Safety and Seaplanes

Hakai Magazine Audio Edition by Hakai Magazine

Aug 27, 202429:09Science & Medicine

by Barbara Peterson • Floatplanes are ubiquitous on the coast and indispensable for remote communities, but they don’t need to follow the same regulations and reporting as commercial airlines. How do you keep pilots and...

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