Wouldn't the FBO/Club have liability on the airplane?

Mike
MU-2


"Rick Durden" wrote in message
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Jose,


The college kids I work with ask about insurance for their flying.
Unless one is a trust fund baby, there is no reason for them to
carry insurance.


I find that position morally reprehensable.

Jose

I'm very interested in your reasoning, and I'd appreciate it if you
would expand on your thoughts. Very, very few college kids and other
young pilots can afford insurance of any sort. Is it your position
that they should be prohibited from flying unless they carry
insurance? If so, what would you consider to be adequate insurance
for them to carry to protect their potential victims?

I have not given the perspective you raise a great deal of thought
and, as I said, I'm interested. For the last several years, I've
looked at insurance issues from the point of view of airplane owners
managing risk in an appropriate manner as it applies tho them and
their families. You raise a point worth exploring as, with
automobiles, most states require drivers to carry some insurance to
provide for their potential victims and automobiles (per accidents per
million miles traveled) have been shown to be significantly safer than
general aviation aircraft.

I'm also concerned with the fact that the cost of flying has always
seemed to increase at a rate much faster than inflation, and mandating
insurance for pilots would spike it once again. It's a heck of an
interesting area for discussion.

All the best,
Rick