FLIGHT TRAINING
Come fly “The Last Best Place” in Glacier Country Montana. Backcountry Flying Experience offers floats, skis and big tire flying all in one location. We will take you into the Bob Marshall wilderness and all over North West Montana. Learn to fly into some of the most spectacular lakes and rivers in the North West. We offer some of the best floatplane training settings in the US possible with big lake water, mountain lakes, numerous rivers, and advanced mountain flying. Our instructors have hundreds to thousands of hours of float and tailwheel experience around the US and world, so you will get the best instruction possible in a unique backcountry setting.
Donnell Reservoir just outside of Yosemite.
Super Cub Seaplane
Montana beach to the south of Glacier Park
SEAPLANE RATINGS
NEW - California Winter Seaplane Training
We will be offering comprehensive Seaplane training in the Super Cub for the upcoming 2024/2025 winter season. Our training sessions will be based in the stunningly beautiful Calaveras County, California area, known for its picturesque landscapes and serene waterways.
Please call Terry Hayes at 209-743-2198 for more information.
Montana Summer Seaplane Training
Come fly some of the best floatplane country in the US. Our unique area provides big water, mountain lakes, and rivers to provide a fun, challenging learning environment based on your skills and needs.
Our basic rating course is 4 days. It entails ground school and 6 hours of flight training with an additional 7th hour for the checkride. We have several Designated Pilot Examiners on staff.
Our advanced course with the basic rating runs 4-5 days long and includes 9 hours of flight training with an additional 10th hour for the checkride. We include everything in the basic rating course plus developing your skills in situational awareness and decision making. This is definitely backcountry float flying at its finest.
Basic Private or Commercial Rating in the Super Cub: $3550
Includes 6 hours of flight training, 1 hour aircraft rental for check ride and 5 hours of ground school.
Advanced Floatplane Course/Rating in the Super Cub: $4950
Includes 9 hours of flight training, 1 hour aircraft rental for check ride and 5 hours of ground school.
These fees do not include the check ride examiner fee which the student pays separately to the examiner.
Floatplane Dual in the Super Cub: $450
Ground School: $75/hr
Prices are subject to change.
Short final at Meadow Creek on the South Fork
BACKCOUNTRY TRAINING
The mountains are calling, and we must go... fly them. Montana hosts such a rich stock of backcountry strips, and it's one of our great pleasures to introduce them to recreational pilots. With our backcountry training, it doesn't matter if you have 50 hours or 5,000 hours. We take your skill set, and safely build it up flying the best areas of Montana while having a blast flying. Our Super Cub has lots of possibilities to explore Big Sky Country. Let us help plan your next fun flying adventure.
Backcountry training in the Super Cub: $375/hr
TAILWHEEL TRAINING
Are you interested in getting your tailwheel endorsement or more tailwheel experience? Come fly our Super Cub with our highly experienced instructors in some of the prettiest country around. We also tailor your training to your needs and situations you'll be flying in. In addition, there is always opportunities to get out to a few backcountry strips as well. Let us know how we can help you reach your goals.
Tailwheel training in the Super Cub: $375/hr