How Ferry Pilot Margrit Waltz Completed 900 Ocean Crossings

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3 жыл бұрын

When an airplane has to be moved across a continent or an entire ocean, ferry pilots have to be ready to fly on a moment's notice. And ferry pilot Margrit Waltz has done a lot of that flying, recently completing her 900 over-ocean crossing in a factory new TBM 940, one of the fastest single-engine aircraft in the world. She tells AVweb's Paul Bertorelli how she did it.

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@mafarachisi
@mafarachisi 3 жыл бұрын
Golden... bravo Margrit... (I'll be using this video to inspire my 7 year old daughter into aviation)
@alicesmith1016
@alicesmith1016 3 жыл бұрын
Please don't they have their own decisions try asking her what she really wants before you end up putting her on a life trauma
@ziepex7009
@ziepex7009 2 жыл бұрын
@@alicesmith1016 oh shut up you feminist, i dont remember you having his child!
@AriKolbeinsson
@AriKolbeinsson Жыл бұрын
I used to be a flight operations officer at one of the FBOs Margrit always stopped at. She is the real deal, was always a wonderful customer, and just a nice person to meet every time. We would go out of our way to do anything we could to make her stay as good as possible. Helping her with decoding weather data and satellite pictures was more her helping me, at least for the first few years. Extremely knowledgeable, helpful, courteous, professional, humble, and just simply nice.
@robertbennett2854
@robertbennett2854 3 жыл бұрын
She is great what wonderful experience. As a retired airline pilot her flying is a lot more exciting than me sitting in Boeing aircraft with the auto pilot and being fed every few hours with a crew rest station on board. Well done I salute her and her experience as it is really gutsy to fly single engine and cross oceans 900 times. Fantastic interview thank you for sharing.
@christopheroliver148
@christopheroliver148 3 жыл бұрын
"They had enough people lying about the weather without an accent." Ouch! 😂
@SolarWebsite
@SolarWebsite 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah! When I heard her say that, I looked at the 16 minute video length and thought "I'm sure this video is going to be too short"
@geoh7777
@geoh7777 3 жыл бұрын
The world is burning up, doncha know. Her flights are filled with terror now that the CO2 concentration has elevated to such levels.
@ttrier5226
@ttrier5226 3 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha awesome!!
@mitubes
@mitubes 3 жыл бұрын
She is telling the truth! 🙂
@ianchandley
@ianchandley 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@michaelpetty2016
@michaelpetty2016 3 жыл бұрын
What vast wealth of knowledge Margrit has. I could listen to her for hours.
@danblumel
@danblumel 3 жыл бұрын
Nice Matterhorn pic for your profile.
@sganzerlag
@sganzerlag 3 жыл бұрын
I had the priviledge of being a fellow classmate during Margrit's Citation Mustang initial at Flightsafety. We were sim partners. She's an absolutely amazing pilot and one of the coolest people I know.
@BlaineNay
@BlaineNay 3 жыл бұрын
I'm impressed! Over my 37 years flying internationally in the US Air Force and as an airline pilot, I doubt have half that many crossings.
@mediocreman6323
@mediocreman6323 Жыл бұрын
Her own instructor was Erich Hartmann, a WW2-fighter-ace, and she herself has decades of experience and hundreds of ocean crossing ferries. It doesn't get any better than that!
@SithLord2066
@SithLord2066 3 жыл бұрын
Magrit: 900 ocean crossings in TBM 940 Stevo Kinevo: write that down! write that down!
@PaulAnthonyDuttonUk
@PaulAnthonyDuttonUk 3 жыл бұрын
There’s a book overdue if ever there was one.
@mickemike2148
@mickemike2148 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah!
@gtr1952
@gtr1952 3 жыл бұрын
There are a couple out there. I believe the "Taking Off" channel did an interview with a ferry pilot that has one. He also had a very interesting story. Hope that helped? 8) --gary
@seoceancrosser
@seoceancrosser 3 жыл бұрын
I believe she’s already wrote one.
@paratyshow
@paratyshow 3 жыл бұрын
@@gtr1952 This is the video from Taking Off about ferry pilots kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bceXdpSi2pzMpaM.html
@ecbrandt1
@ecbrandt1 2 жыл бұрын
Maggie is the best - She allways puts a smile on my face, when i hear her comming up on our freqz here in Greenland. I´ve known her since 2002 when i manned the TWR in BGBW/Narsarsuaq. back then, she had more tech stops in Greenland.
@andreschapero3615
@andreschapero3615 3 жыл бұрын
What a pleasure to hear her story ! WHY SO SHORT ???? About the journalist ..... the best by far deserves a KZfaq medal !
