Larry, I was paying $800+ for ground only coverage including $15 Hull/theft about three years ago through Sky Smith. Your rate actually sounds pretty good.
How many hours TT do you have, and Tail wheel time? Maybe I need to check with Avemco. ----- Original Message ----- From: larry flesner <fles...@midwest.net> List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 09:05:53 -0500 To: KR builders and pilots <kr...@mylist.net> Subject: KR>Insurance > > > > I have been having trouble getting ( liability ) insurance for my KR > as I'm doing final assembly and getting ready to fly. > > Yesterday I called Avemco and they indicated they would > insure me for $989 a year !! I have not yet completed the > paperwork and secured a "binder" on the insurance so that > could change. I believe the only reason they will insure me > is that I'm not using a "car motor" (their discription) in the > airplane. The could have shown a little respect for all the > "bug" motors pulling airplanes around the sky and called > them "non-certified" engines. I'm using an 0-200 but I > still felt a bit insulted on behalf of all the Sube and VW > drivers out there. > > I hope to wait until the day before my first flight, secure 90 days > of coverage with a credit card, and then try to get through my > test phase before the 90 days are up. At that point I hope to > secure a much more reasonable quote. > > I'll keep you posted. > > Larry Flesner > > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html -- ____________________________________________ http://www.operamail.com Get OperaMail Premium today - USD 29.99/year Powered by Outblaze
