Seaplane Services

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If you’re looking for a family friendly destination for your upcoming April school vacation, look no further than Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island off the western coast of Florida. It’s like stepping back in time. This gem of an island has something for everyone – long white beaches, fishing, kayaking, and paddle boarding just to…

Harbour Island is without question, one of the prettiest islands in The Bahamas. At 3 miles in length and a half mile wide, the pink sand beaches, pastel homes, and charming locals make this a great destination for all sorts of activities. For starters there are great fishing, boating, and diving spots around the island…

There are 700 islands in The Bahamas, but you could fit all of them into the large archipelago that is known as Andros. Consisting of three islands: North Andros, South Andros, and Mangrove Cay, it is 104 miles long and about 40 miles wide at its widest. Andros is an ecological marvel containing many small…

There are so many reasons to visit Florida, but for the avid angler it’s one of the few places where all that baiting and waiting pays off. It’s known as “The Fishing Capital of the World” with approximately 2.5 million salt-water anglers arriving every year. They stay at fishing lodges and resorts, dine in restaurants,…

When they say location is everything, they must be talking about Miami Seaplane Base. Located on Watson Island, it’s just minutes from South Beach and within walking distance of the Miami Cruise Ship Terminal. There should be a sign there that reads, “The adventure starts here!” Over the last few years Miami Seaplane Base has…

For many years, Mark Futch, the doyen of seaplane operators in Florida, lived in Boca Grande on the southwestern coast of Florida – where the turquoise waters surround jeweled emerald islands such as Sanibel and Captiva. Mark is a local there and started out, as the other men in his family had, as a fishing…

The season up here in the northeast is still months away, but we’re busy interviewing and hiring new pilots. This past week was spent training new Captains and Co-Pilots. We are still hiring though, so if you know someone whose dream is to be a seaplane pilot, send them our way! Seaplane pilots are a…