EI-SEA First approved SeaRey in Europe April 1, 2011

EI-SEA on the Shannoon River in Ireland

This kit was delivered to owner John Brennan of Sligo Light Aviation Club in May 2005. By February 2006 EI-SEA was first flown by test pilot Patrick Gallagher. After 1,200 hours of construction and over 40 hours of land and sea trials, it claimed its place in the record books when it was granted it’s Permit to Fly in April 2006 – the first SeaRey amphibian to do so in the European Union.

EI-SEA in April 2006 after Maiden Flight (l:R Bob Romer, Gerry O'Hara, Patrick Gallagher

 

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