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 © Republic Aviation Corp.
Simuflight is a family owned company, founded by Joe McHugh, to provide services for the Republic Seabee (RC3). We are the primary supplier of Seabee parts and kits to modify, maintain and restore your Seabee and the only dedicated Seabee maintenance base.
- Seabee Maintenance - Simuflight can accommodate annuals, repairing damage or anything else that needs to be done to your Seabee. Regardless of your Seabee's modifications we will work to keep it flying.
For Seabee's that can't get to our Fallon, Nevada maintenance base we have a traveling Seabee expert to maintain, repair and restore Seabees.
 © Republic Aviation Corp.
- Parts - We have the largest Seabee parts inventory in the world. Our parts have been restored to thier original condition or have been manufactured from the original Seabee drawings and specifications.
- Kits - We provide 14 STC'd kits for the Seabee from engine conversions to upgraded brakes. In addition to our STC'd kits we also offer a number of non-STC'd kits to upgrade your Seabee.
Seabee Maintenance
& Repair
Amphibious flying boats are something out of the past. Seabee's are a
unique aircraft with features that make it exciting to fly and
sometimes complicated to maintain. It is critical to have a shop and people that know the aircraft
in detail when it comes to maintenance, repair and restoration.
Our maintenance base in
Fallon, Nevada is a complete shop capable of performing any maintenance or
repairs that your Seabee needs. We are the only dedicated Seabee maintenance base in the world with an experienced team that can address the issues that are unique to this aircraft.
Fallon, Nevada is located approximately forty miles southeast of Reno, Nevada for easy access by car or truck. It has a 5,703 foot paved runway if you are flying your Seabee to us and a large reservoir nearby for water testing.
Our shop can accommodate two aircraft for general maintenance and repairs and two additional aircraft for long term restoration. We prefer to
schedule work on Seabee's but if there is an emergency we always try to
make room for other aircraft maintenance needs.
Traveling Seabee Specialist
If you can't get
your Seabee to our Fallon, Nevada facility we have a traveling A&P/IA with years of experience maintaining and flying Seabees. Our experience
combined with our parts inventory provides the
best option for getting work done on your
Seabee. This service is in high demand and typically requires scheduling
two to six months in advance.
Seabee Restoration
Restoring
Seabee's and putting them back in the air is our passion. Seabee's are the finest single engine amphibious flying
boat ever made. There is no aircraft in current production that can
match a fully restored Superbee.
Our Fallon facility has a complete machine and sheet metal
shop which can perform any work necessary to restore a
Seabee. Ken Thompson runs our shop and oversees the restoration
work. Ken has been working with Seabee's for over twenty years and
knows these planes thoroughly.
Regardless of the condition of your aircraft or the kits you want to install we will
restore your Seabee. Seabee restoration can be a long process depending on the modifications you want. If you are ready to own one of these
single engine amphibians we would be happy
to discuss your Seabee project in detail.
Refer to the Seabee Restoration section of our web site for more
information on restoring your Seabee.
Parts
Simuflight's
parts inventory is the largest in world. This inventory includes
remanufactured parts, parts recovered from disabled Seabee's, STC'd
remanufactured parts and Simuflight conversion kits and PMA'd replacement parts for those kits.
Kits
Simuflight is the primary supplier of modifications for the
Seabee. The term Superbee refers to a Seabee that has been
modified with our engine upgrades and other kits.
Our STC'd kits include:
- Engine conversions for the IGO, IGSO and GO 435 and 480 Engines - The Simuflight conversion is a popular conversion and produces an aircraft that will come off the water in
980 feet at gross and climb at 1500 fpm.
- Cleveland Brakes - This conversion provides brakes that won't
fade when taxying in a crosswind. Our brake conversion kit
is by far our most popular kit and you will find it on many
modified Seabee's.
- Propeller Reversing Valve - Used in conjunction with our engine
conversions provides complete and highly granular control of the
propeller reverse operations.
- Southwind Heater - This kit provides a heater in the aircraft capable of melting the soles off your shoes.
- Bulkhead Removal -Removes the bulkhead behind the seats opening up the baggage compartment. It provides a fold-down seat option giving a spacious cargo area.
- Piper Blade Pitot/Static Installation - The piper blade
pitot/static part approved for your Seabee.
- Electric Hydraulic Pump - An electric hydraulic pump kit
for raising and lowering your landing gear without excess arm motion.
- Tail Wheel Collar - Remanufactured and approved.
- Wing Lift Strut Fittings - Replacement for the upper and lower wing
lift strut fittings and the fuselage lift strut fitting.
- Light Weight Drooped Wing Tips - Light weight fiberglass drooped
wing tips.
- Wing Extension - This wing extension reduces the wing
loading significantly increasing rate of climb and decreasing the rate of decent.
- Electric Elevator & Rudder Trim - This kit completely
replaces the original trim with a system that weighs approximately one pound
for the entire system.
- Landing Light - This kits provides dual landing and taxi lights
for your Seabee.
Our Non-STC'd
Kits include:
- Bonanza Yoke - This is the throw-over Bonanza control yoke and is
a great replacement for the original control yokes.
- Extended Spray Rails - Extended spray rails to protect your prop
and provide a step for both land and water operations.
- Hull Strakes - Improve your water performance by adding strakes
to the forward hull. These strakes get you up on the step
significantly faster which means you can get off the water faster and
fish in smaller lakes. They also interrupt the water flow to the outside of the hull and provide an additional reduction of the spray on the propeller.
- 180 Degree Door Hinges - These hinges are for the main cabin
doors and allow them to open a full 180 degrees.
- Bow Door Prop - A replacement for the bow door prop that allows
the pilot to open and close the bow door with minimum effort.
Refer to the
Seabee Kits section of our web site for detailed information on our
kits. All of our kits can be purchased for you or your A&P to
install or you can bring your aircraft to our Fallon, Nevada facility for installation. *Kit installation requires scheduling
shop time.
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