© 2012 The Seaplane Club
Captain Tony Allen has kept seaplanes on Loch Earn for many years. It was his idea to rejuvenate the defunct Seaplane Club of the 1960’s. In concert with his friend and fellow ex-airline pilot, Captain John Russell, they decided that it was time to change that earlier concept of a UK-wide seaplane club into a reality.
Captain
Tony Allen
Tony Allen
About the Club
Based at Blackbushe, near Farnborough in the U.K., the new Club was set up in 2009, and John Russell agreed to act as the Chairman. He heads a Managing Committee which runs the Club, using its Constitution & Rules. (See Library.)
John Russell will be your pilot for the experience flights. He has been flying since 1967, and holds both UK and US Airline Transport Pilot’s Licences. In that time he has accumulated nearly 16,000 flying hours, including over 750 hours flying floatplanes and flying boats. He has performed more than 650 water landings in the Cessna 182 Amphibian.
John Russell’s position as Chief Pilot of Euro Seaplane Services Limited has facilitated the access to spare seats on some of their flights, which is one of the benefits for Club members.
Captain
John Russell
John Russell
