane Pilots Association (WA)

  • Wisconsin Seaplane Pilots Association (WI)

• International organizations

  • Aero Club Como (famous Italian seaplane base)

  • Canadian Bush Plane Heritage Centre

  • Finnish Ski- and Seaplane Association (Finland, in Finnish)
    (From Tero Lähdesmäki who notes that "Kuvia" means pictures in Finnish.)

  • Ontario Seaplane Association (Canada)

  • Seaplane Association's Federation of Europe

  • Seaplane Pilots Association Australia

  • Seaplane Pilots Association Austria

  • Seaplane Pilots Association Switzerland

• Type-specific organizations

  • Lake Amphibian Flyers Club

  • Northern Lake Amphibian Pilots

• For more information about the
  Midwest Seaplane Pilots Association, Otsego Lake Splash-In LLC, or the annual fly-in itself, contact
  • Art Butcher in the Gaylord area (989) 732-4157
  • Don Seelye in the Charlevoix area (231) 547-9430
  • Randy Rhodes in the Pontiac/Detroit area (519) 676-3569