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I 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 Anderson
RV-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC

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From: Haywire

To: Rotary motors in aircraft

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.

    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".

-----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".