Plane for the kids

IF, you could actually find an insurance company willing to insure a tailweel plane for a student solo

Since we're not talking about a lot of money, I may just insure it for
liability. If the boys crash the plane, oh-well, it wasn't an enourmous
amount of money to begin with. Besides, it never, ever stops amazing me
how much wrecked airplanes go for. I saw a flap off a Bonanza go for
almost $500.

-Robert

Robert M. Gary wrote:

IF, you could actually find an insurance company willing to insure a tailweel plane for a student solo


Since we're not talking about a lot of money, I may just insure it for
liability. If the boys crash the plane, oh-well, it wasn't an enourmous
amount of money to begin with. Besides, it never, ever stops amazing me
how much wrecked airplanes go for. I saw a flap off a Bonanza go for
almost $500.


That's because they are over $3K new.

We needed a flap for our Aztec. I called a guy that is in the business of
rebuilding flaps and ailerons. A used/rebuilt/newly skinned Aztec flap runs
$2800, plus a $250 deposit on the shipping crate. He offered us $1000 for
our wrecked flap. We found a used flap from Wentworth in like new condition
for $1200, that was the best price we could find.
Jim

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Robert M. Gary wrote:

IF, you could actually find an insurance company willing to insure a
tailweel plane for a student solo


Since we're not talking about a lot of money, I may just insure it for
liability. If the boys crash the plane, oh-well, it wasn't an enourmous
amount of money to begin with. Besides, it never, ever stops amazing me
how much wrecked airplanes go for. I saw a flap off a Bonanza go for
almost $500.


That's because they are over $3K new.