Frequently Asked Questions

Easy — go to https://www.ferryflighthub.com/register?as=pilot. Enter your name, email, and phone. We auto-match you against the FAA airmen registry so your address, certificate level, and medical info get pre-filled if you're on file. Upload any missing credentials, admin reviews (typically same day), and you're live on the marketplace. Pilot dashboard: https://www.ferryflighthub.com/pilot/dashboard.

Two options. (1) Just request a quote at https://www.ferryflighthub.com/quote — we auto-create an account when you submit. (2) Or register directly at https://www.ferryflighthub.com/register with name, email, phone, password. After sign-in your bookings live at https://www.ferryflighthub.com/customer/dashboard.

No problem — reset it at https://www.ferryflighthub.com/password/reset. Or click the 'Forgot password?' link on https://www.ferryflighthub.com/login. We'll email you a reset link.

Sign in at https://www.ferryflighthub.com/login. If you're mid-chat and we ask you to sign in, it's because the email you entered already exists — just log in and your chat will keep going with your full history attached.

Anyone — pilots, owners, customers, or new visitors — can earn commission by referring customers. Sign up starts from our home page: click ★ Earn Commission, answer whether you're a pilot, then create or sign in to your pilot/customer account. Admin reviews your application within 1-2 business days. Once approved, your referral link is active — share it and earn commission on every referred booking that completes. Default terms: 5% of the booking total, 60-day attribution window, 60-day hold after flight completion before payout. Minimum payout $50.

Signup is exclusively through the home page. Look for the ★ Earn Commission button in the top nav or scroll to the 'Refer a customer, earn commission' section. You'll be asked: are you a pilot? If YES → create or sign in with your pilot account. If NO → create or sign in with your customer account. Either way, your application goes to admin for approval (typically 1-2 business days) before your referral link activates.

Yes — affiliate access lives on top of either a pilot or customer account. If you're FAA-certified, signing up as a pilot is recommended (you can fly ferry jobs too). Otherwise sign up as a customer. Start at the home page — we walk you through the right signup based on your answer.

Apply at https://www.ferryflighthub.com/affiliate. Admin approves (usually same day). You get a referral link like https://www.ferryflighthub.com/?ref=YOURCODE. Share it — anyone who signs up or books through it is tracked for 60 days. You earn 5% of the gross booking total. Payouts release 60 days after the booking completes, $50 minimum. Track everything at https://www.ferryflighthub.com/affiliate/dashboard.

The aircraft must be insured by the owner's existing hull + liability policy. After the pilot accepts, you upload your Certificate of Insurance to the booking page — it has to either (a) name the assigned pilot as a named insured, or (b) confirm the pilot meets the open-pilot warranty. Admin reviews and approves before the flight departs. Your booking detail page shows exactly what's needed.

Quote is instant. Pilot matching typically happens within minutes for popular routes — pilots have 24 hours to accept, most accept same day. From quote to a confirmed, paid, insured flight usually takes 1-3 business days. Urgent ferry? Mention it in chat and we can flag it for a priority match.

We cover the entire continental US. We have 295,000+ N-numbers in our aircraft registry and thousands of FAA-certified pilots nationwide — there's almost always a pilot close to your origin airport. Try your specific airport at https://www.ferryflighthub.com/quote and we'll show you who's available.

We only ferry airworthy aircraft with a current annual and a valid airworthiness certificate. If the aircraft has open squawks that don't affect airworthiness (e.g., cosmetic, non-required avionics), your pilot can still fly it — but this gets flagged at booking and we require a pre-flight inspection acknowledgment. If the aircraft isn't airworthy, we can't fly it — you'd need a disassembly-and-truck arrangement.

Ferry Pilot is an online marketplace that connects aircraft owners who need a plane delivered with vetted, FAA-certified ferry pilots. We handle quotes, pilot selection, payments, document routing, and in-flight tracking — so you don't have to pick up the phone.

You enter your start + destination airports and the aircraft, get an instant quote, pay in full up front, and we match you with a vetted pilot. The pilot accepts, admin verifies credentials, the ferry flies, the pilot submits a flight log, admin reviews, and funds are released to the pilot.

