DHC-2
COMMERCIAL SEA TRAINING
Reference Material
This website contains reference material for Commercial SEA Training in a DHC-2 Beaver on Straight Floats
Email the author: Kevin@Nickelboat.com
De Havilland Beaver COMMERCIAL SEA Training Notes
All materials are for informational purposes only
That the owner of this website is not a CFI and does not provide training
This is a list of helpful materials the owner of the website used while doing commercial training
Helpful Links
FAA Commercial Pilot - Airplane ACS Standards
Before each lesson it helps to go over the tolerances for each maneuver
Through the course of your training you will commit the ACS tolerances to memory
14 CFR § 61.129 - Aeronautical experience Requirements
I suggest reading and understanding this section carefully rather than using online requirement summaries
Pay particular attention to the solo, cross country, and night requirements be prepared to talk about these
It helps to create a binder and print out your logbook entries [or flag them] for each of the requirements
Pre-flight Procedures checklist.
It’s helpful to use the checklist especially practice performing a strong preflight briefing for passengers.
I like to segment checklists with line breaks, if you get distracted or interrupted, you only need to restart that specific section
Commercial DHC-2 Maneuvers
I suggest recreating or rewriting your own lesson plans to help you learn the maneuvers. When you create them, refer to the ACS for the commercial tolerances of each maneuver
The lesson plans below have small tweaks to accommodate how I performed the commercial maneuvers in the DHC-2. The DHC-2 for example can perform a chandelle quite easily at 30”/2kRPM.
The 6 lesson plans below do not include all of the maneuvers, please refer to the ACS for other maneuvers you will need to learn such as slow flight, accelerated stalls, and commercial steep turns
Oral Exam Preparation
Commercial Pilot Oral Exam Guide
This guide is helpful to practice with another pilot friend or with your CFI
Do not use this as your only prep for the Oral exam, you should also carefully study holding out and systems specific to your airplane.
DHC-2 Specific Resources
DHC-2 Flight Manual
https://washingtonseaplanepilots.org/resources/Seaplane%20POHs/DHC-2-Beaver-POH.pdf
POH Areas of Interest for Commercial
Stall Indicators for DHC-2
Weight/Balance
Fuel System
V Speeds and Performance
DHC-2 Type Certificate Link
Flying in the Pacific Northwest - Resources
Chordline Aviation Practice Areas for Foreflight
This is a great layer to have on your foreflight
It helps with the callouts and frequencies for Seattle area practice areas
Link to download and insall forflight layers:
Washington Seaplane Pilots Association
