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Hello Bobby,
I'm forwarding this to you and all on the list. You mentioned you must
install a weather monitoring system amongst other items to qualify for
TAA? This list of requirements from AIG gives you options of equipment
to install.
Happy flying!
Jim.
Jim Gigliotti
Lancair 320, 450 hrs.
Dothan Alabama
-----Original Message-----
From: Bobby Wooten [mailto:bdwo@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 11:13 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: Auto Pilots and Insurance
Gentlemen, I am within a Airworthiness Certificate and Insurance
attainment of N853BW's first flight. Exhaust and seatbelts are being
installed this week. Plane is complete.
I was told by the insurance carrier that discounts are offered for TAA
(Technologically Advanced Aircraft). This was a new term for me. I
only have 450 hrs with about 50 in HP, and 100 in complex. So as you
might have guessed my insurance quotes are not cheap. To qualify for
the TAA discount I have to install an auto pilot and a weather
monitoring system. I have installed a Garmin 430W and a MP-50 Engine
analyzer which covers the GPS and fuel monitoring system requirements.
I am not sure that I would recoup the cost of a storm scope in the next
5 years, but I am interested in installing an auto pilot. I have heard
a lot about the fact that the 360s are so sensitive to control input
that autopilots are sometimes a liability more than an asset. I am
looking at the Trio and the Tru Trak. And am not quite sure if I also
need altitude hold. I have been told my Garmin 430 will take these and
more. Any comparisons on performance of the Tru Trak v Trio?
Bobby Don Wooten | President/ WSB| SunBuilt,Inc.
T (954) 277-4962 | F (954) 208-0230 | C (954) 882-3503
8722 NW 49th Dr, Coral Springs, FL 33067
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