Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.101] (HELO ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP id 3188418 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 24 Apr 2004 14:06:49 -0400 Received: from EDWARD (clt25-78-058.carolina.rr.com [24.25.78.58]) by ms-smtp-02-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id i3OI6kkG025039 for ; Sat, 24 Apr 2004 14:06:47 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <001e01c42a26$eb689500$2402a8c0@EDWARD> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Auto conversions Insurance??? Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 14:06:51 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001B_01C42A05.64202D90" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C42A05.64202D90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MessageI have exchanged e mails with John Helms several times about this = issue and basically I did not feel he was at all interested in the = effort it might take to find an insurer for rotary engines. He basically = said coverage could not be found (I suspect that he was really saying, = it took too much effort). That of course, could change. Hopefully, Bob will have contacts with the insurance business that he = might be able to convey our willingness to work with them to develop = insurance coverage at a fair price given the risk. I think the biggest = draw back is no one on the insurance side has any idea of how reliable = the rotary power aircraft is, we are simply lumped in with all the other = "Crazies" and I resent that, I think we are a higher class of Crazy. Ed Ed Anderson RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Haywire=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 1:54 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Auto conversions Insurance??? Ooops, I just re-read your original post and realized that Bob Macky = is an EAA staffer, not an insurance guy. Too bad, but it would still = have some benefit.=20 Hmmnn.. maybe that John Helms - insurance guy from the RV list = would have some interest... just a thought. S. Todd Bartrim Turbo 13B RV-9Endurance C-FSTB http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm "Whatever you vividly imagine, Ardently desire, Sincerely believe = in, Enthusiastically act upon, Must inevitably come to pass".=20 -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft = [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Haywire Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 10:50 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Auto conversions Insurance??? Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Auto conversions Insurance??? I don't think anyone is going to push it unless its one of us. I = would volunteer to collect the data and compile it (old retired folks = need something to do {:>)). But, first, I would like to see if I can = get Bob Macky to at least get from the insurance companies a set of the = data they are interested in. I am certain flying hours of pilot and = plane is one datum, but there could be other such as are your motor = mounts professionally make, dual fuel pumps, etc. Hi Ed; How about extending an invitation to Bob to go down to the = Rotary Round-up this fall? You could even offer to fly him down in your = plane if he is conveniently close. That would be an excellent = opportunity to show him a variety of installations demonstrating what we = feel to be the superb qualities of the rotary. He sounds like a = reasonable guy and it would be very beneficial to have an insurance guy = on our team. S. Todd Bartrim Turbo 13B RV-9Endurance C-FSTB http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm "Whatever you vividly imagine, Ardently desire, Sincerely believe = in, Enthusiastically act upon, Must inevitably come to pass".=20 ------=_NextPart_000_001B_01C42A05.64202D90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I have exchanged e mails with John = Helms several=20 times about this issue and basically I did not feel he was at all = interested in=20 the effort it might take to find an insurer for rotary engines. He=20 basically said coverage could not be found (I suspect that he was really = saying,=20 it took too much effort).   That of course, could = change.
 
Hopefully, Bob will have contacts with = the=20 insurance business that he might be able to convey our willingness to = work with=20 them to develop insurance coverage at a fair price given the risk.  = I think=20 the biggest draw back is no one on the insurance side has any idea of = how=20 reliable the rotary power aircraft is, we are simply lumped in with all = the=20 other "Crazies" and I resent that, I think we are a higher class of=20 Crazy.
 
Ed
 
Ed Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Haywire
Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 = 1:54=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: = Auto=20 conversions Insurance???

Ooops, I just re-read your original post and realized that = Bob Macky is=20 an EAA staffer, not an insurance guy. Too bad, but it would still have = some=20 benefit.
    Hmmnn.. maybe that John Helms - insurance guy = from the RV=20 list would have some interest... just a thought.
 

S. Todd Bartrim
Turbo 13B = RV-9Endurance
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm

=   =20 "Whatever you vividly imagine, Ardently desire, Sincerely believe in,=20 Enthusiastically act upon, Must inevitably come to pass".

-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of=20 Haywire
Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 10:50 = AM
To:=20 Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: = Auto=20 conversions Insurance???

Subject:=20 [FlyRotary] Re: Fw: Auto conversions=20 Insurance???

I don't think = anyone is going to=20 push it unless its one of us.  I would volunteer to collect the = data=20 and compile it (old retired folks need something to do = {:>)).  But,=20 first, I would like to see if I can get Bob Macky to at least get = from the=20 insurance companies a  set of the data they are interested = in.  I=20 am certain flying hours of pilot and plane is one datum, but there = could be=20 other such as are your motor mounts professionally make, dual fuel = pumps,=20 etc.
 
 
Hi Ed;
    How about extending an invitation to Bob to = go down to=20 the Rotary Round-up this fall? You could even offer to fly him down = in your=20 plane if he is conveniently close. That would be an excellent = opportunity to=20 show him a variety of installations demonstrating what we feel to be = the=20 superb qualities of the rotary. He sounds like a reasonable guy and = it would=20 be very beneficial to have an insurance guy on our = team.
 

S. Todd Bartrim
Turbo 13B = RV-9Endurance
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm

=   =20 "Whatever you vividly imagine, Ardently desire, Sincerely believe = in,=20 Enthusiastically act upon, Must inevitably come to pass".=20

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