Ferry Pilots - Boeing
Anyone had experience on picking up work as a ferry pilot on Boeing types through the agencies?
How does it work and what is required? :) Thanks |
I'd imagine anything along these lines is done in-house. . .
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Ferrying of aircraft i.e. Boeing
Hola pdg75 -
xxx What kind of ferries are you asking about... ? There are many types of ferries... xxx The ones I do generally are for B-747s (100-200-300-SP) - I do various ferries for my airline, as a management pilot... I am also on the availability list of various "crewing" office/agencies. They might call me to ferry an aircraft from "A" to "B"... Generally it is to or from "desert storage" airfields such as - Mojave and Victorville (California), or Kingman and Marana (Arizona)... xxx Circumstances vary, i.e. airplane going to be converted to beer cans... last flight - Or airplane stored after months or years in desert, is ferried to new operator - Can also be a "maintenance ferry" - engine-out ferry, or gear-down ferry - Or airplane seized by banks/leasing companies, for non-payment of lease - xxx As I was previously qualified B-707, B-727, DC-8, I have flown some of these long ago. For this you need a current licence, validated for a flight on these types. Then you hit the books, and spend hours in cockpit to figure where the switches are... Boeing is notorious for "differences"... a 747-236 is completely different from a 747-287 - A lot of paperwork required for ferries, sometimes test flight(s). Do not expect year-round employment. I average maybe 2 or 3 such flights yearly... xxx Any questions... ? :) Happy contrails |
Boeing delivery or Test
Hi,
New to this site, looking for salary spectrum for a 767, 777 or 787 pilot for ferry , Mx delivery or test flight. Retired US Airline type Thanks |
I would think this is a rather narrow market as new aircraft needs an acceptances"Test flight" and are done by the senior "technical" pilots and one or two lucky chaps from HQ. In our case anyway , Seattle to Europe.
European LOCO here. Would love to do one , but its never going to happen. The other odd flight sounds like fun for a retired chap. Have fun |
I know a couple of guys who work for FTI who do occasional ferry work. They maintain cruuency as sim instructors. I can't imagine only doing it flying airplanes.
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Hi gals/guys,
How does one manage a personal subscription to Jepp FD Pro? No joy via google (Jepp official website), nor the app (expired login previously used by my airline). Thanks in advance, Drvr |
Originally Posted by A321drvr
(Post 10448886)
Hi gals/guys,
How does one manage a personal subscription to Jepp FD Pro? No joy via google (Jepp official website), nor the app (expired login previously used by my airline). Thanks in advance, Drvr |
Originally Posted by ShamrockF
(Post 10449417)
Jepp FD Pro is licensed to the airline based on the number of aircraft tails. You'll probably need to talk to a Jepp sales rep about getting a license, and I'm not sure they do personal licenses.
How do "medium jet across the pond" ferry pilots deal with having their own subscription being a requirement then? Cheerio |
Originally Posted by A321drvr
(Post 10448886)
Hi gals/guys,
How does one manage a personal subscription to Jepp FD Pro? No joy via google (Jepp official website), nor the app (expired login previously used by my airline). Thanks in advance, Drvr |
Thanks, but my problem is that i can't get a subscription as a private individual. I don't mind paying for it, in fact i can even get it reimbursed, but as a private entity i can't get around the problem as it seems.
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Maybe consider Foreflight?
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A321drvr, no you cannot. It is an enterprise-grade solution. Why is Jeppesen Mobile FD not sufficient?
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Originally Posted by FlightDetent
(Post 10450581)
A321drvr, no you cannot. It is an enterprise-grade solution. Why is Jeppesen Mobile FD not sufficient?
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Hopefully BOEING will get out of the MAX Disaster and ending ferry flights....:\
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Thanks for the tips: looked into mobile fd and it should do it, indeed.
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Originally Posted by A321drvr
(Post 10450830)
I don't know. Is it approved for IFR flying over the pond?
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Originally Posted by FlightDetent
(Post 10451973)
Is it not? Who hands out such certificates?
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