Hello all... I'm considering getting back to aviation after 30+ years, and the dream is to fly bush / floats (you can read my whole sob story here if you wonder:
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=115297 ). I'd like to do it all from scratch (PPL+CPL), just to be sure I didn't forget anything all these years, and the option of doing the whole PPL+CPL on floats with Air Hart in Kelowna is very appealing. Yet, several people have also highly recommended Ocean Air (Victoria / Patricia Bay) for floatplane training, so I'm not sure if it would make sense getting started w/ Air Hart on their C172 on floats (following the advise of staring float training with
relatively under-powered a/c before moving to the C180) and then, after I have some experience on floats, move to Ocean Air in Patricia Bay to get more "refined" training...? Would this makes sense...? However, I'm not sure if "changing schools" midway through float training would do more harm than good... Also, if I don't get started w/ Ocean Air, maybe I won't get the benefits of their well-reputed training, anyway...? I might even bring bad habits from Air Hart!? How does Ocean Air compare w/ Air Hart float training, anyway? Would they be that different, or about the same? (it would be interesting training w/ floats in both lakes and ocean water, anyway, I suppose these are somehow different environments, each with their own quirks...) And while I'm at it, what about Fort Langley Air...? Any references...? (it's closer to my home in fantastic Surrey, so I could save in accommodation if I fly off Fort Langley... although by the looks of it I'll probably have to sell my place to pay for the PPL+CPL anyway, so this may not be an issue...) This isn't for right-away, I'm aiming for next year, if everything goes well... Just trying to get organized and plan ahead...
You feedback is greatly appreciated!
