• 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.

    • "Even as a relatively experienced aviator, I learned a ton on this trip. There's no substitute for the hands on experience of trying to climb into a life raft or the wisdom one can get by talking with a bunch of expert flight instructors around a campfire. I would highly recommend it."

      Chris Clearfield

    • 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:

      • Executing a Forced Landing
      • Post Crash Survival

      1230 Lunch

      1330 Ground lectures:

      • What's Important In a Survival Kit
      • Fire Starting and Signaling
      • ELTs, PLBs, and other tracking devices

      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 

      • Touring the glaciers north of Vancouver 
      • Olympic Peninsula 

      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:

      • Flying the Islands
      • Cold Water / Island Meteorology
      • International Procedures
      • ELTs, PLBs, and other tracking devices
      • What's important in a survival kit
      • Post crash survival
      • Cold Water Immersion
      • Search and Rescue

    • 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.

      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.

      Chris Palmer

      Flight Instructor

      CFI and founder of the popular YouTube channel,

      Angle of Attack

    • 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.

      • Accommodations
      • Custom TFP survival kit
      • Gourmet food
      • Lectures by Jason Miller, Peter Lert, and Dr. Howard Donner
      • Sea plane flight experience

      A huge part of the value on this trip are the lectures, the life raft deployment, 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

       

      Non flying guests $1250

      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

       

      Non flying guests $1250

    • 2019 Islands Trip

       
      Place deposit to reserve your spot
       
      August 16, 17, 18

    • “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...

      Blowing $5,000 in 5 Seconds! Life Raft Deployment

      Survive Ditching an Aircraft

      ...courtesy of Flight Chops

      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.

    Copyright 2019

    2019
    All trips Sold Out!
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