GA bias in "general" insurance?

He's probably referring to the story that he was supposed to have turned in
his certificate for a drunk driving charge, IIRC.

mike

"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
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John Denver was a very experienced pilot who goofed
flying an unfamiliar aircraft.

John Denver was not a certificated pilot at the time of his crash,
IIRC. Let alone an experienced one.

You recall incorrectly. From the NTSB report, Denver had nearly 3000
hours of flight time at the time of his fatal accident, holding a Private
Pilot certificate with airplane ratings for single- and multi-engine land,
single-engine sea, and gliders, as well as a Lear Jet type rating and an
instrument airplane rating.

I'm not sure what you consider "a certificated pilot" or "an experienced
one", but I'd say by most standards he was both.

Pete

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
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[...]
I would thus modify my statement to say that he was not legal to fly as a
pilot in command at the time of the flight. A pilot needs a certificate
AND a
medical for that.

Whatever.

On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 04:39:32 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote:

What kind of airplane can you get for $10,000?

An ultralight. However, I said "average new car", which is well over
$10K. As Mike pointed out you can get a decent T-Craft or similar in
the mid teens; even a brand new T-Craft is around $60K, well within
the reach of people who are not "rich" (sadly not including me).

However, don't rule out ultralights either... they're a far cry from
the perceived (sometimes but not always unjustly) death traps of years
ago. Well under $10K used or even new at the low end, and blurring
into "standard" GA aircraft at the high end.

-Dana


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On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:23:49 +0200, Thomas Borchert
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I would thus modify my statement to say that he was not legal to fly as a
pilot in command at the time...

I seem to recall that as well. However, it's irrelevant to my point
that as an experienced pilot (which he was), his accident was
different from Lidle's and Kennedy's classic low time blunders.

Nor, BTW, despite the FAA's action, was alcohol a factor in Denver's
crash.

-Dana
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Dana,

his accident was
different from Lidle's and Kennedy's classic low time blunders.


I don't even think those too are similar enough to compare. Just as one
difference, Lidle had a flight instructor with him.

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