Ferry flying
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| A Canadian Forces CH-135 Twin Huey from Base Rescue Goose Bay delivered by a ferry crew to CFB Winnipeg for Depot Level Inspection and Repair at Bristol Aerospace in 1988. |
Ferry flying refers to delivery flights for the purpose of returning an aircraft to base, moving an aircraft from one base of operations to another or moving an aircraft to or from a maintenance facility for repairs, overhaul or other work.[1]
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[edit] Ferry permit
A ferry permit is a written authorization issued by a National Airworthiness Authority to move a non-airworthy civil aircraft from its present location to a maintenance facility to be inspected, repaired and returned to an airworthy state.[1]
[edit] Ferry pilots
One famous ferry pilot was Louise Sacchi, who flew single and multi engine planes 340 times across both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, breaking several records in the process.[2]
- Other ferry pilots
- Helen Marcelle Harrison Bristol
- Lettice Curtis
- Luis Fontés
- Joan Hughes
- Amy Johnson
- Jim Mollison (Amy Johnson's husband)
- Robert Neale
- Robert Olds
- Jadwiga Piłsudska
- C. W. A. Scott
- Diana Barnato Walker
[edit] See also
- Air Transport Auxiliary
- RAF Ferry Command
- Women Airforce Service Pilots
- United Kingdom aircraft test serials
[edit] References
- ^ a b Crane, Dale: Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition, page 210. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997. ISBN 1-56027-287-2
- ^ "Highlights of Louise Sacchi's Aviation History". The Ninety Nines. http://www.ninety-nines.org/sachi.html.
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