Landing the ICON A5 in Downtown Seattle | Flying the Lake Union Approach

Seattle may be the most unique destination for flying the ICON A5 in the United States. In this short video, ICON Aircraft's Director of Marketing (me) goes on an A5 demo flight and experiences the Lake Union Approach for himself.
What allows the A5 to fly in this environment? What factors should a pilot consider to ensure this flight is performed safely?
Flying the A5 in Seattle may be one of the most unique flights a pilot can experience in the country, especially considering how immersed the A5 makes you feel amongst the Seattle skyscrapers.
If you're interested in learning more about the A5 and what made this flight so unique, check out the full post on ICON Aircraft's official site here: www.iconaircraft.com/2022/07/...
00:00 Intro
00:35 Renton Flight Plan
00:52 Lake Union Preview
01:02 Taking Off From Renton
01:17 Position reporting/Seaplane Traffic
02:03 Position Reporting Locations
02:28 Bellevue Position Report
03:00 Approaching Husky Stadium
03:46 Water Landing Flow Check
03:58 Position Report Recap
04:26 Aurora Bridge
05:00 Space Needle Preview
05:53 Turning Base Over City
07:13 Landing on Water
07:35 Outro

[@SimonButler]

Watching the Kenmore Otters and Beavers land on lake Union in the busiest boat days of summer is really incredible. It looks like there's just no room, but they do it multiple times per day.

[@GC987]

What a fantastic video ! Please do some more in 2023.

[@troyewilson]

Great video, Paul. You should make more of them.

[@PaulNyhart]

Thanks for watching, Troy. And I appreciate the feedback.

[@johnderperez]

Amazing 🙌🏼

[@jetjock12]

Great video Paul. It always amazes non-seaplane pilots when I take them up for a demo flight in my A5 and they realize that landing on water is often a complicated process of watching all the potential risks continually moving around and across your proposed landing lane on a lake. I have had to dodge swimmers, kayaks, jet skis, power boats and even a couple of swimming deer who have suddenly change course and proceeded across my proposed lading site - but I have never had to worry about floating hot tubs (until now that is).

[@PaulNyhart]

Thanks for watching -- yes it's always something. Swimming deer would be a new one though.

[@BRETTDAVIDMUSIC]

I want a fleet of these

[@darrenicon5172]

Hey Paul nice flight love the spirit of adventure the A5 has. Getting back to previous question about can’t take off with 2 people and full fuel that is a limiting factor for me the useful load for the A5 is very low. My question this time is- if the A5 had more power and thrust would it improve useful load.

[@Justaguy0420]

Hello! I live in Seattle. Is there a CFi in Seattle that can help me get my Sport license in the A5? I want to learn in the A5 specifically.

[@PaulNyhart]

Hey Bryson -- Seattle doesn't have a dedicated CFI for SFI in the A5. We do have seaplane training in a few locations and discovery flights. If you're interested, you can sign up here and we can direct you to the right member of our team: go.iconaircraft.com/icon-flight-training

[@darrenicon5172]

I see that no answer is your answer. 🤷‍♂️