I requested an insurance quote for an RV-3, and I received a response saying that I would need 10 hours of instruction in a two-seat RV before I could get a quote. This brings about a few questions:
1 - How do I find a willing CFI and RV? I'm in the Central Florida area. Is this post the right way to ask around, or is there a better sub-forum?
2 - Is 10 hours a reasonable request? I'm in the process of submitting quotes to other insurance companies based on some past responses here. For other people flying a single-seat RV-3, what process did you have to go through before being insured?
3 - What's a reasonable rate for an hour of instruction in an RV-3? FBOs rent Cessna 172s and Piper Warriors for $100 to $150 per hour - would an RV-4/6/7/8/9/14 be about the same?
4 - Apart from the insurance aspect, how much time is really required to be comfortable enough to fly solo in a -3? I realize this is a silly and pilot-dependent question. I have my tailwheel endorsement and have flown Citabrias and Decathlons.
1 - How do I find a willing CFI and RV? I'm in the Central Florida area. Is this post the right way to ask around, or is there a better sub-forum?
2 - Is 10 hours a reasonable request? I'm in the process of submitting quotes to other insurance companies based on some past responses here. For other people flying a single-seat RV-3, what process did you have to go through before being insured?
3 - What's a reasonable rate for an hour of instruction in an RV-3? FBOs rent Cessna 172s and Piper Warriors for $100 to $150 per hour - would an RV-4/6/7/8/9/14 be about the same?
4 - Apart from the insurance aspect, how much time is really required to be comfortable enough to fly solo in a -3? I realize this is a silly and pilot-dependent question. I have my tailwheel endorsement and have flown Citabrias and Decathlons.
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