San Diego FSDO

[Nemesis]

I needed to get a ferry permit because I was sick last month and could not make it for my annual inspection.

I called up the San Diego FSDO about mid-morning on Wednesday, went through the telephone menu, and was routed to a voice mailbox. I left a message and got a call back within about 15 mins. After a 5 minute conversation about me (the pilot and owner), about the airplane, and about why the ferry permit was needed, I was told how to fill out the form and either submit by fax or email. I sent the form off by email by about mid day. A couple of hours later I was asked to make one addition to the form.

As soon as I pulled up the email this morning (Thursday), there was the email copy of my ferry permit.

This was really my first experience with any FSDO, and perhaps a ferry permit is a pretty common request, but I have to say that it was really painless to get this done. Thanks to Gary Glenn at the San Diego FSDO.

Dave 

[M016576]

That's great to hear! I had a ferry permit issued as well by the FSDO in Fresno, and found it to be equally painless... Almost a pleasure as I got to chat quite a bit about flying with the inspector (they physically inspected my plane prior to issuing the permit). I was expecting the worst and it turned out to be a non-event. My dealings with the FSDO have always been good... But there are plenty of threads on this board with some not-so-pleasant experiences, unfortunately. Great to hear when the system is "working", though!

[pinerunner]

Nice to see a post about them doing something right. I don't buy into all the hype these days that anything the government does must be wrong, though we should keep an eye on them and put their feet to the fire every once in a while. 

 

I do suspect the FAA is being pushed to make things more complicated in pursuit of perfect safety.

[FlyDave]

I have to admit, when I started reading this thread I thought "Oh no, another problem with the FAA". But I was pleasantly surprised....Thanks!