> > Called EAA about their insurance and Falcon is the company they are
> > connected with and they wanted l5 hours of dual and 10 hours of solo
> > before any insurance on the Wittman Tailwind.  
>
> Sounds like you will be flying your own plane uninsured for 40 hours
> until you can get trained in it.. or you can have another pilot fly it
> for 40 hours then you can begin your training.. but.. it does sound
> quite like a catch 22..

I think the requirement for "Dual" is assumed to be prior to "Solo". So if
you are able to solo without the dual and gain 10 hours - that is what the
actuarial guys are looking for. There is a fall in the accident curve after
10hrs in type and they want to know you are on that slope. At least that's
my understanding from the insurance guys.

Joe Hull
Cozy Mk-IV #991 (In Phase1 Flight Test - 1.9 hrs flown)
Redmond (Seattle), Washington