@rudolfabelin383
@rudolfabelin383 3 жыл бұрын
OMG! What a pilot. Just found out that when she took her private pilot license at the age of 18, her instructor was Erich Hartmann.
@silasmarner7586
@silasmarner7586 3 жыл бұрын
I know the name well! Hartmann was baaaaad assed and never relented under Soviet imprisonment.
@rudolfabelin383
@rudolfabelin383 3 жыл бұрын
@@silasmarner7586 "Holt Hartmann vom Himmel" is a book.
@matthayward7889
@matthayward7889 3 жыл бұрын
That’s amazing!
@gregmarchegiani6656
@gregmarchegiani6656 3 жыл бұрын
Air Force, then airline regional work, then instructor and ferry pilot for a manufacturer... being the aircraft bigger, numbers are smaller and intercontinental deliveries are a smaller percentage of the total. But the job is so great that I would consider retiring from my current one and transitioning to single pilot certified deliveries, to continue doing it even past 65! Congratulations on this impressive career!
@bowanngard8291
@bowanngard8291 3 жыл бұрын
fantastic interview. and what a personality! I loved every second!
@skipgetelman3418
@skipgetelman3418 3 жыл бұрын
Please write a book about your incredible knowledge of ferrying and other aspects of flying
@johnhenry8424
@johnhenry8424 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the flights. Don't meet many people like you anymore. Stay awesome Margrit!!
@keepyourbilsteins
@keepyourbilsteins 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing interview Paul! Margarit is certainly quite the badass. 210kt headwinds. I cannot even begin to fathom this.
@420Donnelly
@420Donnelly 3 жыл бұрын
What a great interview. Margrit sounds like a terrific person, I would love to sit down & have a chat with her
@wishicouldspel
@wishicouldspel 3 жыл бұрын
Great interview.... Some might not agree but after 900 I think we need to put Waltz right in there with Lindbergh and Earhart.
@tomsmith3045
@tomsmith3045 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic interview! When you get to talk with someone that interesting, you just ask questions and stand back and listen, let the spotlight be on the guest, and that's just what Paul did here. Perfect. I don't remember hearing from a pilot who was so modest about what they've done. Would love to hear more stories from Margrit.
@randominternet5586
@randominternet5586 3 жыл бұрын
What was a bit missed was that these legs are in the 3,000 - 4,000 mile range. It's one thing to do 900 flights, it another to 900 flights of 3,000+! We are talking 3 million miles (and likely much more) in a SINGLE ENGINE plane! Hahaha.. I laugh for joy because this women must LOVE LOVE her job. Even the customers don't want to sit in a plane for that long! The other thing - ferry flights in winter - just taxing around would be stressful with the wind speeds they get on the route that was being described. And a few of those landings have got to have had some unpleasant cross wind components. A great vote of confidence in the plane. If you are a customer she probably does a pretty thorough pre-flight, knows what to look for, and by the time you get it to hop around in she may have taken it up and down through a lot of weather and altitude and duration and everything else that would shake out the bugs. I was in another field where a lot of bugs really did show up in the first 20 hrs of use of the product.
@TRPGpilot
@TRPGpilot 3 жыл бұрын
Metric . . .
3 жыл бұрын
@@TRPGpilot /5 *8
@Kevin_747
@Kevin_747 3 жыл бұрын
Interesting and impressive. I've made a lot of ocean crossings myself but I had four engines. I could listen to this lady talk for hours on this subject.
@berryreading4809
@berryreading4809 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome inspiring interview 👍 Thanks Margrit!
@DoctorMangler
@DoctorMangler 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this interview, wow. What a role model.
@nickolasmallcott4399
@nickolasmallcott4399 3 жыл бұрын
Great story......especially knowing she was trained by Eric Hartmann - who shot down 550 Russian aircraft! I followed the same routes like her a few years back doing the same type of flying. I wrote an interesting book on my true personal aviation travels .....but it was dismissed as imagination! Better to remain incognito!
@Bill_Woo
@Bill_Woo 3 жыл бұрын
900 nearly maiden (many or most of them, presumably) flights?! That is, hundreds of flights of units that, while tested and legally certified, were not so to speak fully battle proven - until SHE tests that theory -- and on a trans-oceanic!! Once might be a rare lifetime accomplishment. Twice, yeah. Ten - balls of steel. Hundreds?? Chuck Yeager must be giggling in admiration.
@Meowface.
@Meowface. 3 жыл бұрын
Wonder how many hours are on each aircraft before the factory hands it over
@timothyjones7280
@timothyjones7280 2 ай бұрын
That is wonderful what she has done in her life.
@greyjay9202
@greyjay9202 2 ай бұрын
What an incredible work ethic. On top of that, she is obviously a very skilled pilot.
