Reddit reviews Seaplane Pilot: Training for the Seaplane Pilot Certificate and Beyond (Focus Series)

Here is the video of my week in Cumberland. I successfully passed the check ride, too!

Because the ASES rating is an add-on to the PPL, the oral and flight were mostly over the 'new' things.... extra equipment, landing considerations, environmental factors. The flight was 4 t/o and landings: normal, glassy water, short field, and power off (last one being just a landing!) Then the docking process which is a bit tricky with a tailwind!

It was a lot of fun, and I would recommend Sandi to anyone.

Edit: I would also mention that I have been somewhat consistent with flying leading up to this week, so being able to stay coordinated, and maneuver was no problem. This sounds trivial, but going into training feeling up to speed definitely helped keep the dual hours down before the checkride. On the other side of that argument, going into training with a 'minimum hours' mindset is never good. Just worth mentioning that by being ready, the overall time and cost was kept down.

EDIT 2: I'm at work and keep thinking of things (preferable to actual work). I studied fairly extensively before the lessons began using the book Seaplane Pilot by Dr. Dale De Remer. It was very helpful in getting the concepts prior to the training.