Insurance

The editors ofLightPlane Maintenance recently looked at the universal as well as unique aspects of the relatively simple TCM continuous-flow fuel-injection system of the 360 engine. They also discuss how to set up and adjust the system for optimum efficiency and control. This article appears in the October 2002 edition of LightPlane Maintenance, and is […]

Perhaps there can be some good to come out of the nearly hysterical news reports on high-profile fatalities in 2001, and that is to become totally aware of all the things you can do to be safer from a maintenance, training, and an optional-equipment perspective. The concepts of safe, legal, and smart also apply here, […]

Think you’ve got everything you need for that Caribbean trip? Looked up that insurance policy, just to make sure? Be careful — your insurer’s definition of “the Caribbean” may not include the particular island to which you’re flying. Tom Chappel of CS&A Aviation Insurance discusses the variety of ways insurers define their coverage area. In […]

What’s in a name? Or a label? When it comes toaircraft engines, a simple label — or, more properly, a logbook notation — cancarry an impressive cache that, in reality, may not mean what you think. A casein point is the value a buyer or owner puts on a “zero-time” engine asopposed to a freshly […]

There are many things that you as an owner cando to extend the life of a prop, regardless of whether it’s made of wood on aCub or a fancy feathering rig on a Navajo. While inspections can be done by youas part of a normal preflight or extended routine inspection, you are limited onwhat you […]

When we’re airplane shopping, not many of us buy new models so we’re stuckmaking our picks from an increasingly older fleet. You’d think that a30-year-old airframe flown a couple of hundred hours a year would be tapped out,but most aren’t. Yet many are corroded almost to the point of being unrepairable.Increasingly, in doing annuals and […]

Part I“Broker-Of-Record Letter” What is it?..Who Requires it?…Should you sign one? Aviation Insurance can be purchased in two ways: (1) from a “direct writing”company where the insured contacts the company direct; or (2) through an independentinsurance agent who represents several companies. Occasionally, an insurance buyer is asked by an independent insurance agent to sign a”BROKER-OF-RECORD […]

It’s very frustrating when your aircraftis damaged at the hands of some other negligent party. Unknown to many pilots, however, are details of the relationship and responsibilities of your aviation insurance policy versus those of the negligent party who damages your aircraft. By looking at some imaginary claims and describing some of the difficulties that […]

Untilthe September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States, war risk insurancewas the most understated and misunderstood insurance coverage written for theaviation industry. Some insurance underwriters did not offer this coverage whileothers included it as an endorsement to the general aviation policy at little orno additional premium. You must admit this is inconsistent, but what […]

Reading an insurance policy is not a favorite pastime for mostpeople. As a result, most policyholders don’t read their policies until after the loss.During our 25 years in the aviation insurance business, I have seen many situations inwhich the policyholder thinks coverage is included only to find out after the loss thatnone exists. Although coverage […]