FYI, when I talked to EAA insurance (broker) before buying my 360 kit to see if I could afford the insurance on it, I was told that an instrument rating was required to get insurance. I’m still building, so I can’t comment if that is true, but I do have my instrument ticket so I’m not worried.
I know that getting my instrument ticket made me a much better pilot, so I can understand the requirement. He did make a quip about Legacy owners calling and finding out they were too low time and couldn’t get insured, so he was happy I was calling BEFORE buying/building.
-Rob
Lancair 360 MkII, 15% complete.
From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Charles Brown
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 1:30 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: safety
Ed, I would agree wholeheartedly for any of the turbine powered machines and any Lancair IV -- they are not for joyriding. At the other end, you wouldn't want to force a 235/320/360 pilot to an IFR rating; they might be in it for low-cost fun. I guess Legacies and ES are somewhere in the middle. I wonder if it makes sense to draft a LML or LOBO recommended list of pilot qualifications by airframe/engine combination. This could be a tool for the insurance industry, whose help I would rather enlist than have the FAA intervene with regulations.
On Jan 27, 2013, at 5:59 AM, Ed Gray wrote:
I believe we should exert MAXIMUM pressure on fellow Lancair pilots to get IFR ratings. These birds are not suited for amateur pilots, and the stats show it.