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Recency of experience in floatplanes

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For the purpose of carrying passengers in a floatplane, do the three takeoffs and landings required within 90 days need to be to a full stop? If so, is there anywhere in the FAR's where this is stated?

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  1. Russ Roslewski on Aug 23, 2017

    There is nowhere in 14 CFR 61.57 where it says anything particular about seaplanes. Therefore, the basic rule of three takeoffs and landings applies, which could be touch and goes. The only requirement for full stops during the day is for aircraft equipped with a tail wheel. While many seaplanes may have started out as tailwheel airplanes, or are similar to tailwheel models, they do not currently have tail wheels so this full stop rule would not apply.

    Of course, seaplane currency at night would require landings to a full stop.

    (How common are seaplane operations at night? I would imagine not very common, but I actually don’t know.)

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