X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com ([66.249.92.172] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with ESMTP id 1335104 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:37:18 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.249.92.172; envelope-from=russell.duffy@gmail.com Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id j40so992472ugd for ; Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:36:30 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:from:to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version:content-type:x-priority:x-msmail-priority:x-mailer:x-mimeole:importance:in-reply-to; b=NcDE+Vh53s0OiBqahMYFAQSHQfjxLmXI/0Tq3SqAOVeTtv3P9dZw8SveJEksKAPwADFOw494+BIyNq20uFEwO6zaI8omu5SrVfZC+h7e5oRISAG/SwyyvSFo6+nYt+TSgJyCt+lNKpEYdlxLLHRGI53M7xQvOUcAKgQPDkGCp9w= Received: by 10.82.98.13 with SMTP id v13mr450951bub; Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:36:29 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from rd ( [65.6.194.9]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id 11sm9904954wrl.2006.08.03.06.36.28; Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:36:28 -0700 (PDT) From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: EAA Sport Aviation Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 08:36:28 -0500 Message-ID: <004d01c6b701$d3378800$6101a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004E_01C6B6D7.EA618000" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004E_01C6B6D7.EA618000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That makes sense. Why would EAA help insure an Experimental aircraft=20 with Experimental engine? =20 For the record, I'm as unhappy with the EAA as many of you are, but = unless the EAA organization becomes large enough to directly insure aircraft, = they will not have much control over the insurance situation. =20 =20 As it was explained to me, the original deal between the EAA and Avemco = was to insure every aircraft for at least liability coverage, and most for = full coverage. It would seem that Avemco didn't think this through very = well, and found themselves being asked to cover aircraft that were just way = too risky to insure. As time went on, Avemco started saying no to more and = more people, and the EAA reminded them of their promise. At that point, = Avemco said fine, then we just won't be your insurance program anymore. =20 =20 Of course Avemco is just like every other insurance company, in that = they don't want to insure something they aren't convinced is a good risk. = That means the EAA had to move on to the best option they had, which = certainly doesn't include any promise to insure everyone. =20 =20 As usual, the true bad guy is the insurance company. BTW, State Farm = just increased all FL homeowners policies by 53%!!! Yippee... =20 Cheers, Rusty (hate paying $500/mo for all my insurance) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_004E_01C6B6D7.EA618000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

That makes sense. Why would EAA help insure an = Experimental=20 aircraft 
with Experimental engine?

 
For the = record, I'm as=20 unhappy with the EAA as many of you are, but unless the EAA = organization=20 becomes large enough to directly insure aircraft, they will not = have much=20 control over the insurance situation. 
 
As it = was explained to=20 me, the original deal between the EAA and Avemco was to insure = every=20 aircraft for at least liability coverage, and most=20 for full coverage.  It would seem that Avemco didn't = think=20 this through very well, and found themselves being asked to cover = aircraft that=20 were just way too risky to insure.  As time went on, Avemco=20 started saying no to more and more people, and the EAA = reminded them=20 of their promise.  At that point, Avemco said fine, then we = just won't=20 be your insurance program anymore.  
 
Of = course Avemco is just=20 like every other insurance company, in that they don't want to insure = something=20 they aren't convinced is a good risk.  That means the = EAA had to=20 move on to the best option they had, which certainly doesn't include any = promise=20 to insure everyone.  
 
As = usual, the true bad=20 guy is the insurance company.  BTW, State Farm = just increased all=20 FL homeowners policies by = 53%!!!  Yippee...
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (hate=20 paying $500/mo for all my insurance)
  



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