REFLECTOR: Insurance advice needed

[Grover McNair]

Good comments by all! I use Dick Kinney with Sutton James (Aviation
Insurance Brokers). They shop different carriers and have been great to deal
with. His number is 919-543-3040. Rates are good and service has been
excellent. They did require 10 hours training in a Velocity which I got with
John.

My suggestion is to go ahead and fly the Piper for 5 more hours but fly it
like you would the Velocity. Use the same speeds, low glide angle and
rudders. The Piper doesn't have the sensitivity of the V but it would be
good practice and the discipline would definitely translate to your plane.

Grover McNair

 

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Geoff Gerhardt
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 7:18 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: REFLECTOR: Insurance advice needed

 

Guys,

 

I have my airworthiness inspection schedule for next week, got my complex
endorsement then went down to Velocity a few weeks ago for transition
training (went great, John's a great instructor), so first flight is in
sight.  I had some bad news from my Avemco rep.  I've had builders insurance
with them for awhile and had talked to them last week about transitioning to
flight insurance, liability only.  Fine, they said, everything was in order
after I relayed all my info.  But, today I got a call and my rep said I need
another 5hrs in retract time before they'll insure me.  Just go out in an
Arrow for 5hrs, he says, and you'll be good.

 

A couple things - no, 5hrs in an Arrow after coming off Velocity transition
training and I'll be worse.  It took about 5 landings to get out slow
landing, aileron control on final mode and into 85kt final, all rudders.
Five hours in an Arrow right before my first flight would not be a good
idea.  Secondly, why do they care about my time in a retract for liability
insurance?  Landing wheels up doesn't do a lot of damage to the runway.
Sorry, just venting.

 

Anyway, I'm considering my options now.  Fly without insurance for the first
5hrs?  Does anyone know any other insurance companies for low-time retract
pilots (I have 5hrs retract time)?

 

Geoff

173RG

http://thegerhardts.com/velocity

 

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