@rwilson6356
@rwilson6356 3 жыл бұрын
What an amazing woman and outstanding aviator! A great interview on both sides of the microphone. I certainly hope she writes a book in the near future
@xerondenver
@xerondenver Жыл бұрын
she is so Kind so smart i respect her a lot for me the Queen of Aviation god bless her...
@MrLunithy
@MrLunithy 3 жыл бұрын
I remember when my aeroclub club took delivery of a new MK3 Piper warrior trainer fixed gear fixed prop with a big bladder tank 6cld 300hp to Alice springs Australia....... now that I'm older I have a clue how long a trip that would have been and this amazing woman what a pilot.
@IrishDragon666
@IrishDragon666 2 жыл бұрын
What an absolute legend Margrit Waltz is! Thank you for this wonderful interview.
@gatlason
@gatlason 3 жыл бұрын
Great talk Margrit, nice to see you again even on a youtube only.
@akhilpb9196
@akhilpb9196 3 жыл бұрын
Meryl Streep of Aviation. What a career. What a personality.
@jimydoolittle3129
@jimydoolittle3129 2 жыл бұрын
She’s awesome 👩‍✈️ , great interview
@antonomaseapophasis5142
@antonomaseapophasis5142 3 жыл бұрын
I like the way your understated but incisive style brought out Waltz confident, competent, pride.
@prof.heinous191
@prof.heinous191 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Margrit. Ferry pilots we need your stories on KZfaq!
@jesse00pno
@jesse00pno 3 жыл бұрын
AVWeb ALWAYS has the most intriguing and capturing content! Keep up the good work!
@KonaMan62
@KonaMan62 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome interview all the way around, probably one, if not "Thee" favorite interview I've watched of Paul's work. Margrit is a wonderful yet humble and straightforward inspiration to pilots young or old and of any gender - BRAVO!
@jesperschmidt4948
@jesperschmidt4948 3 жыл бұрын
True Queen of the skies ! Very interesting - thanks 👍
@earnedwings5206
@earnedwings5206 3 жыл бұрын
Great interview! She is impressive and I’m sure full of great flight stories.
@JoseRivera-lt2cc
@JoseRivera-lt2cc 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely spectacular. Kudos to not only her aviation savvy but also to her ADM producing 900+ crossings over nearly 50 year span. Would love any opportunity to fly her right seat.
@RodneyJKemp
@RodneyJKemp 3 жыл бұрын
So humble and modest! Wonderful, impressive, and for sure a movie and book in the making.
@SonarTravels
@SonarTravels 3 жыл бұрын
Great interview. Well done both of you. Heroes do regular jobs every day. She’s a hero.
@alansimpson596
@alansimpson596 3 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful lady. I was a very average private pilot and used to fantasise about being a ferry pilot, my dream job.
@irishflyer6377
@irishflyer6377 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing pilot and so modest
@markbowles2382
@markbowles2382 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much dear lady...holy smokes 900 crossings over the north atlantic.....I gotta say though...if i were stuck anywhere for 5 days, "Bali" doesnt sound too bad.
@lmartinez3633
@lmartinez3633 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent topic...
@MikeKobb
@MikeKobb 3 жыл бұрын
GREAT interview, thanks, Paul!
@waynesilva3129
@waynesilva3129 3 жыл бұрын
This lady is very good at what she does.
@Sirmellowman
@Sirmellowman 2 жыл бұрын
what an amazing interview.
@stephenrickstrew7237
@stephenrickstrew7237 3 жыл бұрын
Wow what a fascinating story ....the Arctic Ocean is no place to have to ditch .... !
@galactictomato9168
@galactictomato9168 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic interview. Great guest, interesting subject.
@dalydegagne1839
@dalydegagne1839 3 жыл бұрын
What a great interview - one of the best I have ever heard. I bet Margrit Waltz has a lot of great stories! I appreciate her excitement and love of flying which came through so clearly in the interview!
@jocummins8889
@jocummins8889 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, always a pleasure to watch an interviewer who lets someone tell their story - and what a story Margrit has!
@leslienordman8718
@leslienordman8718 3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding! What an episode! Thank you so much for this and danke to Magrit. :-)
@ackack612
@ackack612 3 жыл бұрын
Great subject with a wonderful interview. Yet another AVweb homerun!
@ernestboston7707
@ernestboston7707 3 жыл бұрын
I am thoroughly amazed! I have been studying the TBM for several weeks now.
@EnergeticWaves
@EnergeticWaves 3 жыл бұрын
Nice plane very stable
@ChrisMeuzelaar1
@ChrisMeuzelaar1 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Lady, awesome interview!
@LiamDennehy
@LiamDennehy 3 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic insight, thanks for bringing Margrit on :)
@m.villagrana9677
@m.villagrana9677 3 ай бұрын
What an amazing person! Awesome experience, making for an awesome video. Thank you!
