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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 details an Atlantic aircraft ferry flight, undertaken for a practical mission rather than just for the experience.
  • The author accompanies master ferry pilot Margrit Waltz on a delivery flight of a new TBM 940 from Daher's factory in France to a dealer in Connecticut.
  • The narrative will follow the five-leg journey, highlighting Waltz's decision-making process and the aircraft's performance.
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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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