On 17 Jul 2005 17:26:39 -0700, "Eric Bartsch"
wrote:

Since you live in the Seattle area, I'd highly recommend taking a dual
instruction lesson at Kenmore.


I don't know if he's still around, but I'd recommend Jim at Seattle
Seaplanes on the other side of the lake. He uses a Stinson 108 and
Cessna 206s. Of the 10,000+ hours he had when I learned from him 10
years ago, only 20 were in land planes. The day I got my ticket he
offered the airplane to me to go where ever I wanted! I'd bet Kenmore
would never do that. The instruction I got was to make me a self
sufficient sea plane pilot, not just give me a rating. It took a
couple extra hours, but was worth every minute of it.

HTH.
z

(If anyone knows if Seattle Seaplanes is still around I'd love a
response. It'd be good to look him up again.)