@gerardjohnson2106
@gerardjohnson2106 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome interview
@stihlnz
@stihlnz 3 жыл бұрын
Go Girl. Another great interview Paul.
@bwinford1561
@bwinford1561 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul. What a wonderful story.
@peternelson8861
@peternelson8861 3 жыл бұрын
Great interview
@tonya8094
@tonya8094 5 ай бұрын
“ I got stuck in Bali for 5 days” Must have been torture. Lolololol :-) Congratulations on the milestone…🎉
@williamcasella4145
@williamcasella4145 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing lady, great interview.
@rexmyers991
@rexmyers991 3 жыл бұрын
Great job, Paul! You asked all the right questions. Very interesting
@mickemike2148
@mickemike2148 3 жыл бұрын
What a champion!
@Paiadakine
@Paiadakine 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful interview and very impressive pilot. Her career is so much more exciting as mine.
@stuartessex4535
@stuartessex4535 3 жыл бұрын
Great interview, what an amazing Lady. 900 crossings!😮😮
@verdantacres4460
@verdantacres4460 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video thank you
@_FNQ
@_FNQ 3 жыл бұрын
Great interview with a brilliant woman. Thanks Paul.
@Joe_Not_A_Fed
@Joe_Not_A_Fed 3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating. Thanks to you both.
@donaldholman9070
@donaldholman9070 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Brilliant pilot!
@SimDeck
@SimDeck 3 жыл бұрын
I named my daughter Amelia for obvious reasons. It's so cool to know that there are current hero's in aviation doing stuff like this today. Brilliant.
@freedomforever6718
@freedomforever6718 3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations to Margrit Walsh on 900 flights across the Atlantic ocean mostly in single engine planes! What a nice person with a great sense of humor. Bravo.
@matto2407
@matto2407 3 жыл бұрын
Nice story - thanks for sharing!
@antoniocomputersbarreto7429
@antoniocomputersbarreto7429 3 жыл бұрын
What an amazing accomplishment. Well done. God bless
@SarahRovner
@SarahRovner 3 жыл бұрын
Great interview! I’ve always watched your adventures. I don’t think I’ll ever get to 900 ocean crossings in small aircraft, but I can relate with flying single engine pistons over the North Atlantic!
@gillesmaumus4033
@gillesmaumus4033 3 жыл бұрын
Great interview ! What a role model !!!
@chrischain_
@chrischain_ 3 жыл бұрын
Wow what an inspiration. Makes me want to try a crossing even more!
@taccs27570
@taccs27570 3 ай бұрын
Frau Waltz, alle Achtung. Sie sind eine sehr beeindrückende Pilotin.
@richardsimms251
@richardsimms251 3 ай бұрын
Fascinating video
@marshallhammond1099
@marshallhammond1099 Жыл бұрын
Powerful role model for young women in aviation!
@johnpandolfino8663
@johnpandolfino8663 3 жыл бұрын
Great story.....thanks for sharing.....
@markburg3323
@markburg3323 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting. Very good show
@joneis1
@joneis1 3 жыл бұрын
Great interview. Thanks.
@mrsaskriders
@mrsaskriders 3 жыл бұрын
Wow she is amazing ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍
@jasonalpha
@jasonalpha 3 жыл бұрын
Impressive stuff. Well done
@pilotgirl5953
@pilotgirl5953 2 жыл бұрын
AWESOME! Such a wonderful ferry pilot and inspiration !
@lorendjones
@lorendjones 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic interview.
@EnergeticWaves
@EnergeticWaves 3 жыл бұрын
I met her in Tarbes 2 years ago, nice lady, I think she said she flew a Cessna 172 at low altitude from like Los Angeles or San Fran. Wow.
@luisfernandes4145
@luisfernandes4145 3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations Margrit!
@petruzzovichi
@petruzzovichi 3 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful, marvelous woman. She is more than a role model for young women everywhere but a role model for all, anywhere. Excellent interview Paul where you respectfully listen once you ask a question. Very nice. Another great video.
@RamonAlmodovar
@RamonAlmodovar 3 жыл бұрын
very good . thanks
@PatrickJWenzel
@PatrickJWenzel 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely inspiring interview. If I didn't have to put my family ahead of my career 100% of the time I'd be doing everything in my power to get into ferry flying. The random and spontaneous nature of the work suits my brain.
@mosca3289
@mosca3289 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic woman and fantastic interview.
@dustinalexander4620
@dustinalexander4620 3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations. That really is an awesome accomplishment.
@ericgirardet1848
@ericgirardet1848 3 жыл бұрын
Very impressive record and experience!
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