San Juan Islands Adventure
2019 August 16, 17, 18
Learn emergency water landing survival skills, coastal weather and flight planning,
search and rescue services, scenic tours over Vancouver glaciers for owners and renter
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.
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
0700 (renters meet at Galvin Flying Services, KBFI Boeing Field, to brief the 1 hour flight out to the islands.)
0900 Meet on Orcas Island
1000-1230 Ground Lectures
1230 Lunch
1330 Ground lectures:
1600-1800 Island Hopping
1830 Appetizers/Drinks/Dinner
2000 Ryan Van Haren gives Firelight lecture on border crossing
Day 2
Crossing The Border, Life Raft
0700 Breakfast
0800 Preflight Briefing
0900 Wheels up for Canada / Glacier Tour
0900-1200
1200 - 1300 Lunch
1400 Cold Water Immersion Survival Lecture by Dr. Howard Donner
1500 Life Raft Deployment
1800 Seafood Boil Dinner - Featuring fresh Buck Bay oysters on the half shell
2000 J.P Shultze
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
A Truly Unique Experience
We believe that by immersing you in the environment and surrounding you with decades of experience, you will learn as much as absolutely possible about the art and science of flying safely near the open water. We believe an emphasis on survival planning is an important factor of your education if you plan to fly across large bodies of water. Our staff has experience in over 50 single engine ocean crossing flights.
The course includes ground lectures on the following topics:
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.
Pricing
Whether you join us in your own plane or rent one of ours, we will help pair you with an instructor to tailor the weekend to your needs.
We provide the learning environment for you to get the most out of your weekend adventure in the Pacific Northwest Islands.
A huge part of the value on this trip are the lectures, the life raft deployment, the Carbon Cub / RV-14 time, the Seaplane time, and signal mirroring. Come join us! Stay on the island, attend the lectures, workshops, life raft deployment, and seafood boil. Fly a Seaplane! Beginners to Experts welcome. This will be the time of your life!
Airplane Owners
Fly with us in your aircraft. We help partner you with an experienced mountain flying instructor.
KBFI Boeing to KORS Orcas roundtrip with CFI
If you own an airplane, we will connect you with an experienced dedicated instructor for your airplane to train you in island flying in your own aircraft. Kids 12 and under free with owners.
$2250 Course fee
$1500 Instructor fee
Rental
Fly with us in a rented aircraft. We help pair you with an experienced flight instructor.
KBFI Boeing to KORS Orcas roundtrip with CFI
Let us take care of everything. You will have a spot in a late model DA40 (expect around 4-6 hours of PIC time) and one 30 minute sea plane flight.
$3450 Course fee and aircraft rental
$1500 Instructor fee
“I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the San Juan Islands adventure. We learned a lot about the Diamond, the airspace, the 'what would we do IF?' and the geography while in the air. I also enjoyed Howard and Denise's great breakfast on Saturday morning, going into town for pizza on Friday night and Adam's outstanding "seafood boil" on Saturday night. I really enjoyed Howard's lectures...I found his information very helpful and relevant as we have Lake Michigan to deal with in our neck of the woods. And I've already put my 'survival kit' in my plane. I am looking forward to more cool adventures in the future...”
Christine Duncan
Videos
Be sure to catch these highlights from the San Juan Islands 2017 maiden voyage...
Check out this Flight Chops Coast Guard rescue video. Our course will help prepare you in the event you ever need a rescue like this.
Wilderness Medicince
Immersion and Drowning
Dr. Donner discusses swim failure, hypothermia, drowning, hyperventilation, cold water cooling, life jackets, and more.
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