Ferry Trips Ferry Pilots Articles Editorial Finance Links Videos Email Home Today's Global Air Link USS Sequoia was the United States presidential yacht used from Herbert Hoover to Jimmy Carter, who sold it in 1977. An attempt to back it back in 2004 failed. More Wednesday February 1, 2023 7:50 AM CT Refresh UPDATES: Beech Duke PENDING 2023 Will Be a HUGE Year For Aviation 2023 is shaping up to be a monumentally important year for commercial aviation. The decisions made and developments that unfold over the next 12 months will help define the industry for decades to come. If you are interested in these flights, call me now at 763-389-9399. Do you have a flight resume' worked-up? email it to me now. Weather Radar Be notified of new flights available it's private If our alerts show as "Spam", add robot@alert.changedetection.com to your email contact list Edit Existing Alert PILOTS: Check Kayak to see if your airline privileges will get you to the trip origin, and home from the final destination. CHECK FLIGHTS Distance Between Cities usageo.org citydistancetool.htm Airport Codes 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. Date: Aircraft: From: To: Map: Status: 01/30/23 Beechcraft Duke More About the Beech Duke Shreveport, Louisiana Lancaster, Ohio Map PENDING Update:We believe we've found the pilot for this trip, a Duke instructor who is pre-approved with the insurance companies. For whatever reason, this is a difficult aircraft to insure. This flight will be available in late February or early March. I'm starting the search for the right pilot now, knowing how few have time in this model, and the insurance company, and the client, want a pilot with good Duke time. Good Total Time, and time in make and model sufficient for insurance company and client approval. No airline privileges? No problem on this one, having good total and Duke time is what is important. The client would like to know your daily rate, will reimburse you for all necessary expenses, and would like to have an estimate of what those would be. Call me to discuss. 800 miles PTP 12/16/22 Czech Sport More About the Czech Sport Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Y14) Daytona Beach, Florida (7FL6) Map CANCELLED The client found his own pilot. Good Total Time, and time in make and model sufficient for insurance company approval, (they require 25 hours minimum in make and model, pilots 25 to 65, 1,000 hours minimum, no accidents, incidents, violations, or suspensions within the past five years). The client would like to know your daily rate, will reimburse you for all necessary expenses, and would like to have an estimate of what those would be. Call me to discuss. 1315 miles PTP 12/15/22 1946 Ercoupe 415C Charleston, West Virginia (CRW) New Philadelphia, Ohio (PHD) Map COMPLETED Client found a local pilot to deliver this airplane the 149 miles to its new home. Good Total Time, and Time in Make and Model (VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE ERCOUPE TIME!)sufficient for insurance company approval. The client would like to know your daily rate, will reimburse you for all necessary expenses, and would like to have an estimate of what those would be. Call me to discuss. 149 miles PTP 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 $150 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. Ferry Trips | Ferry Pilots |Articles | Editorials | Aviation Links | Financing | Videos | Home Privacy Policy 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.