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    Rene replied to the thread Safety; rules vs freedoms.
    In 1944, ICAO was the CAA and the CAB and their British equivalent.
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    Rene replied to the thread Safety; rules vs freedoms.
    Which is exactly what was said about the British Board of Trade 150 years ago. Only the subject was Victorian era railways.
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    Rene reacted to Half Fast's post in the thread What Drives Insurance Cost? with Like Like.
    One possibility (not sure it's the case here) is repair cost. The insurance company doesn't assume that any claim is for the entire...
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    Rene replied to the thread What Drives Insurance Cost?.
    Almost all of my time is in a Champ. It's not a 7FC, so other than an hour I have in an Ercoupe it's all tailwheel time. (I have a few...
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    Rene reacted to Zeldman's post in the thread What Drives Insurance Cost? with Like Like.
    Believe me, time really does fly. It feels like it was just last month when I was a teenager street racing from red light to red light...
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    Rene replied to the thread If a plane were weightless....
    While the OP did say "weightless", I wasn't thinking about a weight of zero or even close to zero. That would be a dirigible. I would...
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    Rene replied to the thread What Drives Insurance Cost?.
    I plan to be . . . in another 52 years or so. But, I'm sure my age is a significant factor in insurance cost.
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    Rene replied to the thread If a plane were weightless....
    Well, I can tell that you've never had a big plate of al dente Bernoulli with sweet Italian sausage and Arrabbiata sauce.
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    Rene replied to the thread What Drives Insurance Cost?.
    No, but it isn't proportional -- which I assumed it would be (X per K).
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    Rene replied to the thread What Drives Insurance Cost?.
    I'm working on my SPL and exploring future options. I do know someone who scheduled a DPE at 22 hours and had 40 by the day of the...
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    Rene reacted to Checkout_my_Six's post in the thread If a plane were weightless... with Like Like.
    That's no fun.....use hydrogen. ;)
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    Rene replied to the thread If a plane were weightless....
    Eh, some wiseacre would say I was violating the 5 gallon rule.
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    Obviously total time, time in type, ratings, claim history. Hull cost if that is covered. But what else? Claim history of the model? I...
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    Rene replied to the thread If a plane were weightless....
    I have thought about this in designing a Air Vehicle compliant with Part 103. Old fashioned control cables outside of the wings and...
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    Rene replied to the thread Safety; rules vs freedoms.
    No, "(n)ot everyone lies about everything all the time." But some people lie about some things enough of the time to spread...
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