The people behind the ferry flight

Settle Ferry Group is a Settle Aviation company. Settle Aviation is a private flight instruction business in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, built around people with demanding calendars rather than around a classroom schedule, and Settle Ferry Group is the part of the business that moves airplanes for owners. The connection matters for two practical reasons. First, insurance transition training requires a certificated flight instructor, and the ferry side already works with instructors instead of hunting for one each time an owner needs dual hours. Second, the people planning a ferry trip spend their days making weather calls, running preflight inspections and teaching pilots unfamiliar panels, which is the same judgment a ferry flight depends on. The two brands stay separate so a visitor who wants to learn to fly and a visitor who needs an airplane moved each land on a site built for their question. For instruction rather than a ferry flight, visit settle-aviation.com.

Every leg is flown by a pilot current on type, meaning a pilot with recent experience in that make and model or a closely related one, not simply a pilot who holds the right certificate. Who that is depends on the trip. A straight ferry flight, where the owner is not on board, is flown by a ferry pilot. A delivery flown as insurance transition training puts the owner in the left seat and a certificated flight instructor in the right seat. Before any trip, the pilot also has to fit the terms of your insurance policy. Some policies name specific pilots, and others set minimum experience levels through an open pilot clause, so checking that fit is part of planning rather than an afterthought. If you have a question about a specific pilot's qualifications for your airplane, ask when you request a quote. You should know who is flying your airplane before it leaves the ground.