LRingeisen
Well Known Member
When requesting quotes for your Vans Aircraft, it’s important that we know if your time flown was in the specific make and model you are insuring. Some companies allow us to use time from one RV to count for another, but others don’t. This is especially important when it comes to tricycle gear verse tailwheel. For example, let’s say we have a pilot that purchases a RV-6A. If they have never flown in a RV-6A, but they have 50 hours in a RV-6, the insurance companies will not use that time when it comes to quotes. This goes for having time in a tricycle gear version but wanting quotes on a tailwheel gear version as well.
Some companies are a little more lenient when it comes to the same type of aircraft, but each company is different. If a pilot is purchasing a RV-6A and doesn’t have time in a 6A specifically, but has several hours in another tricycle gear model Vans, this is good information for us to know. Depending on the company, we may be able to use that time to bring your premium down or to possibly have training requirements lowered/removed.
Again this is only an example and each company has their own rules for which aircrafts they will combine times in. We don’t have control over the decisions that the insurance companies make, but having specific details of your time in the similar Vans models could help us negotiate better terms.
Some companies are a little more lenient when it comes to the same type of aircraft, but each company is different. If a pilot is purchasing a RV-6A and doesn’t have time in a 6A specifically, but has several hours in another tricycle gear model Vans, this is good information for us to know. Depending on the company, we may be able to use that time to bring your premium down or to possibly have training requirements lowered/removed.
Again this is only an example and each company has their own rules for which aircrafts they will combine times in. We don’t have control over the decisions that the insurance companies make, but having specific details of your time in the similar Vans models could help us negotiate better terms.
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