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I was the one who bought Paul's Ercoupe back in July of this year. David Herman ferried it from Spanaway, WA (S44) to Springfield, TN (M91) via I-94 over the Rocky Mountains, then direct to M91. It is about 1700 nm straight distance, but to get over the Rockys and such, I think he flew more like 1900 nm. It took him 5 days (he was lucky - no bad weather). He only flew during daylight (a good idea if you've not flown the plane before... otherwise you are in a strange plane, with an unknown reliability history, over unfamiliar territory, and cannot easily see where to land in an emergency). I paid his expenses... $1409.87. (including airfare home) I'm very sure it would cost at least that much in gas for trailering... not to mention paying a mechanic to remove and reattach the wings. If it can fly (safely), then I'd fly it. ------------------------------------------------------------ Jason J Ellingson NC2273H -----Original Message----- From: Paul M. Anton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2005 7:47 PM To: Ercoupers Tech Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] Ferry Pilot ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- I had a similar problem, but in reverse. I sold my Coupe many miles away. I was unable to deliver it myself. I put the word out on a local pilots mailing list and soon had several people who wanted to do it. I picked the chap who I thought was best suited for the trip, checked him out, and sent him off. My insurance covers any pilot private or higher so the plane was covered. It was kind of tough seeing my Coupe disappear in the distance. However I now have a 930# useful load, so I don't worry about the trees at the end of the runway any more. <Grin> That kind of makes up for the loss of the Coupe. Cheers: Paul ============================================================================ == To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/ ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/
