Troy was looking for the perfect plane to start out his ownership career, finish his instrument training and explore the area… he couldn’t have made a better choice!
Ferrying a Cessna 182 From Montana to Nebraska
Author: Jacob Havens
Factory Fourty
Havens Aero has recently been blessed with the opportunity to support Diamond factory-new acceptance and delivery flights for airplanes with new homes in the U.S. Midwest. Although it’s a relatively short distance geographically, international borders, limited airline schedules to non-hub airports and importing aircraft to the U.S. always has it’s challenges…
Why We Preflight. Every Flight.
After a May acceptance flight and June departure attempt, Alex and I were frustrated with this Ercoupe mission that finally took off near the end of July. After getting the bugs worked out, this tuned into a fun trip where I was able to get started a day early and enjoy a leisurely pace on the way to Texas (while still flying very fully day, this timing took about a half day longer) to spend short overnights with friends in Lawrenceburg, TN and Fort Worth, TX. Arriving on schedule, Alex and I enjoyed a nice acceptance flight around the Ercoupe’s new home in Spicewood, TX before I made my way home.
Ferrying an Ercoupe from Chicago to St. Louis
Here are some images from this short hop of a ferry flight bringing Jim his beautiful new-to-him Ercoupe. Sometimes the mission works out as a nonstop ferry flight; either way, we’re always happy to be apart of the new owners big day!
Ferrying a Beechcraft Bonanza From Ohio to Florida
Jim owned a V35B for years before losing his medical. After a successful 5 year fight to get it back, the first thing he did was track down and find another V35B! Not feeling completely comfortable yet, I delivered the Bo to Jim’s winter home in Fort Myers where a local instructor would help shake the rust off from there. On the way down I even snuck in a fun overnight with Mindy and Kevin at their hangar home in Georgia. Good times!
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