Any suggestions as to how to value loss of use of my airplane after my propeller incident?  The propeller was damaged by an FBO in Spokane.  Does any one know of some formula the insurance industry might use based on typical hourly expense multiplied by days grounded?  Would one attempt to claim the expense of planned trips on the airlines vs. expense of flying my airplane?  For example the price of three airline tickets to Reno less six hours expenses for my LNC-4.  I was at the beginning of a flying vacation when the incident happened.  During August to October I had planned to fly to Spokane (twice), Eugene, Front Range, Races at Reno, and perhaps training at Napa.  All those airline tickets would be thousands of dollars not to mention loss of use for spur of the moment purposes.

The propeller is being repaired in Seattle.  The engine is in the middle of tear down for inspection in Tulsa (Barrett).  TCM's position was that if the propeller could not be repaired on the airplane that mandatory tear down and inspection was required regardless of the results of the propeller and prop. flange inspection.

David