Damaged aircraft - should I pay?

Correct!,
Let's see I have 4 or 5 days notice. I have to spend most of one day
standing in line getting enough plywood to cover the house to try to protect
that major investment..that by the way the entire family benefits from. Now
I have the plywood, I spend another 2 days or even more getting it all up
around the house ( oh yes did I mention my job still requires that I be at
work ?) Then you have all the get the family things together time. Now you
are in fact running out of time to "get gone". Do you drive a car and your
wife take hers as well...if you can save them you both have your way to work
when you get back. Do you put the entire family on a plane ( which may or
may not even be able to carry your whole family).
OH NO, someone shouts almost to late! We almost forgot about Spot the
mangy mutt! Well that settles it, no room for the dog in the plane, we need
our cars. We have a Uhaul rented with some of our stuff in it just in case.
So now even the beloved family boat has to stay put as well. I sure wish I
could have got the plane out of here but MAN, just did not have time trying
to get my home and family together.
I would guess that scenario happens alot during those times. I love
airplanes..but my family comes number 1. I think that's how most folks would
feel about it.

Patrick
student SP
aircraft structural mech

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"Hilton" wrote in message
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Hi,

Right now (1pm West Coast time) on cnn.com, there is a picture of
numerous overturned planes. Presumably insurance pays for this and since
I pay for insurance, should I feel a bit bummed that these owners didn't
fly their planes to safety and help lower my insurance costs? Taking it
to the other extreme, perhaps some owners wanted to upgrade from a 172 to
a 182 (for example) and... Sorry, I just don't get it.

Thanks,

Hilton



Remember, those folks had to prioritize thinks in there life. Maybe the
plane didn't make the cut.

"W P Dixon" wrote

Let's see I have 4 or 5 days notice. I have to spend most of one day
standing in line getting enough plywood to cover the house to try to
protect
that major investment..that by the way the entire family benefits from.

I don't buy it. You would only have to move the plane 60 miles or so.
There is time in there to move "that" major investment, also.
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:
Let's see I have 4 or 5 days notice. I have to spend most of one day
standing in line getting enough plywood to cover the house to try to protect
that major investment..that by the way the entire family benefits from.

I don't buy it. You would only have to move the plane 60 miles or so.
There is time in there to move "that" major investment, also.


I flew the night Hurricane Hugo showed up *towards* the storm (for my job) and
tied the aircraft to the best of my ability out on the flightline. Gust locks,
etc... everything I could do to make it secure. When I was finally able to get
back to the airport three days later my airplane was fine. It was the ones in
the hangars that took the hit.... fallen trees caused the roof to collapse,
squashing the planes within.

Sometimes it's just a matter of luck. And frankly, nobody expected Hugo to
amount to much more than a windy night since we were a good 150 NM from the
coast.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE

"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote

I flew the night Hurricane Hugo showed up *towards* the storm (for my job)
and
tied the aircraft to the best of my ability out on the flightline. Gust
locks,
etc... everything I could do to make it secure.

Sometimes it's just a matter of luck. And frankly, nobody expected Hugo
to
amount to much more than a windy night since we were a good 150 NM from
the
coast.

How true, but Hugo was a rather large exception, and no one expected it to
do anything close to what it did.

Who would have thought that I would see an eye wall in Western NC?

If you got your plane wrecked 6+ hours drive from the coast, all I can say
is, pay up, insurance! g
--
Jim in NC

Jim

60 miles which way? . . . and remember you need
36 hours lead time because at 24 hrs, the evacuation order goes
"mandantory" . . . and they sure as heck are not going to let you go
back to the evacuated area. 60 miles would have bought some folks
nothing during the storms last year in Florida. Remeber Charlie
hitting southwest Florida and then cleaning Orlando Executive's clock?
That was a distance of about 150 miles.

I will let others respond to the concept of having spouses evacuate
seperately . . . I suspect most families would VERY strongly want to
stay together so that everyone can be kept track off.

Interesting thread . . . wishes for bluer skies for us all . . .

john

60 miles is half way to Tampa where the airlines suspended operations.

Charley's path went right over Orlando which wasn't expected to be in
the direct path until Charley made a turn east last Friday AM.

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Jim

60 miles which way? . . . and remember you need
36 hours lead time because at 24 hrs, the evacuation order goes
"mandantory" . . . and they sure as heck are not going to let you go
back to the evacuated area. 60 miles would have bought some folks
nothing during the storms last year in Florida. Remeber Charlie
hitting southwest Florida and then cleaning Orlando Executive's clock?
That was a distance of about 150 miles.

I will let others respond to the concept of having spouses evacuate
seperately . . . I suspect most families would VERY strongly want to
stay together so that everyone can be kept track off.

Interesting thread . . . wishes for bluer skies for us all . . .

john

I don't buy it. You would only have to move the plane 60 miles or so.
There is time in there to move "that" major investment, also.
--
Jim in NC


But which way to move it.. that storm was 800 miles wide at one time before
it hit Mexico

"BTIZ" wrote

But which way to move it.. that storm was 800 miles wide at one time
before
it hit Mexico

Who cares what it was before Mexico? 12 to 24 hours before, the track and
size were well predicted.
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:

Who cares what it was before Mexico? 12 to 24 hours before, the track and
size were well predicted.

now all the hypotheses about leaving on time and in the
right direction and all that, kindof fail if the local
FBO (the nice folks from whom you buy fuel had decided to
play it safe, pack up and leave before you did...

--Sylvain

"Sylvain" wrote in message
t...
Morgans wrote:

Who cares what it was before Mexico? 12 to 24 hours before, the track
and
size were well predicted.

now all the hypotheses about leaving on time and in the
right direction and all that, kindof fail if the local
FBO (the nice folks from whom you buy fuel had decided to
play it safe, pack up and leave before you did...

Listen, all, I'm not trying to say that it will work all the time for
everyone. But ya' gotta' try, IMHO.

Lots of folks keep at least half tanks all the time, right? That ought to
get you 60 to 100 miles, for any plane, right?

My whole thing is to get the home stuff done early, when it looks like you
*might* be in harm's way. At the end, if you are lined up for a hit, take
the short flight. It still ought to get you more safe, if you stay away, or
decide to drive back.

For each his own. Unless we get another Hugo, I'm safe, for now. If I was
living in a danger zone, part of my preparedness plan would involve moving
the plane. That's me, perhaps not you. My final words.
--
Jim in NC
--
Jim in NC