X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:45:05 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3700760 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:03:53 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.70; envelope-from=rpharis@teamimc.com Received: from [71.116.122.40] (helo=s1) by elasmtp-banded.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1MJ7Wm-0005ty-1q for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:03:16 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <001801c9f413$cdc697b0$2101a8c0@s1> Reply-To: "Rod Pharis" From: "Rod Pharis" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Insurance for greybeards X-Original-Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:03:43 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0014_01C9F3D9.20BB04F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1933 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1933 X-ELNK-Trace: 1293b74446918d85d780f4a490ca6956abb457f1b4332f52c6b2aa416ea255fe2e1f7ab0c855723b350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 71.116.122.40 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C9F3D9.20BB04F0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0015_01C9F3D9.20BB04F0" ------=_NextPart_001_0015_01C9F3D9.20BB04F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I shopped around when I bought my three-blade simitar Hartzell prop too, = but nobody else could come close to Lancair's price. When I told = American Propeller that I had a much lower quote from Lancair they said, = "We can't compete with Lancair. They buy the props in quantity, but we = have to by them one at a time!" Rod ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Lancair=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 7:52 PM Subject: [LML] Insurance for greybeards I read a comment on the LML that a pilot over 70 would no longer be = insurable. It was the first I had heard of such a thing so I went to = the source: Scott at SkySmith Insurance. He added some clarification, = see below: It gets more difficult to get insurance in complex aircraft the older = you get. Typically if you are insured and stay with the same company = after 70, you just get more requirements. I have a 75 year old in = Legacy, 310 and 414. I also have a 70 something in a 421. A 70 = something in a TBM 700 and so on. Usually you will need to be insured with someone and stay there. They = will start requiring a medical every year and by 80 they will probably = require a second qualified pilot in the aircraft.=20 It didn't help that the Continental pilot that died in the air was = only 60. That will create knee jerk reactions in the industry that old = (above 60) pilots shouldn't fly commercially or complex aircraft. Robert M. Simon Lancair ES-P N301ES (And let's all hope that no pilot in his 20's dies in flight or all = commercial pilot slots will be filled by teenagers!) ------=_NextPart_001_0015_01C9F3D9.20BB04F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I shopped around when I bought my three-blade simitar Hartzell prop = too, but=20 nobody else could come close to Lancair's price.  When I told = American=20 Propeller that I had a much lower quote from Lancair they said, "We = can't=20 compete with Lancair.  They buy the props in quantity, but we = have to=20 by them one at a time!"
 
Rod
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Lancair=20
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 = 7:52 PM
Subject: [LML] Insurance for=20 greybeards

I read a comment on the LML that = a pilot=20 over 70 would no longer be insurable.  It was the first I had = heard of=20 such a thing so I went to the source: Scott at SkySmith = Insurance.  He=20 added some clarification, see below:
 
It=20 gets more difficult to get insurance in complex aircraft the older you = get.=20 Typically if you are insured and stay with the same company after 70, = you just=20 get more requirements. I have a 75 year old in  Legacy, 310 and=20 414.  I also have a 70 something in a 421.  A 70 something = in a TBM=20 700 and so on.
 
Usually you will need to be insured with someone and = stay there.=20 They will start requiring a medical every year and by 80 they will = probably=20 require a second qualified pilot in the = aircraft. 
 
It didn't help that the Continental pilot that = died in the=20 air was only 60. That will create knee jerk reactions in the = industry that old (above 60)  pilots shouldn't fly commercially = or=20 complex aircraft.
 
 
Robert M. Simon
Lancair = ES-P
N301ES
(And let's all hope = that no=20 pilot in his 20's dies in flight or all commercial pilot slots will be = filled=20 by teenagers!)
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