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Watch: Train in the ICON A5 at Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base

 Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base has been offering seaplane flight training since 1963 and has trained tens of thousands of pilots over the years. ICON is excited to introduce Jack Brown’s as our newest ICON Flight Training Partner.

If you’re interested in experiencing the ICON A5 but are not quite ready to be an owner, Jack Brown’s is a great option to experience everything the ICON A5 has to offer with some of the best instructors in the seaplane community.

For our owners, Jack Brown’s is also an option for transition training or other dual instruction in the A5. 

There are a number of ways you can experience adventure flying in the A5 at Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base in Central Florida:

Discovery Flights: Experience the A5 on a one-hour introduction flight
Transition Training (TXL): Transition course for pilots with land plane experience
Dual Instruction: Build seaplane time and continue to hone your step taxi, glassy water, and other water flying skills in the ICON A5
Earn your Single Engine Seaplane (SES) Rating

In this video, ICON’s Flight Training Network Manager travels to Jack Brown’s to conduct annual standardization flights, which all company and partner pilots are required to complete annually to maintain currency and standardization. The instructors demonstrate maneuvers unique to the ICON A5 and highlight how it compares favorably to other seaplanes. 

If you’re interested in learning more about flying the ICON A5 at Jack Brown’s, please visit their site here.

Paul is the Director of Marketing for ICON Aircraft. Before ICON, Paul was the Director of Video and Branded Content for Ranker, INC. and The Wrap. He was the host of Hulu's first original production, The Morning After, and co-developed Twitch.TV's first talk show, Game Talk Live. He is a private pilot based out of Pasadena, CA.