Great Job! I am right behind you starting my first year of ownership of my A5. Boy are you right, insurance is NUTS.

I need to get my Searey up to Michigan one of these days. I was born and raised in Saginaw/Bridgeport. 700 hours in the Searey now for me. It just is an immensely fun airplane.

@thecommercialpilot

Жыл бұрын

If you do, hit me up!

Amazing video. Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to your next update!

Thank you This is exactly what I was looking for

Great videos. Really well produced. Keep them coming (please)!!!

Outstanding. Keep at it.

good stuff man such a cool machine

Great video. Think I might need to get one. Thanks Matt.

@thecommercialpilot

Жыл бұрын

I'd recommend it!

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing your videos and your thoughts. Very inspirational!!!

@thecommercialpilot

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

Absolutely excellent 1 year review. Very informative, honest and humble. This information is golden for somebody who is considering getting into either ultralights or light sport. Thanks for sharing your journey.

@thecommercialpilot

10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

I live on Lake Erie and I always thought about switching over to a seaplane similar to yours but I always worried that it would limited my flying but you changed my mind, thanks

Great comments, and I concur with all. I bought my first Searey a couple months ago and had similar experiences (including the uncomfortable wife moment and almost stuffing the plane...lol). But after 50+hours in the the past two months I'm finally getting the hang of it ;-) There has been some fiddly maintenance issues with the tailwheel, toe in/out alignment, and fixing how the splashguard was mounted, but they are terrific and fun airplanes to play with. We just finished a trip from North Alabama to Dayton Ohio and back last weekend. Not fast, but comfortable and just all around fun. Btw..."Go blue!"

Great video ❤ glass water landings Same trouble with water getting in maybe thru the boom tube fittings Great aircraft for manoeuvring in tight spaces

@thecommercialpilot

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yea. I've checked the boom tube, and the cap on the end of it. Also replaced the transom seal. I think it's the cable fittings that run through there. Just had those sealed up again.

Cool!

Really interesting and excellent ownership report. I’m flabbergast by the insurance cost, even knowing how much aviation insurance has jacked up recently. Did I hear you saying “conditional inspection” repeatedly? The regs refer to “condition inspection”. It s not “conditional,” you must do the inspection whether it “passes” or not. Hope to hear more about you Searey adventures.

@thecommercialpilot

2 ай бұрын

Yea, it's condition. Not conditional. I misspoke.

Great video!! Thanks for keeping us up to speed.. I've been dreaming about having my own Sea Ray for at least 15 years did you say the company is going out of business?

@thecommercialpilot

11 ай бұрын

They were closed for a while. They're still not making planes afaik but there's at least one person shipping parts on occasion now. Which is nice!

If you want to go to a unique place in your searey Google blarney island Antioch illinois. The problem would be there is no place to beach it.

@thecommercialpilot

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

Everyone I've talked to about sea rays has referenced the insane insurance requirements and cost. Seems to be the single largest limiting factor to more people buying them.

@thecommercialpilot

Жыл бұрын

Yea. It’s a bit expensive. But it’s not the end of the world. My Grumman insurance is cheap, but the maintenance is way more expensive. The SeaRey still ends up being an amphibian that’s cheaper to run than a 172.

Great stuff! Hit us up if you're ever in New England - always looking for someone to do flights of two with on our SeaRey water adventures!

@thecommercialpilot

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! I will. I love New England.

Water restaurants lake st claire has sooo many of them.

@thecommercialpilot

11 ай бұрын

Hell Yea!

@redcloudxlll

11 ай бұрын

@thecommercialpilot when you do decide to fly this way let me know. 🎉🎉✈️✈️!

Mô hình phi cơ chi tiết rất căng bản hình thể, và tinh tế thuận tiện kinh doanh thông hành linh hoạt tiện lợi, rất phù hợp moi trường kinh tế, nếu sản xuất phương tiện này sẽ chinh phục được khách hàng rất cao, cảm ơn video chia sẻ của bạn hay lắm chúc bạn sức khỏe và hạnh phúc.

