It is not fun!

The insurance is mandatory. You just must have it. I pay ca
50€ for mine, so it is not that expensive.

Robert
H304
Sweden

Derek Copeland wrote:
At 19:36 13 January 2006, Ipilot wrote:

I hope here are some glider pilots from EU.

I'm interested in getting some knowledge about how
different countries in EU
have applied following regulation to gliders and how
have glider clubs have
solved that.

Regulation:
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/...8/l_1382004043

0en00010006.pdf

I'm also interested in getting some hints about the
tarifs if anyone
actually buys this third-party insurance for gliders.
Insuring a single
place glider against hijacking seems at least a bit
funny to me. Thus far
no-one has been able to explain me how to hijack Jantar
Std or LS-4.

Regards,
Kaido
www.purilend.ee


Third party insurance is now compulsory for flying
most types of aircraft in all EU Countries. For gliders
up to a MTOW of 500 kg the third party requirement
is $1,135,225, and over 500kg this doubles to $2,270,550,
but includes terrorism and hijacking insurance.

Unfortunately some larger single-seat gliders and most
two-seaters are just over the 500kg limit. How much
more damage you can do with a 501kg glider as compared
with a 499kg one is a mute point? The insurance premiums
on smaller gliders haven't been much affected, as it
was normal to insure gliders for £1,000,000 third party
in the UK, which exceeds the requirement anyway. However
there has been an increase for heavier gliders.

Haven't yet instructed anyone of middle-eastern appearance
who wants to learn how to fly, but not how to land!
How you would commit an act of terrorism or hijacking
in a glider is beyond me also.

Derek Copeland