there's no reason you shouldn't be reimbursed for any and all expense to move the plane.
Except for that bit about a Private Pilot not being able to pay any less than their pro rata share for fuel, oil, etc. In the case of zero passengers, that share is 100%.
I believe that, in several cases, the FAA has viewed gaining flight hours without having to pay for at least the fuel, etc., to be "compensation". Maybe you could get away with someone else letting you fly their plane, and pay for your fuel, if it was a local flight. Just maybe. But for a ferry flight?
Then there's the whole "commonality of purpose" thing. If someone here in Nashville wanted me to fly them to, say, Atlanta, and I wasn't already planning to go there anyway (that is, the only reason I was flying to Atlanta was to take my friend), then my understanding is that the FAA could bust my chops. And that's
even if my friend and I split the costs rather than my friend paying for the whole shebang.
Of course, I'm no aviation lawyer, and you could well be right, Carl. But I would definately contact my local FSDO before agreeing to ferry a plane, just as a CYA tactic.
- Jeff