Fly this in a sim regularly and gets absolutely bullied by the wind. Would love to fly a real one, looks sporty😉

Another question. Do you find that seaplane activities like beach docking and fishing tend to get a lot of slop in your plane. Would you recommend an easy to wash out interior?

@thecommercialpilot

9 ай бұрын

Yea I just hose it out periodically, and check / clean the bilge.

Welcome back! Has your tiger been relegated to your travel machine and the searey is your fun machine?

@thecommercialpilot

Жыл бұрын

The Tiger is fun too! But yea it mostly gets used for trips. Probably 70% work and 30% fun. The Searey is 100% fun for just cruising and splashing around.

Do you train to get a pilot license? Or know any private instructors in the Metropolitan area?

I fly a cygnet in miami , less expensive. 😊

Did you say the great lakes region?! Where are you? I live in Goodrich MI south of Flint. I am looking into buying a sea plane like yours. I'd love to check out your seaplane!

@thecommercialpilot

10 ай бұрын

West Michigan (Grand Rapids Area). Let me know when you're in the area, happy to show it off.

How did you get the aerial shots? Another Searey?

@thecommercialpilot

Жыл бұрын

Drones!

You mentioned that Progressive Aerodyne is or may be out-of-business. Is there a news article that gives any more information about them? Tks.

@thecommercialpilot

Жыл бұрын

No. But there’s been a lot of discussion on the forums. They haven’t answered the phone in a while and the website is down.

@bocefusmurica4340

Жыл бұрын

@@thecommercialpilot Are there forums besides the Splash and Dash and the technical forums that require a hull number? I want to plan my build and learn all I can and I find it asinine I cannot join until I already own one. That’s too late!

@thecommercialpilot

Жыл бұрын

@@bocefusmurica4340 not that I’m aware of, you can get access to Goclubs without a serial, but I don’t think full access. Which, yea, is lame.

I am looking to build /buy an Aeroventura2, I have a single engine land rating and helicopter rating. I plan to go to FL to learn to fly. Do you think it would be advantages to obtain a tailwheel rating before I travel to Florida? Tailwheel training is available close by.

@thecommercialpilot

9 ай бұрын

I would believe so, yes. Then you can focus on seaplane techniques instead of tailwheel and seaplane during your time in Florida. I found the tailwheel learning to be a bit trickier than the seaplane.

@anthonyspadafora1384

9 ай бұрын

@@thecommercialpilot Thanks, I am going to do that. I made the same mistake learning to fly helicopters before airplanes when actually I wasted a lot of hours trying to learn the radio. The airplane is a much better atmosphere to learn radio and flight procedures. So I'm going to take your advice and get the tail wheel training first.

Have you gotten it back from inspection yet?

@thecommercialpilot

Жыл бұрын

Nope, but it’s done. My schedule hasn’t aligned with picking it up. Hopefully this week.

Great video. Can you fish from the plane?

@thecommercialpilot

3 ай бұрын

Yea I don’t see why not. I’d love to give it a try someday

@judgedayan9934

3 ай бұрын

@@thecommercialpilot My question is do the doors open in such away so that you can cast a rod?

While you are not posting anything new (unfortunately) about your Searey flying, you might be interested in watching my amphibious aircraft oriented youtube chanel ;-)

I have a new SeaRay and looking for an experienced instructor to fly with me in Sarasota FL. I'm an 3000hr professional pilot with a seaplane rating. Thanks

Cost? 130k?

@thecommercialpilot

3 ай бұрын

I paid about 80k. Classics go for 50-70. Experimental LSX’s seem to be 80-120 and LSA’s are currently 110-130 or so.

Hello i was sort if interested in the ICON A5 but when i found out it only has 100hp and cant even take off with 2 people and a full tank as it will be overweight i lost interest. So my question is what is the highest HP you can get in a Searey ?

@thecommercialpilot

3 ай бұрын

It’s experimental so technically whatever you want. But standard is 100hp Rotax 912 or 115hp turbo rotax 914. I have the 914 and it’s plenty of power.

@darrenicon5172

3 ай бұрын

Thanks i would like the 915 ROTAX so there is no carby work.