Ocean Air Floatplanes Inc.

Ocean Air Floatplanes Inc. is a seaplane training school and charter operator based at Patricia Bay Seaplane Base, Victoria International Airport, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The company is owned and operated by pilot David Budd. It says it has flown seaplanes in British Columbia since 2002.

The company trains pilots for the Transport Canada seaplane rating. Its courses include a 15 hour course and a 50 hour professional course. The 50 hour course is designed to help pilots get a first job, and the site says graduates fly seaplanes commercially in Canada, the US and other countries.

The site says the company has helped over 300 pilots earn their Canadian seaplane rating since 2002. It describes its 50 hour syllabus as proven to help career minded pilots become professional seaplane pilots.

Charter flights cover British Columbia's coastal towns and islands. The site names Victoria Harbour, Vancouver, Tofino, Sechelt, Ganges and Salt Spring Island as popular seaplane locations. It says local Gulf Island charter flights cost less than many people expect. Discovery flights and tours are also offered.

Training uses a Cessna 180 on Aerocet 3500L floats. David Budd earned his pilot license in Victoria in 1997, and the site says he has over 8,000 hours of float time. It says he has taught over 300 seaplane ratings, and that former students now fly as captains on floatplanes, Twin Otters and Q400s around the world.