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generally speaking the insruance underwriters are looking for at least 1000 hours total time, complex (retract) time and an instrument rating for IV series aircraft
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From: Rob Murawski <rob@robmurawski.com>
To: lml <lml@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Sun, Jan 27, 2013 10:52 pm
Subject: [LML] Re: safety
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.
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.
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