X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.100] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with ESMTP id 1335133 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 03 Aug 2006 10:03:00 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.100; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-111-186.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.111.186]) by ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k73E23eE015210 for ; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 10:02:05 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <002201c6b705$68ba5800$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EAA Sport Aviation Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 10:02:08 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001F_01C6B6E3.E14959F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C6B6E3.E14959F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageI ensured my Rotary powered aircraft with AVEMCO from 1997 until = 2004. Even though I continued to add hours to my "experiment" and my = own personal flying hours. The price continues to increase = significantly each year despite the fact that increase in operational = flying hours would normally have indicated that risk was reduced. Switched to SkySmith and AIG and my premium dropped 1/2 with the same = coverage. There is no doubt that the EAA certainly does not support or foster the = true experimenter any more. The Magazine has become useless from the = standpoint of providing a means of learning what the "average" = experimenter is doing. I mean when the EAA cover presents an restored = "Pink" Cessna aircraft ..... Well, what more can I say. Its not that = EAA has attempted to include these none experimenters, its that is = completely abandoned the folks that made it successful. Back to the door hydraulic work. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Russell Duffy=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 9:36 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EAA Sport Aviation That makes sense. Why would EAA help insure an Experimental aircraft=20 with Experimental engine? 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. = 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 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 As usual, the true bad guy is the insurance company. BTW, State Farm = just increased all FL homeowners policies by 53%!!! Yippee... Cheers, Rusty (hate paying $500/mo for all my insurance) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C6B6E3.E14959F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I ensured my Rotary powered aircraft with AVEMCO = from 1997=20 until 2004.  Even though I continued to add hours to my = "experiment" and my=20 own personal flying hours.  The price continues to increase = significantly=20 each year despite the fact that increase in operational flying hours = would=20 normally have indicated that risk was reduced.
 
Switched to SkySmith and AIG and my premium = dropped 1/2=20 with the same coverage.
 
There is no doubt that the EAA certainly does = not support=20 or foster the true experimenter any more.  The Magazine has become = useless=20 from the standpoint of providing a  means of learning what the = "average"=20 experimenter is doing.  I mean when the EAA cover presents an = restored=20 "Pink" Cessna aircraft ..... Well, what more can I say.  Its not = that EAA=20 has attempted to include these none experimenters, its that is = completely=20 abandoned the folks that made it successful.
 
Back to the door hydraulic work.
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Russell=20 Duffy
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 = 9:36=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: EAA = Sport=20 Aviation

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=20 that 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=20 won't be your insurance program = anymore.  
 
Of = course Avemco is=20 just like every other insurance company, in that they don't want to = insure=20 something they aren't convinced is a good risk.  That = means the=20 EAA had to move on to the best option they had, which certainly = doesn't=20 include any promise to insure = everyone.  
 
As = usual, the true bad=20 guy is the insurance company.  BTW, State Farm = just increased=20 all FL homeowners policies by=20 53%!!!  Yippee...
 
Cheers,
Rusty = (hate=20 paying $500/mo for all my insurance)
  



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