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Rusty I hear you,
I too got actually very good advice from EAA, when
I needed it and I called them, actually nice folks - generally.
The question is more like: Is it still
Experimental/Homebuilt/encourage experimentation aircraft and
engines??
I am afraid EAA should rename itself to SAA
(SportAviationAsso.) - they definitely lost the touch to the E in the
AA.
Actually it seems their legal department is more
concerned about liability concerning encouragement of Experimenting and
Homebuilding.
Don't blame them either for that as the legal
environment in the blessed US of A is a liability hell.
BUT never mind IF you are Eaa, then deal with it
and stick with it.
It is one hell of a business and E in the AA made
it possible - no problem whatever makes it happen and for along time Paul
Poberezny made it happen - just look at the impossible or at least incredible
amount of hassle folks have to get through in other countries to live their
dream!
But unfortunately, business is more important that
spirit now - greed is a ferocious disease!
I won't say I am immune, but I surely hope I
remember and recognize the symptoms if I ever get in that position!
Thomas J.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 8:50
PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EAA Sport
Aviation
I'd like to hear about it, Thomas. I'm also done sending
EAA $40.
I've heard similar
rants from others recently, and thought this would be the year that I would
not renew my EAA membership. When I thought about this, I got the idea
to contact my insurance agent for the RV-8 (NationAir), and ask if I really
get any worthwhile benefit on my insurance for being an EAA member. His
answer was that the EAA program was MUCH less restrictive,
particularly during the fly-off period than any other company around, so
his advice was to stay with the EAA since I have the RV-8 pending first flight
in a few months.
The message here is to
contact your insurance folks and ask the same question. I don't
believe there's any way to get the EAA insurance program to cover a rotary, so
if that's all you're interested in, then maybe dropping the EAA won't
matter. It's worth a call to check
though.
Cheers,
Rusty
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