Every pilot on the platform holds at minimum a current FAA Private Pilot certificate, a valid medical, and has passed our document verification. Many hold Commercial, Instrument, CFI, and ATP ratings. You see each pilot's credentials before booking.

The aircraft must be covered by the owner's existing hull/liability policy, and the assigned pilot must be a named insured or fit the open-pilot warranty. We collect confirmation before any flight departs. We never insure the airframe itself.

We currently operate within the continental United States. Cross-border flights (Canada, Mexico, Caribbean) are evaluated case by case and must be pre-approved by our operations team.

All dates/times shown in your dashboard, emails, and receipts auto-convert to your browser's local timezone. The badge at the bottom-right confirms which timezone is rendering. Server records are stored in UTC.

Check the FAQ first — it covers 95% of what comes up. If you still need us, open a support ticket from your dashboard and an admin replies within 1 business day.

1) Get a quote at https://www.ferryflighthub.com/quote — enter airports, aircraft, date. 2) Pick a pilot from the ranked list (proximity, rating, experience). 3) Pilot has 24 hours to accept. 4) On accept you pay via ACH/wire/Zelle. 5) You upload your Certificate of Insurance (naming the assigned pilot). 6) Pilot flies and logs the trip with GPS tracking. 7) Admin reviews the log and closes the booking. The whole thing lives on your customer dashboard at https://www.ferryflighthub.com/customer/dashboard.

After your pilot accepts, we email you payment instructions. We accept ACH (free, 2-3 days), wire transfer (fastest, small fee), and Zelle (instant up to bank daily limits). We don't take credit cards. Payment is held until the ferry completes — the pilot isn't paid until the trip is delivered and logs are approved. Dashboard + payment history at https://www.ferryflighthub.com/customer/dashboard.

Yes — I can give you a ballpark right here in chat. Just tell me three things: origin airport, destination airport, and aircraft make + model (or the N-number). Lowercase and no-K-prefix is fine — 'jfk' or 'kjfk' both work. Or go straight to our form at https://www.ferryflighthub.com/quote if you prefer.

Three things: (1) origin airport (ICAO or IATA or just the city), (2) destination airport, (3) aircraft make + model — a Cessna 172, Piper PA-28-140, Cirrus SR22, etc. If you have an N-number I can pull the make/model from the FAA registry for you. Pricing includes distance, landings, takeoffs, and flight-time fees — all shown as a clean breakdown at https://www.ferryflighthub.com/quote.

Sure — just share the N-number (format like N12345) plus your origin and destination airports. We'll look it up in the FAA registry, auto-fill the make and model, and give you an instant quote. You can also do this yourself on https://www.ferryflighthub.com/quote — type the N-number in the N-number field and we'll do the match for you.

Ferry flights are priced on distance, number of landings/takeoffs, and flight time. A short 200-mile single-day ferry in a Cessna 172 typically runs $800-$1,500. A coast-to-coast ferry of a faster aircraft like a Bonanza runs $6,000-$10,000 depending on fuel stops and days. Every quote is itemized — no surprise fees. Get an exact number at https://www.ferryflighthub.com/quote.

Anything single-engine piston, twin-engine piston, turboprop, or light jet that a ferry pilot can legally and safely deliver. We have fee rules for most common GA makes — Cessna, Piper, Beechcraft, Cirrus, Mooney, Diamond, Van's RV, Pilatus, TBM, King Air, and more. If your exact aircraft isn't showing in the quote form let us know and we'll add it. Browse at https://www.ferryflighthub.com/quote.

Yes. For security we log you out after 30 minutes of inactivity on any device. Any click, form submit, or page navigation resets the timer. Adjustable by admin via Setting::set('security.idle_timeout_minutes', N). Set to 0 to disable.

Tap the chat button in the bottom-right of any page — that's the fastest way to reach our support team. We'll ask a couple quick questions (are you a pilot or looking to book?) and help you right there. If you need a written record, ask us to create a ticket mid-chat and we'll route it to our ticket queue.

No — you can start chatting as a guest. We'll collect your first name, last name, email, and phone as part of the intro so we can follow up if the chat drops. If your email matches an existing account, we'll ask you to sign in so your chat ties to your history.