Insurance Woes !

[fastfred]

I made it flycation and went to stick and rudder in Idaho and did up right. Many of us will highly recommend it. There are also several of us in the northeast that went through the same thing and I don't think there is anyone with a factory SLSA and is a CFI in the Northeast. I also pressed the insurance company for the exact wording and they said I could use any CFI for the type aircraft like single engine land tailwheel.

[beeryboats]

I have worried about the insurance myself. I'm to the engine break in stage of my IV rebuild. I have over 100 hours of taildragger time, but none in a kitfox. And it has been way too many years since my last bi-annual.
I always wondered how my dad got insurance in is Baby Great Lakes for both of us. It was single place. What's interesting is my dad just bought the same Vagabond I learned to fly in last year. It had been 34 years since I flew that airplane last and it was like getting back on a bike. Every landing was perfect. So what would the insurance company do in that case? Not only is it the same type of aircraft, it's the exact same aircraft! Dad even gave me left seat, the side with the only brakes. That's trust! And those of you doing the math, Dad is 89 and still flying.

[avidflyer]

My flying partner was just pricing insurance for the Aeronca Chief we own together. Quote from Falcon was 1250 for 22,000 hull ins. Another friend said his Luscombe is about $750 for $17,500 hull value. He has Butler Brown Ins. We tried them, and got a quote of $770. I had never heard of them till a couple of weeks ago, glad I found out about them. JImChuk

[Shadowrider]

Who is the underwriter do you know?

[avidflyer]

I don't know, I wasn't involved in getting the quote. JImChuk

[dbandel]

Flyin Farmer,

Usually the insurance Company wants you to have "time in type", not necessarily the EXACT make/model aircraft you will be flying. The FAA has a training page that lists flight schools that provide tail wheel endorsement training at https://www.faaflightschools.com/tail-wheel/

There are two in PA, ATS Aero Services in Lititz, PA http://www.aerotechservices.com/flight-lessons/ and Borzoya Aero in Slatington, PA http://www.borzoyaaero.com/.

[109JB]

This is not true. A policy can state whatever the insurance company wants it to say. This is directly from my policy for my Kitfox:

Prior to acting as pilot in command of the aircraft during the policy period, any of the foregoing who
have not logged 5 hours in this make and model aircraft must have satisfactorily completed a checkout
from a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) in this make and model aircraft.

[Flyin Farmer]

Thanks for all the replies it seems I have reached a compromise with the insurance co.I can test fly my kitfox with reduced liability and no hull insurance for 10 hours after which my original policy will resume not exactly what I would like but will get me flyin.I understand they are assuming a risk but they are getting well paid for it and have us at their mercy.For those wondering my premium is a little over 1400.00 a year for 1000000 liability and 25000 hull