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Schools that add a seaplane rating, tailwheel endorsement or other skill in a short course, grouped by what they add, with the length and price each school publishes.
Add a single-engine sea (SES) rating to a land certificate. Most of these run two to a few days.
Anchorage, AK
Adds: Single-engine sea add-on in a Piper Pacer or Super Cub (Lake Hood)
Typical length: Up to 10 hours of flying; clients typically start Monday and can be ready for the checkride as early as Friday
Price: $4,900; the $1,000 checkride fee is paid separately to the examiner
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Palmer, AK
Adds: Single-engine sea (float) add-on in a Super Cub
Typical length: 4-6 days (4 hours ground, 8 hours flight)
Price: $3,750; examiner fee not included
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Calera, AL
Adds: Single-engine sea add-on in an amphibious Aviat Husky (private or commercial)
Typical length: Typically a 2-day course (2-3 hours of flying each day)
Price: $3,500; covers up to 6 hours in the Husky and the examiner fee
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Winter Haven, FL
Adds: Single-engine sea (ASES) add-on, private or commercial
Typical length: 2-3 days
Price: $2,875 (Legend Cub, Super Cub or Cessna 172); 5 hours of dual included; examiner fee not included; fuel surcharge may apply
See this school's rental card on the floatplane rentals page
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Tavares, FL
Adds: Single-engine sea (SES) add-on in a Searey or Cessna 172 floatplane
Typical length: 3-day course (4 hours of flight instruction)
Price: $2,400; the examiner fee (about $1,000, paid to the examiner) is extra
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Belle Chasse, LA
Adds: Single-engine sea (SES) add-on, private or commercial
Typical length: 2 days
Price: $2,375 (Cessna 172), $3,500 (Cessna 185) or $4,200 (Cessna 206); includes 3 hours of flight instruction and the examiner fee
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Tower, MN
Adds: Single-engine sea (SES) add-on, private or commercial
Typical length: 2-3 days (about 6-8 hours of flight training)
Price: $2,340 by card or $2,280 cash for the basic 6-hour Cessna 172 rating; examiner fee extra
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Add a multi-engine sea (MES) rating. You generally need a multi-engine land rating first; the school pages say so.
Calera, AL
Adds: Multi-engine sea add-on in an AirCam (private or commercial)
Typical length: Two flying days (Day 1 and Day 2 lessons)
Price: $5,000; includes instructor, fuel and checkride
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Winter Haven, FL
Adds: Multi-engine sea (AMES) add-on in an amphibious AirCam (needs a multi-engine land rating first)
Typical length: 2-3 days
Price: $3,875; 5 hours of dual included; examiner fee not included; fuel surcharge may apply
See this school's rental card on the floatplane rentals page
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Sebring, FL
Adds: Multi-engine sea (AMES) add-on in an amphibious AirCam (needs a multi-engine land rating first)
Typical length: 3 days (5 hours of flight training)
Price: $3,300; checkride not included
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Belle Chasse, LA
Adds: Multi-engine sea add-on, private or commercial, in a Piper PA-23-250 on straight floats
Typical length: 3 days (4 hours of flight instruction)
Price: $6,500; includes the examiner fee
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Add a tailwheel endorsement. Length depends on the pilot, so many schools quote hours instead of days.
Calera, AL
Adds: Tailwheel endorsement in a Piper Cub or Super Decathlon
Typical length: The school says 3 hours is probably the minimum, and that it varies by pilot
Price: Hourly only: $300/hour (Cub) or $400/hour (Super Decathlon), instructor included
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Mt Dora, FL
Adds: Tailwheel endorsement
Typical length: About 10 hours, usually over 3-4 days
Price: $2,675 for the 10-hour block plus 1 hour of ground
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Winter Haven, FL
Adds: Tailwheel course in a Super Cub (the school says you may be eligible for the endorsement at the end)
Typical length: 3 days (10 hours of dual)
Price: $3,000; fuel surcharge may apply
See this school's rental card on the floatplane rentals page
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Grayslake, IL
Adds: Tailwheel endorsement in a Super Decathlon (Campbell Airport, C81)
Typical length: Most pilots finish in 8-12 flight hours
Price: $3,250 for the course (10 hours of flight instruction plus a 2-hour lecture)
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Old Town, ME
Adds: Tailwheel add-on in a Citabria 7ECA
Typical length: 2-3 days (5 hours of dual plus 2 hours of ground)
Price: $1,500; extra flight time after 5 hours is $250/hour
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Bothell, WA
Adds: Tailwheel endorsement in an aerobatic Decathlon
Typical length: 3 days
Price: $2,750; includes the Decathlon rental
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Palmyra, WI
Adds: Tailwheel endorsement in a Super Decathlon
Typical length: Two-day visit (5 hours of flying plus up to 4 hours of ground)
Price: $2,395
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Mountain and backcountry flying, upset prevention and recovery, and aerobatics. These are skills courses, not ratings.
Anchorage, AK
Adds: Mountain and bush flying course, flown out of Wasilla
Typical length: Not listed by the school
Price: $625 per hour of flight instruction
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Calera, AL
Adds: Unusual attitude, upset and spin training
Typical length: Not listed by the school
Price: $400 per hour (1-hour minimum)
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Eagle, CO
Adds: 2-day mountain flying course (Eagle County Regional Airport)
Typical length: 2 days (about 6.5 hours of flight and 3 hours of ground)
Price: $2,499 in the school's aircraft or $1,099 in your own
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Aspen, CO
Adds: Mountain flying lessons in a Diamond DA40NG, from a $995 Leadville trip to a full course
Typical length: 2-day course (4 hours ground, 8 hours flight); also a one-day option
Price: $3,645 for the two-day course; $1,895 for the one-day lesson
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
St. Augustine, FL
Adds: Upset prevention and recovery training (2-hour Confidence Course in a Super Decathlon)
Typical length: One day, two flights
Price: $1,195 (per the school's course list)
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Polson, MT
Adds: Mountain and backcountry course (the school requires its Mountain Orientation Course first)
Typical length: 1-3 days, typically 2
Price: $1,120 for two days or $1,680 for three days, instruction only; aircraft rental, lodging and meals extra
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Bothell, WA
Adds: Upset prevention and recovery training in an aerobatic Decathlon
Typical length: Two flights (or one long flight)
Price: $800
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
Palmyra, WI
Adds: Emergencies and unusual attitudes course; also an introduction to aerobatics course
Typical length: About 2 hours of flying plus up to 3 hours of ground
Price: $1,145 for the emergencies and unusual attitudes course; $1,375 for the introduction to aerobatics
Source ↗ · checked Oct 24, 2026
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