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I work in the industry but everyone else pretty much nailed it. Over the last 15 years there were many, non traditionally aviation insurance companies that came into the marketplace. They saw the premiums in the aviation sector and thought it would be awesome to get some of that. Well, they...

C-182? May be all the plane you need.

Before I had a microburst claim that tore a Twin Otter out of the ground(chained down) and onto it’s left wing like a tinker toy, I didn’t believe there was wind outside of a hurricane/nado that could do that.

I guess you mean like an airshow pilot? Not sure there are “aerobatic careers” otherwise. And even then I don’t know that even airshow guys don’t have a day job, since I;m not sure how good the pay is for your loop de loops at the ever dwindling airshow scene. These guys could get your there-...

I’m in claims. You cannot file a liability claim against yourself as you are not a 3rd party. Your standard hull policy would pay for the crash but no subro. No different than backing your car into your plane, its just a hull claim, pay and done. To the initial question, many independent...

Bad form, but I’ve seen jet pilots totally oblivious to where their engines were pointing. Commons sense isn’t so common...until someone makes them aware of what they are doing. You should do as you said, bring it up in a polite way because they probably had no idea.

Or you can declare an emergency and just land and roll off a taxiway. Maybe you try to recreate the mechanical problem but without success. After a week, under the wing of a C-5, your mechanic secures a ferry permit back to his shop and away you go. I have business at military/government...

Maybe try the FBOs for a community hangar until something opens up.

Not a low wing or after 2000, and 4 adults is tough, let alone 6. But if we're going high wing, may as well go C-210 turbo. But A Piper Malibu, mid 90's fits the bill, other than being older than 2000.

There are space grade zip ties. In fact there are thousands of them on large GEO satellites holding harnesses in. When I was in that biz we’d have huge bags of them when we built them up, and not cheapo ones from Home Depot, but NASA certified (allegedly) space ones that don’t outgas in a vacuum.

Was #2 to land when the cessna ahead of me crashed. I had to divert to another field. Come to find out, that Cessna head of me was a client and I had to get his plane fixed. Also had a 737 plow into the arrest system at the end of the runway, shutting it down for a day before we could get...

When the cops show up it's a crash. It's only a matter of time before one of these rich young attractive internet fame seekers films their fatal crash with their hot wives.(yeah I"m a little jealous). Like the Draco dude, lucky to be alive.

It’s not easy. I investigate crashes for a living and dealing with grieving families is very difficult. I’ve had friends, good pilots crash. Good, capable airplanes, helicopters that’ I’ve been on all have crashed and burned since. Everyone deals with it differently, but I try to get back in...

The insurance market is adjusting back to normal now that many companies who offered dirt cheap prices the last decade are leaving due to being crushed by costly claims. I'm an adjuster and believe it or not most of my bad crashes and high value claims have been experienced pilots older than...

Yes I wonder how long he had the Bonanza. Airline pilots pushing a new(to them) SEP seem to bring bad habit taking the flight envelope for granted.

Sounds like some missing info here. But in general, if you don’t meet the terms of the policy, if you have an accident, the insurance company could void the contract and not pay. For example, my first bad loss was a Bonanza crash during IMC, killing a family. The pilot was supposed to get his...

After you hit the CDI button to activate the approach, your course(localizer)should go green, and reads like a mechanical HSI. Glidescope will be the green dot on the right. But don’t track it on the EFIS, track it on the DG/HSI. If you have just one G5 EFIS and not the second(dual)DG/HSI...

TBM Socata and P&W will be receiving a lawsuit very soon. Regardless of cause.

The only times I've flown to Catalina were for plane crash investigations. The hump in the middle and cliffs on both sides really unnerves pilots. I haven't been there since the Marines repaved it however. On the way back once, some guy with two girls was rushing my run up so I told him to...

I saw this last night. The CFI who signed him off needs to talk to the FAA. This guy could have killed himself.