Lake Buccaneer Seaplane Instruction

03/03/2026

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10/25/2023

Charlotte and Paul came in from out east to do some Lake flying last week. Here were some of the photos that the got during the flights.

We traveled to Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, in October 2023 so I could fly a hull seaplane, a 1981 Lake LA 4-200 Buccaneer, with Kurt Gross of Wings Air Charter. N80126 is a 1981 aircraft with a 200hp Lycoming IO-360 A1B engine. I flew around Petenwell Lake and Castle Rock Lake, as well as the nearb...

08/16/2023

Congratulations to Daryl Andrews on receiving his Commercial Pilot Single Engine Sea certificate. Daryl is in the pharmaceutical industry and a part time CFI in Terra Haute, IN. He just bought a Lake LA4-180 and is looking forward to splashing around in his new airplane. Great Job Daryl!

08/12/2023

Help! I’ve fallen behind! Support Shermalot and win big! We draw a $100 winner at every Saturday show so get your tickets in now and be in every drawing between now and the Grand Prizes drawings in September. Even if you win now, your ticket goes back in for ALL of the future drawings. Lots of chances to win! Grand prize is choice of an ATV, Side-by-side, snowmobile, motorcycle, or $5000 cash. Please consider supporting the team with a raffle ticket purchase. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25. It’s as easy as Venmo or PayPal the payment and getting a picture of the completed tickets sent to you. Let me know if you want some. Thanks for your support of Shermalot Water Ski Team.

07/22/2023

Wisconsin is The Water Ski Show Capital of THE WORLD……and this weekend is the 57th Wisconsin State Water Ski Show Championships. It is the LARGEST and LONGEST RUNNING water ski tournament and has been held in Wisconsin Rapids every year (other than a couple years in the nearby Town of Rome) since its inception. I guess that would make Wisconsin Rapids the Show Ski Captial of the World.
Don’t miss your chance to see the best skiers and the 24 of the best shows in the World right here in town this weekend. Even Miss America will be there. See you there!

The world's LARGEST and longest running show water ski tournament!
July 16-19, 2026

07/13/2023

Congrats to Richard Hoch on earning his Single Engine Sea rating. Rich is from Stillwater, MN and owns domaćin, a restaurant a block off the river in Stillwater. He has owned N6151V for a few years and finally got the time to get his sea rating to be able to land her in the water. Great Job Rich! Have fun with all the new places that you can go!

07/27/2022

Congratulations to Paul Valenstein from Midland, TX on earning his Commercial Pilot Airplane Single Engine Sea certificate. Paul is an air traffic controller in Texas and was up for Oshkosh and decided to add another rating to his collection. Great Job Paul!

09/23/2021

Congratulations to Taylor Kohls on earning her Private Pilot Single Engine Seaplane certificate. Taylor is the Airport Manager the Iowa County airport in Mineral Point (KMRJ). She used to own a Citabria and her taildragger skills had her earning the rating quickly. Great Job Taylor!

09/17/2021

Mike Stevens flew in from Duluth in June for some Lake instruction. He owns an amphibian Volmer VJ22. Mike wanted to get some more water operations in an amphibious aircraft like the Lake to get more comfortable with his Volmer on the water. Mike said he was coming in a Cirrus but I was quite surprised to see a Cirrus JET sitting on the ramp when I arrived at the airport. It turns out that Mike was the test pilot for the certification of the Cirrus jet and works for Cirrus.

07/31/2021

Scott Richmond flew in from Michigan in his pretty Lake Buccaneer to get some flight training towards his ASES rating.

06/04/2021

Congratulations to Tim Steil on earning his Private Pilot Single Engine Sea rating. Tim flys out of an air park north of Minneapolis and flew his tricked out STOL Cessna 182 in to get his rating. He and two or three other guys were hoping to buy a Buccaneer together. Tim was the guinea pig and was supposed to come and fly in one to see what they were like. After a couple hours he was having so much fun he decided to stay and get his rating. Great Job Tim and good luck with your upcoming purchase.