To
help keep expenses and travel time down, we try to hire a ferry pilot
reasonably close to the point of origin or the destination, or at least
along the flight path. For example, we wouldn't normally hire a pilot
from California to deliver a plane from Boston to Miami.
Lined-out flights
indicate we've already found a pilot.
I post most, but not all flights. Sometimes, I
know exactly who to call to handle the job. But, if I can't get the
trip covered quickly, I will post it here. If you have time-off
coming up, and can handle a flight, please give me a call.
Airline
Privileges, Good Total Time, and Time in Type. sufficient for
insurance company approval, The client would like an estimate of
total expense, including your daily rate. As for fuel expense, just
say "plus fuel".Call me to discuss. 204
miles PTP
ON
HOLD Client may have found his own pilot. Client
would like the flight to take place between Aug 10-22nd.
NOTE:
Flight will be under Ferry permit after FBO inspection.
Airline
Privileges, Good Total Time. Aircraft flies up to 25,000 feet,
modern IFR panel. Pilot to provide portable oxygen. Insurance
requires: 1. Private pilot or higher 2. instrument rating 3. 300
total hours 4. 25 hours retractable time 5. 10 hours in M20. Flight
is 1950 nautical miles. Please give us an estimate of total cost,
breaking out your daily rate and other expenses. As for fuel, just
say "plus fuel".
07/26/20
1971
Cardinal RG
Aberdeen,
South Dakota (KABR) (Served by Delta)
-- See Comment --
When:
Friday July 31st.
COMPLETED
The
client from Texas is picking up this plane himself, being
accompanied by his CFI. The CFI has no Cardinal RG time, but if we
can find a CFI with a minimum of 10 hours Cardinal RG time to give
the Texas CFI a checkride, the insurance company will cover their
trip home. The client would like an breakdown estimate of total
expense, needed meals and motel, ground transportation, and your fee
to do this. If
you are a CFI with Cardinal RG time, Good Total Time, and have
Airline Privileges, please call me right away to discuss.
07/24/20
2019
Zenith 750 on Amphibs
Green
Bay, Wisconsin (KGRB)
Herkimer,
New York (NY26) 60 miles from KSYR in Syracuse.
SCHEDULED Difficulty:
The insurance company insists on previous Zenith 750 experience and
a seaplane rating.
Airline
Privileges a Plus, Good Total Time, Seaplane Rating, and Time in
Make and Model. sufficient for insurance company approval,
The client would like an estimate of total expense, including your
daily rate. As for fuel expense, just say "plus fuel".Call
me to discuss. 656
miles PTP
Airline
Privileges, Good Total Time, and Time in Type. sufficient for
insurance company approval, The client would like an estimate of
total expense, including your daily rate. As for fuel expense, just
say "plus fuel".Call me to discuss. 2037
miles PTP
Airline
Privileges, Good Total Time, and Time in Type. sufficient for
insurance company approval, The client would like an estimate of
total expense, including your daily rate. As for fuel expense, just
say "plus fuel".Call me to discuss. 475
miles PTP
Airline
Privileges are a PLUS. Good Total Time, and Time in Type. sufficient
for insurance company approval, ideally with actual Cessna 162
time. The client would like an estimate of total expense,
including your daily rate. As for fuel expense, just say "plus
fuel".Call me to discuss. 1030
miles PTP
05/28/20
1946
Ercoupe
Denver,
Colorado
(KCFO) Formerly
known as "Front Range Airport" (KFTG)
PENDING I
have heard from several pilots, and will be discussing with the
client this week.
Airline
Privileges, Good Total Time, and Time in Type. The client would like
an estimate of total expense, including your daily rate. As for fuel
expense, just say "plus fuel".Call me to discuss.
1,040
miles
Abbreviations: PTP
= Point To Point (distance) TMM =
Time in Make & Model IR =
Instrument Rated CE = Considerable
Experience (TMM, Total Time,
Years) CFI = Certified Flight
Instructor CWA = Client Will
Accompany Pilot OOA = Out Of Annual
How
This Works
I am acting as an agent
in this transaction, placing you in touch with a client needing an
airplane ferried. I am paid by the client, generally $125 for single
engine or light twin in the lower 48 states. Finding pilots for
over-water or foreign trips is more, or if you require a CFI to
accompany you, or an A&P mechanic to inspect the plane before
ferrying it. Whatever arrangement you make with the client is
between the two of you, and you agree that I am not responsible in
anyway for the aircraft or the transaction. Be
sure that I have a copy of your flight resume', so that I can
provide information about you to the client and the insurance
company covering the flight. You fly under the owner's
policy.
It is the responsibility of the client to approve the pilot
as qualified to fly the plane and make the deal, and to provide
insurance coverage. It is your responsibility to deliver the plane
and be paid directly by the client. You are not a Kamakazee, and you
should expect the plane to be in airworthy condition. Out-of-Annual
aircraft, with a ferry permit, are considered on a case-by-case
basis.
Generally,
our veteran pilots charge $250 to $350 a day for light aircraft in
the lower 48 states, sometimes more, sometimes less, plus all the
expenses of the trip, including fuel, meals, motels, charts, and
needed ground transportation. Twin-engine and more complex aircraft
generally command higher fees. Time is generally computed from the
time you leave home, until you arrive back home. Clients need to get
you to an airport for the trip home, and often tip for a job well
done.
Clients
sometimes ask us for pilots with CFI and CFI II experience, and they
want to ride along to log required insurance time. Some ferry pilots
charge extra for that service, others do not.
Some planes cruise at faster speeds and take more fuel, but
use less motel, meals, and pilot time. Often, the plane is full of
fuel at the beginning of the trip, courtesy of the seller, saving
the buyer some cost, and pilots tned to fly longer into the evening
during the Summer months, covering more distance per-day. Winter
trips, on the other hand, tend to take longer and are more
expensive. Also, VFR flights often require the purchase of charts,
where IFR-equipped planes often have modern GPS equipment, saving
that expense. If charts are necessary, we need to pass that expense
on to the client, and quote "so much a day for the pilot, plus
fuel and charts"... And, again, we remind the client of the
custom to "tip the pilot" for good service. Some clients
do, others don't.
All parties, including pilot, aircraft
owner, and anyone else involved, agree that I am simply providing
contact with pilots willing to ferry aircraft, do not warranty the
qualifications or abilities of pilots presented, and am held
harmless from all subsequent actions.
For more information, call us at 763-389-9399. Specifications
are based upon owner's representations and subject to buyer's
verification. Aircraft are subject to prior sale or removal from
market. Registration numbers on photos may be altered or removed
to protect the privacy of the owner, and to ensure that buyers
will work with us to complete the purchase.
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How
This Works
Generally,
our veteran pilots charge $250 to $350 a day for light aircraft in
the lower 48 states, sometimes more, sometimes less, plus all the
expenses of the trip, including fuel, meals, motels, charts, and
needed ground transportation. Twin-engine and more complex aircraft
generally command higher fees. Time is generally computed from the
time you leave home, until you arrive back home. Clients need to get
you to an airport for the trip home, and often tip for a job well
done.
