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Need
a Ferry Pilot? Call me.
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 I
can arrange for a pilot to deliver your plane.
If you need your plane
delivered, call me at 763-389-9399
and I will put you in direct contact with a qualified pilot
who can do the job. Most have "jump-seat"
privileges and are able to travel across country on short
notice. Fees
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of our Ferry Pilots |
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Here is a brief thumbnail sketch of some of the
pilots already signed-up with our service:
Single and
multi-engine commercial instrument rating with
approximately 2,000 hours of total time and 500 in
multi-engine aircraft. Taildragger experience.
Provides
his own airline travel. |
A 1000
hour pilot with a CFI rating, qualified and with
considerable time in single and multi-engine aircraft.
Employed
by an airline, with jump seat privileges. |
6900
flight hours in all variety of single and multi-engine
aircraft. Air Force pilot for 10 years.
Employed
by an airline, with jump seat privileges. |
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A pilot
with a major airline, Steve is also a CFI II with
thousands of hours in various aircraft.
Employed
by an airline, with jump seat privileges. |
Lots of
multi and single engine time, including over 1,100 hours
in a Baron.
Employed by an airline, with jump
seat privileges. |
Thousands
of hours of flight time in both single and multi-engine
A
furloughted airline pilot with jump seat privileges.
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An
experienced pilot with lots of time in light aircraft,
and enjoys cross-country flights.
Provides his
own airline travel. |
A former
Airline Captain with thousands of hours of flight time
in a variety of aircraft.
Provides his own
airline travel.
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If you are
an experienced pilot with airline jump seat privileges,
call me at 763-389-9399 to find out about ferrying
planes for Global Air.
We are always looking
for good pilots, especially those with special skills,
like having taildragger experience. Call me now.
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Ferry
Pilot Fees
Fees are set by
the individual pilots, but are typically $250 a day,
depending upon the aircraft and the distance involved, plus
gas, meals, and motel. Some pilots pay their own motel and
meals, particularly those flying smaller planes like Cessna
150's, and those without the "thousands of hours"
some of our senior pilots have. Most of our pilots have "jump
seat" privileges, and do not have to buy airline
tickets. We do have some pilots who will need an airlinet
ticket to get to the plane, and then to get home, but they
usually adjust what they charge accoringly, some will even
fly for free, to build time, as long as the expenses are
covered.
Tipping the pilot for a job well done is
customary. Payments are generally made directly to the pilot
in cash, although some may authorize us to accept payments
on a credit card on their behalf.
Want
to estimate what all of this might cost? Figure the
distance involved, and what your fuel expense might be. Add
to that $250 a day (the ferry pilot's fee) , and an estimate
meals, motel, needed charts, and needed ground
transportation. We charge a fee to line-up the flight. In
the lower 48 states, generally $125 for a single or a light
twin, and more for over-water and foreign trips. Please
remember to tip the pilot. $50 to $100 or more isn't out of
line, especially on a long flight.
A rule of thumb for single-engine airplane delivery is
somewhere around $1 a mile for domestic flights.
Short-hops are more per-mile, of course, given the fixed
costs involved. 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 expensive 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"...
Overall, a buck a mile isn't a bad way to look at it. And,
again, we remind the client to tip the pilot. |
My
Fee
If
this is a plane you are buying from me, my charges are
waived. You will only be responsible for the fees and
expenses billed directly by the Ferry Pilot.
I
charge a fee to line-up the flight. In the lower 48 states,
generally $125 for single engine non-complex aircraft in the
lower 48 states, $150 for a complex single, taildragger, or
light twin. 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.
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I
am easy to get in touch with.
After
taking early retirement from banking in 1993, I work from my
home office, and can be reached early and late, 7 days a
week at:
763-389-9399
Phone
707-313-1283
Fax
email
I
look forward to hearing from you !
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Disclaimer
I
am acting as your agent in this transaction, placing you in
touch with a pilot who can ferry your aircraft. Whatever
arrangement you make with the pilot is between the two of
you, and you agree that I am not responsible in anyway for
your aircraft or the transaction. It is your responsibility
to approve the pilot as qualified to fly the plane and make
the deal, and your responsibility to provide proper
insurance coverage, expenses, and pilot compensation.
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. |
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