Life Raft Deployment
You will experience what most do not
Location
We will be hosting you 1 block from the airport at a charming location with plenty of room to stretch out and learn. (This is not a camping trip)
Come to the island and join us for lectures, food, fun and an aviation experience you'll remember forever.
This trip is open to experts and beginners alike.
- Special Guests
Peter Lert
Burt Rutan's test pilot
Peter has over 20,000 hours of flight time and has worked as a test pilot for Burt Rutan. He has been a training program developer for FlightSafety International, editor of Air Progress Magazine, a Part 135 charter and Air Ambulance pilot, and an international ferry and demonstration pilot. Peter has made over 50 ocean crossings, almost entirely in single engine airplanes.
JP the_candourist
Around the World in a Cessna 210
Popular adventurer and one of a kind story teller. JP shares his adventures on YouTube and Instagram as the_candourist. He recently completed an epic around the world flight in a Cessna 210 and is joining us to discuss the journey and what he learned.
Steve Thorne
Flight Chops immersive experiential flying videos
Virtual ride-along flying videos from
The Finer Points 2017 San Juan Islands Adventure trip below...Steve will be a guest lecturer on this trip. Very few people have more experience jumping from one airplane to another. Steve will give us his insights on how "an airplane is an airplane", a fitting talk for a trip where you'll experience at least three different makes and models.
Ryan Van Haren
ATP, Air Traffic Controller
Ryan Van Haren is an accomplished pilot who works as an air traffic controller in the airspace between the San Juan islands and Vancouver BC. He is here to help us understand the border crossing procedures between the two countries. He also leads survival "shakedowns" which leave pilots stranded overnight to test their survival preparedness.
Deon Mitton
Charter pilot Bahamas
Deon Mitton works as a Part 135 Scheduled Service and Charter pilot in the Bahamas where flies across international borders on every single flight. Deon is going to speak to the practical aspects of E-APIS, U.S customs and international border crossing procedures. When Deon is not flying the islands you probably find him flying the back country in Alaska.
Steveo "1" Kinevo
Professional Pilot / YouTuber
Steveo has been a professional pilot for approximately 11 years. He currently flies a TBM850, Quest Kodiak, and Cessna Grand Caravan. He makes a very popular Flight VLOG on Youtube and enjoys sharing the passion of Aviation with others. Being located in south Florida, Steveo has a lot of insight on border crossing procedures and The Finer Points associated. Itinerary
This trip will have you staying on the shores of the San Juan islands, just a block from where your plane is parked. This is not a camping trip. We'll be learning survival skills, navigating island geography, and flying across international borders.
Learn emergency life raft deployment and other safety skills,
border crossing procedures,
fire starting in a wet climate,
signal mirroring and more.
Come explore these beautiful islands in the Pacific Northwest!
Day 1
KBFI tour to KORS, lectures
0900 meet at Galvin Flying Services, KBFI Boeing Field, to brief the 1 hour flight out to the islands.
1000-1230 Touring the islands by air arriving at Orcas Island
1230 Lunch / Base camp set up
1330 Ground lectures:
- Executing a Forced Landing
- Post Crash Survival
- What's Important In a Survival Kit
- Fire Starting and Signaling
- ELTs, PLBs, and other tracking devices
1500-1800 Island Hopping
1900 Appetizers/Drinks/Dinner - Featuring fresh Buck Bay oysters on the half shell and dinner at Hogstone Wood Oven
Day 2
Carbon Cub, RV-14, glaciers, life raft
0700 Breakfast
0800 Preflight Briefing
0900 Wheels up for Canada / Glacier Tour
0900-1200 Touring the glaciers north of Vancouver / Olympic Peninsula for owners and renters (survival hike / signaling exercises).
1200 - 1400 Cub Crafters Carbon Cub Experience - Fly a Carbon Cub!
1400 Cold Water Immersion Survival Lecture by Dr. Howard Donner
1500 Life Raft Deployment
1800 Seafood Boil Dinner
Day 3
Seaplane flight, Island flying
0700 Breakfast
0800 How to Ditch an Airplane - Peter Lert
0830 Preflight Briefing
0900 Reposition to Seaplane Base on Orcas Island
1000 Seaplanes / Signaling - Seaplane Scenics
1200 Lunch
1300 Depart for Boeing Field
1400 Trip completion at Galvin Flying Services, KBFI Boeing Field
