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[[File:BellCH135135TwinHuey.JPG|thumb|upright=1.14|A [[Canadian Forces]] [[CH-135 Twin Huey]] from [[CFB Goose Bay|Base Rescue Goose Bay]] delivered by a ferry crew to [[CFB Winnipeg]] for [[Aircraft maintenance|Depot Level Inspection and Repair]] at [[Bristol Aerospace]] in 1988.]]
[[File:BellCH135135TwinHuey.JPG|thumb|upright=1.14|A [[Canadian Forces]] [[CH-135 Twin Huey]] from [[CFB Goose Bay|Base Rescue Goose Bay]] delivered by a ferry crew to [[CFB Winnipeg]] for [[Aircraft maintenance|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, delivering a new aircraft from its place of manufacture to its customer, moving an aircraft from one base of operations to another or moving an aircraft to or from a maintenance facility for [[Maintenance, repair, and operations|repairs, overhaul or other work]].<ref name="Crane">Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 210. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997. {{ISBN|1-56027-287-2}}</ref>
'''Ferry flying''' is delivery flights for the purpose of returning an aircraft to base, delivering a new aircraft from its place of manufacture to its customer, moving an aircraft from one base of operations to another or moving an aircraft to or from a maintenance facility for [[Maintenance, repair, and operations|repairs, overhaul or other work]].<ref name="Crane">Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 210. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997. {{ISBN|1-56027-287-2}}</ref>


An aircraft may need to be moved without passengers from one airport to another at the end of that day's operations in order to satisfy the next day's timetable – these are known as '''positioning flights''', although strictly speaking these are still a type of ferry flight.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}} Positioning flights may also be necessary following a major weather event or other similar disruption which causes multiple cancellations across an airline's network resulting in many aircraft and crew being 'out of position' for normal operations; the [[2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull]] or the mass evacuation of US airspace following the [[September 11 attacks|9/11 attacks]] being significant examples of this. Some airlines permit fare-paying passengers to travel on positioning flights.
An aircraft may need to be moved without passengers from one airport to another at the end of that day's operations in order to satisfy the next day's timetable – these are known as '''positioning flights''', although strictly speaking these are still a type of ferry flight.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}} Positioning flights may also be necessary following a major weather event or other similar disruption which causes multiple cancellations across an airline's network resulting in many aircraft and crew being 'out of position' for normal operations; the [[2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull]] or the mass evacuation of US airspace following the [[September 11 attacks|9/11 attacks]] being significant examples of this. Some airlines permit fare-paying passengers to travel on positioning flights.

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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 is delivery flights for the purpose of returning an aircraft to base, delivering a new aircraft from its place of manufacture to its customer, 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]

An aircraft may need to be moved without passengers from one airport to another at the end of that day's operations in order to satisfy the next day's timetable – these are known as positioning flights, although strictly speaking these are still a type of ferry flight.[citation needed] Positioning flights may also be necessary following a major weather event or other similar disruption which causes multiple cancellations across an airline's network resulting in many aircraft and crew being 'out of position' for normal operations; the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull or the mass evacuation of US airspace following the 9/11 attacks being significant examples of this. Some airlines permit fare-paying passengers to travel on positioning flights.

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]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Crane, Dale: Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition, page 210. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997. ISBN 1-56027-287-2
  2. ^ "Highlights of Louise Sacchi's Aviation History". The Ninety Nines. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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