Black Boxes for GA Aircraft...Good or Bad?

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:51:24 -0600, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote:


"RK Henry" wrote in message
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On 27 Oct 2006 08:08:48 -0700, "Greengears"
wrote:

Got this article in an AOPA email about black boxes being installed in
the Cirrus SR20 and SR22. Do you think that all flight schools should
have these type of black boxes installed in their aircrafts?


... It
could save up to $1,000 a year in owner insurance, a company official
estimated. ...

Savings of up to $1,000/yr in insurance? Holy cow! How much does it
cost to insure one of those things otherwise?

Does that mean that if I put one on my Warrior that I could insure for
free?

RK Henry

If the insurance company thinks there enough value there for them to give
you a $1k/year discount for installing a $5k box it would seem they would be
better off just paying for the box and keeping their $1k per year. Then they
start really making money after 5 years.

My main point was that I don't pay as much as $1,000/yr now. A $1,000
discount would have them paying me. Could that $5k box really be that
valuable?

RK Henry