# Gold Seal Ferry

> Gold Seal Ferry is an aircraft ferry and delivery pilot service based at Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) in Los Angeles, California. It is a service (department) of The Flight Academy of California, legal entity The Flight Academy LLC. Pricing is a pilot day rate plus owner-paid expenses at cost: $475/day single-engine piston, $550/day high-performance or complex, $625/day tailwheel/STOL/aerobatic, $650/day light piston twin. Flights are pilot services under 14 CFR Part 91; no passengers or cargo for hire.

Key facts:
- Services: purchase and sale deliveries, maintenance and avionics runs, repositioning, FAA special flight permit (ferry permit) flights, and fleet moves for brokers, dealers and flight schools.
- Specialty: tailwheel, STOL and aerobatic aircraft (Kitfox, Maule, Citabria, Decathlon, Just Aircraft Highlander, Zenith, Pitts S-1/S-2).
- Pilots: Moe Tarakji (Head of Operations, FAA Gold Seal Flight Instructor), Nirvan Raymond (Gold Seal Chief Flight Instructor), Laurien "Lo" Decibel (Assistant Chief Flight Instructor).
- Base: The Flight Academy of California, 7900 Balboa Blvd, Hangar J5, Van Nuys, CA 91406 (Van Nuys Airport, KVNY).
- Service area: deliveries to and from Southern California; cross-country trips elsewhere in the contiguous United States quoted on request.
- Get a quote: https://goldsealferry.com/#quote or email flightacademycali@gmail.com. Phone (747) 377-1397.
- "Gold Seal" refers to FAA Gold Seal Flight Instructor certificates held by the instructors; Gold Seal Ferry is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA.

## Pages
- [Home](https://goldsealferry.com/): overview, services, aircraft, pilots, quote form
- [Pricing](https://goldsealferry.com/pricing): day rates, billable days, owner-paid expenses, how to estimate a trip
- [How it works](https://goldsealferry.com/how-it-works): quote, logbook review, insurance, ferry permits, planning, delivery, Part 91 vs 135
- [Tailwheel, STOL & aerobatic ferry](https://goldsealferry.com/tailwheel-stol-aerobatic-ferry): the specialty service
- [FAQ](https://goldsealferry.com/faq): common ferry flight questions

## Day rates
- Single-engine piston: $475 per pilot day (Fixed-gear singles such as Cessna 150 to 182 and Piper Cherokee and Archer.)
- High-performance / complex: $550 per pilot day (Retractable-gear, high-performance or technically advanced singles such as Bonanza, Mooney and Cirrus.)
- Twin piston: $650 per pilot day (Light piston twins such as Seneca, Baron and Apache.)
- Tailwheel / STOL / aerobatic: $625 per pilot day (Our specialty: Kitfox, Maule, Citabria, Decathlon, Highlander, Zenith and Pitts.)

## Optional
- [Full plain-text version](https://goldsealferry.com/llms-full.txt)
- [The Flight Academy of California](https://www.theflightacademycali.com/): parent flight school at Van Nuys Airport