REFLECTOR: Insurance advice needed

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good luck with a retufn call from Pam. Never received a call back with may messages. E-mail me if you want another option. Waiting for my quote. 


Kurt



-----Original Message-----
From: Al Gietzen <alventures at cox.net>
To: geoff.gerhardt <geoff.gerhardt at gmail.com>; 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list' <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Tue, Jul 31, 2012 6:14 pm
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Insurance advice needed


Call Pam at AUA http://www.auaonline.com/
 
Al
  
  
-----Original Message-----
From:   reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of   Geoff Gerhardt
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 4:18   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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