new plane owner wanting to reduce costs right away...

The last plane I rented resulted in an emergency landing at an Air
Force Base, where MP's came out to greet us on the runway, so they
could pat us down and search the plane. They were actually quite
understanding and cordial, but I think the machine guns hanging over
their shoulders make it difficult to pat people down! ;-)

That same plane now sits with a crumpled fuselage, half the tail torn
off, and the spinner caved in, because it flipped upside down in a wind
storm! It's been sitting there for nearly two years because it wasn't
insured when the incident occured. (The owners thought it would be
cost effective to cancel the insurance policy, temporarily, while they
had work done, because they knew it would be out of service for a
couple of months! Ouch!!!)


Best Regards,
Todd