The seaplane request form
Fields shared with airplanes are explained in Building the request.
Route — remote water sites
Landing on a lake or bay with no seaplane base? Choose Remote Water Site, name it, and paste coordinates or tap the spot on a satellite map. The nearest reporting airport supplies weather, notices and airspace; the water analysis uses your exact spot.
Seaplane Operation
- Gear type — Straight floats (water only) or Amphibian. Amphibians get a gear callout for every leg.
- Departure surface / Arrival surface — Water or Land runway for each end.
- Open water upwind (NM) — roughly how far the wind blows across the water to your landing area. Used to estimate chop. Not sure is fine.
- Your max wave height (inches) — your personal limit; 0 means calm water only, or No limit.
- Your max wind on the water (kt) — your personal limit, gusts included, or No limit.
- Water operation notes — docking, beaching or mooring plan, boat traffic, wires near the shore, shallow areas.
Set Flotation gear to Yes in the flight section if life vests are aboard — it is used for the egress brief.