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The Transatlantic Mission Accomplished

Fly along with Margrit Waltz and FLYING editor-in-chief Julie Boatman on a transatlantic crossing.

Master ferry pilot Margrit Waltz takes a peek put the window. Credit: Julie Boatman
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Key Takeaways:

  • The article chronicles an Atlantic aircraft delivery mission, led by master ferry pilot Margrit Waltz.
  • The objective is to deliver a brand new TBM 940 from the Daher factory in Tarbes, France, to a dealer in Connecticut.
  • The narrative will highlight Waltz's decision-making process and the aircraft's performance over the five legs of the journey.
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When pilots talk about flying an airplane over the Atlantic, they typically have a solid reason to go. Crossing an ocean “just because it’s there” went away when legendary pilots made the first crossings in the late 1920s and ’30s. 

With an invitation to join master ferry pilot Margrit Waltz as she helped to deliver a brand new TBM 940 from the Daher factory in Tarbes, France, to a dealer in Connecticut, we had our mission.

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