X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [70.118.69.16] (account marv@lancaironline.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.3c5) with HTTP id 947531 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 17 May 2005 14:36:42 -0400 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: [LML] Insurance!!! To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro WebUser Interface v.4.3c5 Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 14:36:42 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for Barney Britton : Well maybe you have to be Canadian to get insurance as well? I have a fully insured IVPT, but I am in Canada and am also ex airline with 11,000 hours. Not sure why there would be a difference between Canada and the US. But it may be there have been no serious Lancair accidents in Canada to my knowledge, with the IV's anyways. Also, we are required in Canada to have a "high performance" aircraft type rating specific to each aircraft because of it's wing loading and high VNC. This requires all of us Canadians to have proper training before we can fly it the first time. I do recurrent training faithfully with High Performance Aircraft Training even though it is not required by my insurance policy. I was able to use the High Performance Aircraft Training program to attain my type rating in Canada as I also have the first IVPT in Canada and have no one in Canada to do my type rating with in Canada. I highly recommend that everyone take their initial and recurrent training with them. Would self imposing type ratings on everyone with IV's in the US help? I am not sure, but it may. It definitely would not hurt. It could be done simply by giving a one year grace period to complete the training and have the cards issued. This way at your next recurrent training you could receive your type rating at no extra charge! Flame away! Barney Britton C-GPOA IVPT """ Are any of you having problems getting insurance for the Lancair? I tried to get a quote for a Lancair Legacy FG yesterday and was turned down. I tried both Avemco and Falcon. Avemco wanted 600 hours and an instrument rating. Falcon wanted 500 hours and an instrument rating. I have just shy of 300 hours commercial pilot, single and multi, and instrument rating. About 50 hours of single engine complex retractable. They declined to quote me??? Are all you guys retired military and airline pilots with thousands of hours?? What gives here and do any of you have any suggestions? """